| Appium | Robotium |
|---|---|
| Appium is an open-source, cross-platform testing tool that is used with both iOS and Android. | Robotium is only used with Android. |
| Appium supports many frameworks and languages such as Java, Python, C#, Ruby, JavaScript, PHP, etc. | Robotium only supports Java programming language. |
| Appium does not need application source code or library. | Robotium tool requires application source code or library. |
| We can use Appium to test native, web, and hybrid mobile applications. | Robotium is only used to test native and hybrid applications. |
| Appium supports many frameworks, such as Selenium. | Robotium is not compatible with Selenium at all. |
| In Appium, a small change does not require reinstallation of the application. | In Robotium, you have to completely rebuild the code, even for a small change. |
