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	Android Studio	Visual Studio Code Best match for you
Your score	7.6	8.0
AppDuo score	7.6	8.0
Ease of use	7.3	8.3
Features	8.8	9.0
Value for money	9.0	9.3
Performance	6.8	7.4
Support	7.2	7.2
Privacy & security	6.5	6.5
Starts at	Free	Free
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	—	—
Web	No	Yes
iOS	No	No
Android	No	No
Windows	Yes	Yes
macOS	Yes	Yes
Linux	Yes	Yes
Works offline	Yes	Yes
Public API	No	No
Self-hostable	No	No
Open source	No	Yes
AI features	Yes	Yes
Real-time collaboration	No	No
End-to-end encryption	No	No
Templates	Yes	No
Integrations	Yes	Yes
Mobile app	No	No
Launched	2013	2015
Developer	Google	Microsoft
Best for	Developers building Android apps in Kotlin or Java who want the official emulator, profilers and debugging tools Teams using Jetpack Compose who want previews and Live Edit inside the IDE People migrating iOS, Flutter or React Native apps to native Android	Developers working across several languages and frameworks who want something lighter than a full IDE but extensible People who need to develop in containers, over SSH or in WSL while keeping a familiar interface Beginners who want a free tool with plenty of documentation and tutorials

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