Kwinto ethile iApple ebisoloko ibonakaliswa ngokungafaniyo ne-Android, kungenxa yokuba inkampani esekwe eCupertino ihlaziya izixhobo zayo iminyaka emihlanu ubuncinci, ide iyishiye ngokupheleleyo, into enzima kakhulu ukuyifumana nakwizikhululo ezikhutshelwe nguGoogle uqobo kwimarike. Uhlaziyo lwamva nje lwe-iOS lushiye ngaphandle kokuhlaziya i-iPhone 4s, i-iPad 2, 3, 4 kunye ne-iPad Mini, ezinye iimodeli ezo uhlaziyo lwamva nje lwesoftware ibe yi-iOS 9.3.5. Kwiinyanga ezintlanu ezidlulileyo uApple ukhuphe i-iOS 10, inguqulelo yamvanje yenkqubo yokusebenza yezixhobo eziphathwayo, uguqulelo oluchaza ngokwedatha yamva nje epapashwe yiApple kwiziko lonjiniyela ifunyenwe kwi-79% yezixhobo ezixhaswayo.
Ukuqala nge-iPhone 5 kunye ne-iPad Mini 2, zonke iimodeli ze-iPad Air kunye ne-iPad Pro ziyahambelana ne-iOS 10, uguqulelo olusebenza kakuhle kwiimodeli ezindala, ezinokubonisa ukuba iApple isenokubambelela komnye unyaka. IOS 9, ifunyenwe namhlanje kwi-16% yezixhobo ngelixa iinguqulelo zangaphambili zimele i-5%. Ukwamkelwa kwe-iOS 10 kuyafana kakhulu noko sinokubona nge-iOS 9, esele ikweloo xesha linye, ukwamkelwa kwe-iOS 9 kwafikelela kuma-77%.
Ukuba sithelekisa ukwamkelwa kweenguqulelo zamva nje ze-iOS kunye ne-Android, sinokubona ukuba zenzeka njani I-Android Nougat ifakwe kwi-1,2% yezixhobo ezihambelanayo, nangona kufuneka sikhumbule ukuba ukusebenza kwamaqonga omabini kwahlukile njengoko sonke sisazi. I-Apple ilawula zombini isoftware kunye nezixhobo, inika amandla okukhupha iinguqulelo eziyilelwe izixhobo zayo, yiyo loo nto imijikelezo yohlaziyo lweemodeli zayo zinde kakhulu kune-Android.