The sale of enterprise mobile apps has achieved a new high over the past four to five years. Both large & small enterprises now require mobile applications to be run on the major OS platforms for successful completion of daily work and mobilization of business. This is the reason why mobile app development companies are in high demand, designing functional applications to be run on various operating systems. A recently concluded survey has brought to light that iOS is the most preferred among all other major OS platforms by enterprise app developers. If reports are to be believed, more than 50 percent app developers around the world consider iOS the best operating system when it comes to selling enterprise mobile applications. This is indeed a huge achievement for Apple and a radical shift from the trend observed even as early as one year ago, when android shared equal popularity as iOS as a leading enterprise app development platform. Today, the ratio of app designers divided for choice between the iOS & Android stand in the ratio of 53 percent: 37 percent.

The significant lead achieved by Apple has brought into focus the chief reasons why application developers prefer to work on the iOS platform when compared to other major operating systems. This is because of the fact that the operating system used in Apple mobile devices has recorded minimal complaints related to fragmentation issues and security management. When Apple launched the iPhone, mobile application development entered an entirely new phase. Though Apple itself introduced apps to be used in the device, it also made sure that rights were given to third parties for designing unique applications for the target audience while also abiding by the rules set by Apple. While giving the rights to third part developers allows complete exploitation of the user needs, approval of experts before the app actually used on Apple devices allows no breach of security. The goal of Steve Jobs was to make the iPhone popular not only in the US but all over the world. By allowing the involvement of third party mobile application developers, iOS has finally reached a stage when it has acquired the top spot in the ranking of the most used operating systems in the field of mobile application development.

Also responsible for the increased popularity of iOS as the chosen platform for enterprise application development are its additional features. The latest apps built for the iOS platform will be used for unique purposes such as renewal of car taxes or changing & updating of licenses. Apple has always encouraged app developers to keep users' needs & demands in mind while creation of the applications to be used in its mobile devices. This has led to the huge popularity of iOS among enterprise app developers.

However, even after embracing iOS, one cannot completely ignore the contribution of other operating system platforms in the development of mobile applications. Though Apple is the most dominant player when it comes to enterprise app development, it is still fighting to achieve the top spot among best OS platforms popular in the consumer market. Moreover, with seismic shifts in enterprise & consumer interest level taking place every year, using multiple mobile operating platforms is recommended as opposed to sticking to one personal favorite. Awareness of the operation of all major OS platforms is necessary as stiff competition will soon replace one with another at the top spot.