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Xcode

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

65 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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2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

Product Impact

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

8 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

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.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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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.

+95 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

1% Neutral

99% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Development Use

Virtual Mobile Devices

Process Simulation

Device and OS Versions Coverage

Performance Testing

Functional Testing

Automated Testing

Mobile Test Environment and Lab Management

Artifact Management

Cloud Device Farm (Physical and Simulator)

Browser Testing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Xcode Reviews

Abass A.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2025

Fantastic Xcode

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

Xcode offers a unified suite of tools designed exclusively for Apple’s platform, providing a seamless development experience. And these tools includes a code editor , interface builder, testing framework and debugging tools..

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The code Bookmarks are my favorite aspect

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to dislike

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If for the first time you are considered XCODE, knowing fully well that it works on MacBooks, ensure that the Mac you chooses supports the latest macOS version to utilize the newest features of Xcode

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Matthew V.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2025

The Essential but Mac-Exclusive Powerbase

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

It is the only official IDE for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS development.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Optimized for Swift and SwiftUI, ensuring the best performance and experience for Apple developers.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Mac-Only Restriction – cannot be used on Windows or Linux, limiting accessibility.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ensure You Have a Mac with Enough Power

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Cons

Vendor's Interest First

Balamurugan G.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2025

Powerful and seamless for Apple development.

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

seamlessly integrates with Apple’s frameworks, SDKs, and services like iCloud, Apple Pay, and ARKit. Direct support for Swift and Objective-

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The Interface Builder with real-time previews in SwiftUI is another standout. It allows developers to see UI changes instantly, making app design more intuitive and efficient. Plus, tools like Instruments for performance tuning and the iOS Simulator help refine apps before deployment

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing as of now

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes for sure

Pros

Transparent
Includes Product Enhancements
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Xcode Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

Xcode Reviews

Abass A.

Fantastic Xcode

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Matthew V.

The Essential but Mac-Exclusive Powerbase

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Balamurugan G.

Powerful and seamless for Apple development.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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