Basic4android (B4A) vs. Flashdevelop
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Basic4android (B4A) | Flashdevelop |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Review count | 11 | 24 |
| Ease of use | 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Ease of setup | 8.6 | 10.0 |
| Quality of support | 9.2 | 8.3 |
| Meets requirements | 9.0 | 8.6 |
| NPS | 54.545455 | 25 |
| Small Business | 60.0% | 54.2% |
| Mid-Market | 20.0% | 33.3% |
| Enterprise | 20.0% | 12.5% |
| Total page views | 56 | 17 |
| Total LLM citations | 349 | 8 |
Basic4android (B4A)
B4A includes all the features needed to quickly develop any type of Android app. B4A can run in two modes: local compilation and remote compilation. Local compilation mode is faster and has more options such as working with the emulator, USB debugging, unattended installations and others. Remote compilation mode (only available in the trial version) is simpler to get started with.
Flashdevelop
FlashDevelop offers first class support for ActionScript (2 & 3) and Haxe development. Great completion & code generation, projects compilation & debugging, plenty of project templates, SWF/SWC exploration etc. FlashDevelop is also a great web development IDE with source-control support (svn, git, mercurial), tasks, snippets, XML/HTML completion and zen-coding for HTML.