You know, keyboard, use to type
So, are you admitting that you don't know how widgets work?
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
My updated list of iOS games and apps unavailable for Android
- Thread starter cnev3
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
You know, keyboard, use to type
So, are you admitting that you don't know how widgets work?
This times 100.
iOS, where's your god now?!
Heh, just demonstrating how silly it is to try to match apps with apps. The argument goes both ways. And frankly, I rather have swiftkey than any exclusive game iOS might have. Being able to type emails and texts properly is slightly more important to me.
So, i dont care if it is one of the biggest sellers on a DS. Only teenagers have those. I had to think for a minute what a DS was its been so long since ive seen one. Why are you even bringing up a DS? You must be one of those teenagers.
Android has a 80% market share and here you are trying to tell us how much better games are on the iPhone. The world doesnt agree with you.
I repeat, it is ridiculous to play those games on a 4" screen. Waste of money.
I dont agree but whatever. Stick to your iPhone and iOS. Nobody really cares. The screen is just too small for me though.
Last edited:
It's baffling why anyone comes to the Alternative forums without any intentions to discuss alternatives to iOS. In fact, they will create threads just like this telling us explicitly why they won't ever consider alternatives. Shouldn't threads like this be in the iPhone forums? How come when a thread highlighting why people have chosen Android over iOS pops up in the iPhone forums, it is considered trolling or inappropriate and gets moved here, but a thread highlighting why they stay with iOS over Android can exist without restrictions in the Alternatives?
The mods ought to do a better job of deciphering who's trolling who.
I rather have a list of games/apps that is incompatible with so or so android device.
Apps/games that are incompatible with:
Nexus 7
Acer Iconia
Asus Transformer
so forth
I was wondering where I can get a list of popular apps/games incompatible with the Nexus 7.
Just because it's on the Google play store doesn't mean much if it doesn't run on your android device.
Apps/games that are incompatible with:
Nexus 7
Acer Iconia
Asus Transformer
so forth
I was wondering where I can get a list of popular apps/games incompatible with the Nexus 7.
Just because it's on the Google play store doesn't mean much if it doesn't run on your android device.
The point I was making was not about the DS, it was to prove how ridiculous your argument about screen size being inadequate was. Don't be so dense. I don't even own a DS.
Are you saying that a 4" screen is inadequate for gaming, and that a 4.8" screen is? Less than an inch difference?
Android does have a higher market share, so why is it that all the best developers make so many apps for iOS, and not android? And also, that they port iOS apps to android, instead of creating an android native version?
----------
The first app I bought for my new android phone was Modern Combat 3, for $7. And my phone could not run it. GPU wasnt strong enough. It looked like a slide show. Money down the drain.
But that's what happens when you have hundreds of different models of phones using the same app store.
Its not ridiculous. Do they even sell a DS any longer? It was great in its day, but so was Apples 3.5" screen that is now too small. The DS is obsolite.
4.8" is much better. Its less than an inch but it is also wider while Apple opted to stay skinny with less screen space. Its night and day between the GS3 4.8" screen and Apple 4" screen. Much smaller. But again, ill use my Xbox if i need to play real games.
And why are all the major apps on both platforms?
Seems those "best" developers are on both.There arent many more Apps on iOS than there is on Android any longer. It also goes to show you that the majority of people dont care about the Apps as a whole. That shoots your argument right down since the marketshare is much bigger on Android.
I guess you shouold of used the refund option. Opps. I havent had any problems because i actually do some research. Most are too lazy to do that. Just download something without reading a thing and then whine when it doesnt work. Seen that many times in here with the jailbreak crowd. Just download an update without reading anything and then their phone is bricked and then frantically want help to fix it
Seems some thing never change.
I'm not talking about GPU requirements. It isn't about outdated hardware.
My Android tablet has Tegra 2 and can't even run plants vs. zombies or tetris. Games that run on my old Android phone won't even run newer tablet.
For the life of me, I can't figure out why this guy is taking the time out to post games that are available on iOS, but not Android in the Alternatives to iOS part of the forum? Makes no sense. I really don't care, since trying to play a real game like Dead Trigger or Modern Combat by tapping on the screen is completely ridiculous and one reason why games for iOS have ruined the gaming experience. He lists a game like Mortal Kombat, but then doesn't say that no one plays it on an iphone due to the tiny screen and virtual joysticks and tapping on that small screen sucks. I mean, it really sucks. Even on the ipad's 10" screen tapping and virtual joysticks suck.
And this is why Android devices like the Nexus brand, the Galaxy S and Note series, are a joy for gamers. Having native PS3 and other similar types of controller capability, makes playing games fun and not an exercise in frustration.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...VfZW5peC5hbmRyb2lkX2dvb2dsZXBsYXkuY2hyb25vIl0.
There's a link to Chrono Trigger for Android on Google Play Store. If the link doesn't work then do a search for Chrono Trigger. It's exactly like the original game.
