Same experience. Even though cross platform is a thing, and in general works, it’s just not as seamless (at least in my experience). The number of cross platform apps that I found were better on iOS:
- 1Password
- Notion
- Todoist
- Disney World
- Adobe Apps
- Day One
- Logos
I’m sure there are more, but those were first to mind.
The bigger issue for me were things that just don’t exist on Android but do exist on iOS. I can’t leave Things behind. I’ve tried, and failed so many times to use something else as my task list. It just works too well and I have too much history in it. Jump Desktop doesn’t exist on Android. Arguably I could use something else, but again this is all configured and working well with multiple people on a team, so I hesitate to make that switch. The reason for this thread: Apple Photos. I tried Google Photos, Mylio, and all are inferior with my family.
Then there’s the opposite, things that work better on Android than iOS: browsers, AI / voice, keyboard, messaging, etc… The hard part for me is that these are such system level things, that it really makes not using Android a difficult choice.
All that said, I came to the conclusion that if Apple really wanted to solidify their platform as the de-facto one (for me), they should simply allow full customization of the platform. If I could more easily swap out their systems that lock me in, I’d be less likely to even consider the alternative.
As it stands though, my full switch to Android is coming. It’s just a matter of time. Apple seems to believe that the lock-in is what keeps people on iOS. They are right, but not seeing the full picture. Being “locked in” keeps you on a system but it embitters you toward it. It’d be better if the reason why people chose your platform is because it is genuinely better, or it allowed you to work the way you want. That’s how I remember the Apple of old, and why I moved from Windows to Mac in the first place.