IntelliJ IDEA or VS Code
Environment
Comparison
Android Studio or IntelliJ IDEA?
Android Studio if you do native Android. IntelliJ if you do Flutter.
Tool A
Android Studio
Competitor
Tool B
IntelliJ IDEA
The IDE that understands your code, not just a souped-up text editor.
Criterion by criterion
| Criterion | Android Studio | IntelliJ IDEA |
|---|---|---|
| In my stack | No, competitor | Yes |
| My rating | No tool page on my site | 4.7 out of 5 |
| What it does better | Optimized for Android, built-in emulator, full profiler | The best Flutter/Dart plugin on the market, smart refactoring, contextual completion |
| What it does worse | Even heavier, weaker for pure Dart development | RAM-hungry (~1-2 GB), slow startup on big projects |
| Entry price | No tool page on my site | €0 (Community Edition) |
| Plan I would pick | No tool page on my site | Ultimate · €69 |
| Works with | No tool page on my site | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| Where the opinion comes from | Compared from my IntelliJ IDEA review | Based on my IntelliJ IDEA review |
Verdict
My verdict
Android Studio if you do native Android. IntelliJ if you do Flutter.