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At a Glance
CocoaPods
CocoaPods
Star Rating
(21)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CocoaPods
Yarn
Yarn
Star Rating
(18)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Yarn
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Yarn excels in its speed and efficiency, particularly with its caching feature, which allows for faster installations compared to CocoaPods, where reviewers mention longer installation times due to dependency resolution.
  • Reviewers mention that Yarn's workspaces feature is a standout, enabling better management of monorepos, while users on G2 express frustration with CocoaPods' handling of multiple targets in a single project.
  • G2 users highlight Yarn's superior quality of support, scoring 9.2, which contrasts sharply with CocoaPods' lower score of 7.2, indicating that users find Yarn's community and documentation more helpful.
  • Users say that Yarn's user interface is more intuitive and easier to navigate, leading to a higher ease of use rating of 9.0, while CocoaPods received a slightly lower rating of 8.7, suggesting some users find it less user-friendly.
  • Reviewers mention that Yarn's product direction is viewed positively by 8.1% of users, indicating a strong roadmap and community engagement, whereas CocoaPods' product direction is less favorable at 5.2%, leading to concerns about its future development.
  • Users report that Yarn's ability to handle package versions and dependencies is more robust, with features like selective version resolutions, while CocoaPods users express challenges with version conflicts and dependency management.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CocoaPods
No pricing available
Yarn
No pricing available
Free Trial
CocoaPods
No trial information available
Yarn
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
16
9.5
13
Ease of Use
8.7
17
9.0
13
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.2
16
9.2
8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
5.2
17
8.1
12
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CocoaPods
CocoaPods
Yarn
Yarn
CocoaPods and Yarn are categorized as Other Development
Unique Categories
CocoaPods
CocoaPods has no unique categories
Yarn
Yarn has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CocoaPods
CocoaPods
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
75.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
10.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
15.0%
Yarn
Yarn
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
37.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
31.3%
Reviewers' Industry
CocoaPods
CocoaPods
Computer Software
30.0%
Retail
10.0%
Financial Services
10.0%
Program Development
5.0%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Other
40.0%
Yarn
Yarn
Computer Software
43.8%
Information Technology and Services
18.8%
Retail
6.3%
Real Estate
6.3%
Marketing and Advertising
6.3%
Other
18.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
CocoaPods
CocoaPods
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Software

Implementation of the CocoaPods is straight-forward, and my personal opinion: CocoaPods is way better then Carthage and other dependency managers.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Apparel & Fashion

- My git changes will be +1000 files - I am forced to work with workspace not just staying with xcodeproj - I can't know if a pod is working or not till I download it and build the project, why not having like CI to build the pod on the server and tell us...

Yarn
Yarn
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Santiago C.
SC
Santiago C.
Verified User in Computer Software

I guess it's the ease of use, great for mono repos, and easy to install. I also think that the icons are beautiful when installing packages. My whole experience with yarn has been great. To mention other things about yarn, I must say that it installs...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Eusuf K.
EK
Eusuf K.
Verified User in Computer Software

Documentation is not sufficient for absolute newcomers

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Discussions
CocoaPods
CocoaPods Discussions
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Yarn
Yarn Discussions
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