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Xcode

Composite Score

8.3 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

37 Reviews Write a Review

What is Xcode?

Xcode adds powerful new team development features, perfect for working with Xcode Cloud as well as with GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab collaboration features.

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Awards & Recognition

Xcode won the following awards in the Mobile Application Testing category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

4 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2022

Xcode Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Xcode?

0% Negative

2% Neutral

98% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Virtual Mobile Devices

Development Use

Device and OS Versions Coverage

Process Simulation

Performance Testing

Artifact Management

Automated Testing

Functional Testing

Mobile Test Environment and Lab Management

Browser Testing

Cloud Device Farm (Physical and Simulator)

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Xcode Reviews

Kunal P.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Best Tool for Apple App Dev

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

Apple products development, easy to use, user-friendly UI, and easy to release the product.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

User-friendly UI

What do you dislike most about this product?

No, I didn't face any issues using Xcode.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Best tool to develop apps for apple platforms.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Amit B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Xcode is very powerful tool to build Mac softwares

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

Xcode is a powerful IDE that helps to build the application for iOS, MacOS, WatchOS, and tvOS. Xcode includes Simulators that help us to test the application on various devices.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The only thing which i really hate about xcode is that it does not support all of the advance versions of swift. The particular version of xcode only supports specific versions of swift and only works for specific ios versions.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is crucial for the creation of iOS applications. In Xcode, we build a simulator that functions something like a virtual iPhone running the necessary iOS version. On the simulator, we can test the app in a manner that is comparable to how the actual iPhone will use it. Using this, we can produce apps for the iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Inspires Innovation
Caring

Cons

Charges for Enhancements
Less Fair

Javier G.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Unique Features

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Xcode Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Xcode?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Virtual Mobile Devices Provides multiple testing environments (Emulator and/or Simulator) to support different operating systems, legacy versions, and support for new versions.

Development Use Supports integrated development environments (IDEs) to allow for easy development and debugging on mobile devices.

Device and OS Versions Coverage Support for the mobile devices and OS versions you want to test on and when you need to test on them.

Process Simulation Ability to simulate scenarios and environments when testing your mobile apps, including taking photos, scanning QR codes, authentication, 5G vs Wi-Fi etc.

Performance Testing Run tests to ensure application performs consistently and in a stable condition, including load testing, single user performance testing, network virtualization

Artifact Management Testing artifacts can be readily created, reused, moved, and managed through baselines, reviews, approvals, releases, and audits for projects and products.

Automated Testing Ability to efficiently perform and execute automated tests of the software, including scripting, record and replay, codeless tests etc.

Functional Testing Ability to efficiently perform and execute manual tests of the software, including view and control device, app install, perform gestures etc.

Mobile Test Environment and Lab Management Create, organize, and manage mobile devices, apps, and users etc. across multiple sessions concurrently.

Browser Testing Test web apps on various desktop and mobile browsers, versions, and OSs.

Cloud Device Farm (Physical and Simulator) Enables parallel testing of mobile devices in the public and private cloud.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Xcode Reviews

Kunal P.

Best Tool for Apple App Dev

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Amit B.

Xcode is very powerful tool to build Mac softwares

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Javier G.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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