Mobile apps are projected to have the most impact on business in 2020. Native mobile app development for iOS and Android is resource- and time-consuming, and therefore difficult to maintain in today’s competitive market. The best solution to reduce the time and cost of app development is cross-platform development.
Based on the Stack Overflow 2019 Developer Survey, the top seven cross-platform mobile app development frameworks are:
React Native
Created by Facebook, this open-source mobile application framework is built on JavaScript. It combines the best parts of native development with React.js. It is used by Facebook, Airbnb, Uber, Tesla, Walmart and other global giants for mobile applications.
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Flutter
Flutter is Google’s UI toolkit for building attractive, natively-compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase.
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Ionic
Free and open-source, Ionic offers a library of mobile-optimized UI components, gestures, and tools for building highly interactive apps.
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Xamarin
Xamarin is free, cross-platform, and open-source available for building Android and iOS apps with .NET and C#. Owned by Microsoft, Xamarin works on the WORA model to deliver stunning cross-platform UI.
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Adobe PhoneGap
Previously known as Apache Cordova, the PhoneGap framework is a free and open-source platform that targets multiple platforms with one codebase.
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Native Scripts
An open-source framework for building truly native mobile apps with Angular, Vue.js, TypeScript, or JavaScript. Most developers love Native Scripts for its powerful web empowerment platform.
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Corona SDK
Arguably the fastest cross-platform mobile app development framework, Corona is ten times faster than coding from scratch. Corona is powered by a ‘Lua’ based framework – the lightweight open-source scripting language that offers speed, ease-of-use, and flexibility to develop apps fast. Being the fastest, Corona is ideal for rapid creation of apps and games for mobile platforms.
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Choosing the right platform for your app matters now more than ever. As a strategic technology partner, Analytix helps build efficiency, speed, and reliability into your app development. We combine design with technologies, and transform powerful business-linked web apps using modern, multi-platform frameworks.
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