r/Android vs r/iphone

Side-by-side using public descriptions, members, growth and rule titles from SubMouse. Missing fields show as n/a. Adult communities are excluded.

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Android ecosystem hub vs iPhone corner

r/Android’s public description covers Android news, reviews, tips, rooting, tutorials and apps, while directing some technical support elsewhere. r/iphone describes itself as Reddit’s corner for iPhone lovers (and milder fans).

In our directory, iphone ranks higher by members (about 4.7M, #195) than Android (about 3.2M, #329). That listing order is not a quality score.

These are parallel platform communities. Pick the room that matches the phone ecosystem you are actually asking about.

Use r/Android for Android platform news, enthusiast tips and app/rooting culture.
Use r/iphone for iPhone-specific discussion.
Cross-posting the same hardware question to both usually wastes moderator time.

Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-06.

r/Android

Android

Android news, reviews, tips, and discussions about rooting, tutorials, and apps. General discussion about devices is welcome. Please direct technical support, upgrade questions, buy/sell, app recommendations, and carrie…

Members: 3.2M
7-day growth: +1.6K
Posts/day: 36.2
Directory rank: #329
Created: Aug 27, 2008
Submissions: Text or links

Sample mix: text posts 49%, links 21%, images 19%

Topics: Android

Rule titles (short names we collected)

Rule 1 - Off Topic
Rule 2 - No support questions/rants/bug-reports
Rule 3 - Images/videos in self-posts
Rule 4 - No self-promotional spamming
Rule 5 - No reposts or blog-spam/rehosted content
Rule 6 - No editorializing titles
Rule 7 - No piracy
Rule 8 - No unauthorized polls, bots or giveaways.
Rule 9 - No offensive or low-effort comments.
Rule 10 - No affiliate links

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r/iphone

r/iPhone

Reddit’s little corner for iPhone lovers (and some people who just mildly enjoy it…)

Members: 4.7M
7-day growth: +2.4K
Posts/day: 142.3
Directory rank: #195
Created: Jan 25, 2008
Submissions: Text or links

Sample mix: text posts 55%, images 25%, links 12%

Topics: Apple

Rule titles (short names we collected)

Relevancy and Formatting Guidelines
Support Guidance
Use the 'What Should I Buy' thread
Commonly removed posts
Civility Guidelines
Promotion & Spam Guidelines

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Supported differences

Aspect	r/Android	r/iphone
Public focus (from each community’s public description)	Android news, reviews, tips, and discussions about rooting, tutorials, and apps. General discussion about devices is welcome. Please direct technical support, upgrade questions, buy/sell, app recommendations, and carrie…	Reddit’s little corner for iPhone lovers (and some people who just mildly enjoy it…)
Size r/iphone is larger in our directory.	3.2M members	4.7M members
Posting activity (our sample)	36.2/day	142.3/day
Common post types in our sample	text posts 49%, links 21%, images 19%	text posts 55%, images 25%, links 12%
Topic tags on SubMouse	Android	Apple
Selected rule titles (short names we collected)	Rule 1 - Off Topic; Rule 2 - No support questions/rants/bug-reports; Rule 3 - Images/videos in self-posts; Rule 4 - No self-promotional spamming; Rule 5 - No reposts or blog-spam/rehosted content	Relevancy and Formatting Guidelines; Support Guidance; Use the 'What Should I Buy' thread; Commonly removed posts; Civility Guidelines

Scope we can verify

Android’s description explicitly includes rooting and app discussion with support caveats. iphone’s description is enthusiast/community framed around the iPhone product line.

Where this comparison comes from

Public descriptions and directory member counts/ranks from SubMouse’s SFW catalogue. No claim that either sidebar was fully mirrored here.

Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.