The Bright sides of the 4 major mobile platforms

Advantages, Advantages, Advantages. Focusing on the positive, here is a quick list of positive features for each platform to help you decide which one to use for your next game.


Advantages of making a touch based game (IOS /Android/Win8)
-no server required
-no user account management required (generally)
-no downtime
-stable platform
-no virus
-can include pay per click ads

Advantages of making a browser-based online game
-accessible to many platforms specially if your game is developed in HTML5 (any modern device that has a browser and a decent screen size)
-can include pay per click ads
-users can be auto-notified of new updates via email or website
-updating the game is easy
-no publishing restrictions and fees from Publishers

Advantages of making Android game over an IOS game
-no review time required (not that i know of)
-can skip being in google play store
-fast and easy way to release demos
-more Android users than IOS