The best replacement for xcode is visual studio.

The best alternatives to xcode are rated as following:
★★★★★  visual studio
★★★★★  eclipse
★★★  objective c
★★  textmate
★★  appcode
★★  cocoa
★  eclipse c++
★  xamarin
★  vim
★  corona
★  android studio
★  netbeans
★  xquartz
★  textwrangler
  iphone sdk
  gamesalad
  bbedit
  qt
  qt creator
  interface builder
  codewarrior

Your alternative for xcode is not listed? Suggest!
Speaking about xcode, one probably shouldn't forget about svn.

Other search terms related to xcode and their ratings are:
★★★★★ svn
★★★★ git
★★★★ java
★★★★ c++
★★★★ github
★★★★ ruby
★★★★ tfs
★★★ coding
★★★ subversion
★★★ bitbucket
★★★ ios sdk
★★★ gcc
★★★ provisioning profile
★★ arc
★★ code signing
★★ phonegap
★ gfortran
★ mercurial
★ command line tools
★ vim
★ ios
iphone sdk
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