iOS
Apple's proprietary mobile operating system for the iPhone.
Commenters who like it cite a more polished UI and more sensible design than Android123, plus granular permissions that sandbox apps like Facebook.4 The most common complaint is that recent releases have become buggier5678, with the iOS 26 Liquid Glass redesign blamed for slowness and broken typing.91011
Why people recommend it
Polish vs Android · 3
Users of both platforms say iOS has a more polished UI and UX and more sensible design decisions than Android.
“AOSP / Android absolutely does not feel premium compared to iOS”
“iOS (other than settings menu which is absolute garbage) makes much more sensible design decisions than Google”
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“I later fully switched to iOS and never looked back.”
App permissions · 1
One commenter uses iOS for its granular permissions that stop apps from scraping contacts.
“I use iOS purely as anti-Facebook guardrails”
Caveats and dissent
Bugginess · 3
Many say iOS has become buggier, with visual glitches, a broken Safari navbar and forced restarts.
“iOS is definitely buggier.”
“There’s no shortage of visual bugs with iOS 26”
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“Now every interaction makes me want to throw the phone out the window.”
Confusing UI · 3
Commenters criticize illogical menus, a poor settings menu, hidden gestures and nagging prompts.
“iOS and macOS are riddled with illogical decisions like this.”
“Must be why my fghxjing iOS jorard doesn’t work, and why searching for “preferences” (which is what it is called on Mac) doesn’t open “Settings”.”
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“iOS is now the hellstew du jour.”
Keyboard and editing · 3
Text editing and the keyboard are described as frustrating, and some say Android's keyboard is better.
“In ios, I have to long press the space key to move around and or do some circus to edit it.”
“why people put up with such a buggy OS”
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“I switched to iPhone because my Android phones kept dying due to hardware issues.”
Slower animations · 3
The Liquid Glass redesign and new animations are said to make iOS feel slower, especially on 60Hz screens.
“I think they made iOS run slower for 60Hz devices.”
“iOS has fallen behind, I am struggling to use apps and even type on new liquid glass.”
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“Now every interaction makes me want to throw the phone out the window.”
Power-user limits · 2
iPad users find everyday workflows awkward, such as copying image URLs, handling webp files or losing typed text.
“IMNSHO, iOS is a vexation.”
I have used paper notebooks for decades. One set for journals and others for project ideas and plans. Mostly 5 by 7 or so Moleskine or clones. Why not electronic? I use Apple notes to save interesting stuff to post. Also, I just swiped something on this phone and lost about a half hour of typing. I use GhostText on the computer, and sometimes really detest ios for the many ways it enrages me. It's a toy. That explode
Weak Siri/AI · 1
One commenter says iOS is poor at AI and that Siri rarely improves.
“I’ve actually been debating going back just because of how bad iOS is at AI”
Often compared with
6 moved from Android to iOS
5 moved from iOS to Android
10 moved from iOS to GrapheneOSmacOS5 comments mention both
1 moved from iOS to /e/OSSafari3 comments mention bothWindows2 comments mention both
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy 3 mentions
- Ask HN: Is it just me, or is software buggier across the board? 3 mentions
- New iPad mini 1 mention
- Run full iOS 16.5 firmware on Android Devices 1 mention
- Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries 1 mention
- A brief history of the Bloomberg terminal 1 mention
Data: ios.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 24
“I think they made iOS run slower for 60Hz devices.”
“I switched to iPhone because my Android phones kept dying due to hardware issues.”
“yet we still have people thinking iOS is secure”
“Must be why my fghxjing iOS jorard doesn’t work, and why searching for “preferences” (which is what it is called on Mac) doesn’t open “Settings”.”
“iOS is now the hellstew du jour.”
“AOSP / Android absolutely does not feel premium compared to iOS”
“iOS (other than settings menu which is absolute garbage) makes much more sensible design decisions than Google”
“iOS, after 12 years of use, is still so terrible that I can't just get over it.”
“iOS and macOS are riddled with illogical decisions like this.”
“I later fully switched to iOS and never looked back.”
“iOS has gotten worse. No doubt about it.”
“Now every interaction makes me want to throw the phone out the window.”
“iOS is definitely buggier.”
“I’ve actually been debating going back just because of how bad iOS is at AI”
“I switched to iOS in anticipation of this change.”
“why people put up with such a buggy OS”
“iOS has fallen behind, I am struggling to use apps and even type on new liquid glass.”
“I use iOS purely as anti-Facebook guardrails”
“IMNSHO, iOS is a vexation.”
“In ios, I have to long press the space key to move around and or do some circus to edit it.”
I have used paper notebooks for decades. One set for journals and others for project ideas and plans. Mostly 5 by 7 or so Moleskine or clones. Why not electronic? I use Apple notes to save interesting stuff to post. Also, I just swiped something on this phone and lost about a half hour of typing. I use GhostText on the computer, and sometimes really detest ios for the many ways it enrages me. It's a toy. That explode
“There’s no shortage of visual bugs with iOS 26”
“iOS 4-6. But I understand why they had to abandon it.”
“IMHO iOS is for mongos / simpletons that just use apps casually.”