App File Size and Startup Speed: Xcode vs Xamarin vs Titanium Alloy
I created a blank single-view application in three different IDEs and compared the file size and startup time of the resulting apps once deployed to my iPhone 5S. Listed below are the IDEs I used, the file sizes and startup speeds for each app: IDEs Used: Xcode 5.02 with the deployment target set to iOS 7.0 Xamarin Studio 4.2.3 Titanium Studio 3.2.1 using Alloy File Sizes: Xcode: 216 KB Xamarin (for Release): 2.9 MB Xamarin (for Debug): 5.1 MB Titanium Alloy: 4.6 MB Startup Speeds: ( From home icon tap to after launch screen finished) Xcode: ~1.056 seconds (Average of: 1.06, 1.08, 1.03) Xamarin (for Release): ~1.056 seconds (Average of: 1.06, 1.11, 1.00) Xamarin (for Debug): ~2.49 seconds (Average of: 2.33, 2.58, 2.58) Titanium Alloy: ~1.07 (Average of: 0.96, 1.10, 1.12, 1.11)