There's a link to Chrono Trigger for Android on Google Play Store. If the link doesn't work then do a search for Chrono Trigger. It's exactly like the original game.
OP, you're 100% correct (bar those couple of Gameloft titles that are available for Android through their website and the first Chaos Rings), and not only are apps such as those missing, but the smaller and more specialised the market, the less likely there is to be an Android version of an existing iOS app. This is particularly evident in smaller countries where iOS is popular.
You may disagree with the OP and you may not enjoy mobile games, but that doesn't mean you have to belittle him and what he enjoys. Plenty of older people enjoy games, on mobiles and dedicated consoles, including the DS. The average age of a gamer in the US is 30, and 32 here in Australia.
That'd be like the OP saying "widgets, changing keyboards, default programs and launchers? Only basement dwellers care about stuff like that", which definitely isn't the case. I too would rather play games such as the Metal Gear Solid series on a big tv, rather than on a touch screen mobile device, but that doesn't change the fact that there are a lot of great iOS games (and other iOS apps) that play great on a mobile that just aren't available for Android.
If you post a thread like this in the iPhone or iOS sections, it'll get moved here. This is the Alternatives to iOS forum, not the Android love-in forum, which is what some people seem to think. This is where all discussion about the alternatives to iOS is meant to go, both the discussion about the pros of those alternatives and the negatives of those alternatives. The OP is well within his/her rights to start such a thread and his/her criticisms are valid and warranted. There are plenty of threads dedicated to reasons as to why Android is great and why it's better than iOS and it's perfectly reasonable for threads of the opposing nature to also exist. It's a discussion forum, after all.
Last edited:
Let me cross reference my extensive game catalog with Android.
Hmm turns out I'm good.
Personally I'd rather have games like this anyway.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ld41xiq5n987m7p/Video Nov 13, 6 18 41 PM.mov
And there is no JB for iOS 6 and the iPhone 5 so it's impossible to run a emulator on it.
If I wanted to play modern games I'd turn on my PS3. But it can't play all my old childhood games.
Hmm turns out I'm good.
Personally I'd rather have games like this anyway.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ld41xiq5n987m7p/Video Nov 13, 6 18 41 PM.mov
And there is no JB for iOS 6 and the iPhone 5 so it's impossible to run a emulator on it.
If I wanted to play modern games I'd turn on my PS3. But it can't play all my old childhood games.
Last edited:
I asked the same exact question:
It's clear threads like this are not interested in discussing any alternatives to iOS.
I'm telling you, the list of "deal-breakers" to stay with iOS are getting shorter and awfully specific year after year. Just an observation.
Here's why, from the thread titled 'Read before you post - about this forum':
"The "Alternatives to iOS and iOS Devices" forum is for discussion of non-Apple smartphones and tablets and their operating systems, as well as comparisons with Apple products.
The forum was created to meet the growing traffic in the iPhone forum and the growing interest in discussing the competition."
As I posted just before:
If you post a thread like this in the iPhone or iOS sections, it'll get moved here. This is the Alternatives to iOS forum, not the Android love-in forum, which is what some people seem to think. This is where all discussion about the alternatives to iOS is meant to go, both the discussion about the pros of those alternatives and the negatives of those alternatives. The OP is well within his/her rights to start such a thread and his/her criticisms are valid and warranted. There are plenty of threads dedicated to reasons as to why Android is great and why it's better than iOS and it's perfectly reasonable for threads of the opposing nature to also exist. It's a discussion forum, after all.
Fair enough, but there are threads here that have zero interest in comparing the competition, and only interested in explaining precisely why they would never consider anything but iOS.
But perhaps we're arguing semantics, so I'll drop it.
----------
So this thread is basically telling me a bunch of exclusive games are more important than a bunch of exclusive useful apps that actually translate to a better overall user experience. That's fair, but I'll take Swiftkey and Power Toggles any day.
I posted this in another thread:
The App Store is better, but the unification of apps comes at a price. Apple is limited to certain screen sizes (and more specifically, small screen sizes), certain resolutions, sometimes only priced options, and despite all these apps, you can't make any of your favorite ones the default app in iOS or sometimes you can't share directly to certain apps (Dropbox comes to mind; you can only upload via the Dropbox app itself). Many of the most popular apps, games, etc. are available or eventually will be available on Android anyway. There are some specific ones that aren't, but to me, they aren't deal breakers (likewise, there are plenty that the App Store doesn't offer. Widgets, keyboards, launchers, different browsers, etc.). I'm not knocking the App Store, just pointing out that there are caveats. If it's worth the tradeoffs, that's all good. Personally, I've found everything I need from the Play Store (and them some). Plus, I get to enjoy a larger screen, make apps default, etc.
Just wanted to say, this thread is a riot. As long as the world turns, people will continue to find a need to justify their choices to other people. And it keeps on turning...
I have a lot of downtime at my job. Technically, I got paid to make that list.
And I have a girlfriend. Thank you for trying to derail the thread because you lack anything relevant to reply with.
----------
Says the guy who has 3000 posts on this forum.