Android Interface and ios Interface

There are difference between Android interface and ios interface.

Android interface

Start page on the left and Application page on the right

Android interface's idea is similar to the one of computer interface. Android has the icons of application placed on the desktop/start page, and applications are stored in a different page. User can place or delete icons in start page but operations on applications can only be done in the application page.

ios interface

In ios interface, application icons showing in start page are not just icons. Operation on applications (delete, change position, etc) can be done in start page and application page does not exist.

Many users choose ios's interface over Android's because when being introduced to two interfaces at the same time, they find it easier to understand ios interface with one page than Android interface with two pages. At the same time, they find the start page and the application page are too similar, and the application page is duplicated.

Although it seems the designer of Android interface tries to introduce interface through guiding users to associate phone interface to computer interface, it does not work as successful as ios interface's idea which is simply based upon direct manipulation. Since at all time, a concise interface is what users want to see.

Citation:
http://www.greenbot.com/article/2061282/android-4-4-kitkat-review-an-only-slightly-better-android.html
https://developer.apple.com/ios/human-interface-guidelines/visual-design/animation/