System Software Application Software

While it’s a specific purpose

It is general-purpose software.
software.

Without system software, the system While without application software

stops and can’t run. system always runs.

System software runs when the system

While application software runs as
is turned on and stops when the system
per the user’s request.
is turned off.

Application software programming is

System Software programming is more
simpler in comparison to system
complex than application software.
software.

Software which is designed to control, Set of computer programs installed

integrate and manage the individual in the user’s system and designed
hardware components and application to perform a specific task is known
software is known as system software. as the application software.

System software has no interaction with Application software connects an

users. It serves as an interface between intermediary between the user and
hardware and the end user. the computer.

Application software is dependent

System software runs independently. on system software because they
need platform for its functioning.