Top 10 Cross-platform Frameworks for App Development

Software development requires a lot of skills and time if you want to get a high-quality product. But today’s IT market is full of interesting tools that simplify the development process and make it much easier. Frameworks are the tools that come to the rescue if you plan to create your mobile or web app. And today we will speak about top cross-platform frameworks that allow you to create apps for both iOS and Android platforms as well as for the web. Let’s start!

Standard open-source frameworks

First, we think it would be better to pay attention to standard open source frameworks that are used predominantly for cross-platform development. 

PhoneGap 

Framework for a simple development of apps using web technologies. It uses HTML5, CSS and JavaScript. Version 2.0 offers Windows phone support, as well as the support of libraries and CLI features. Cordova Web View tool is used for inserting of codes into large apps. 

Advantages of using it:

Approach to the principle of code writing is the significant advantage of PhoneGap. Usually, integrated apps are created for a specific platform using knowledge of a required programming language (like Java, for example) and corresponding SDK. PhoneGap makes it possible to create hybrid apps using knowledge of web languages only - HTML, CSS, JavaScript. 

This framework saves the developer from learning languages for mobile platforms since he needs the development of web app independent on device’s operating system. PhoneGap implements packaging of the created web app for its installation on a few platforms at once.  

PhoneGap can interact with localStorage, Web SQL or Indexed DB storages. Hybrid app created using PhoneGap is compiled for different OS by one click. It can be very useful for novice programmers that want to create simple cross-platform apps. 

 

Dojo Mobile

Dojo Mobile framework provides the user with a range of GUI components optimized for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. These components are based on similar native components available in mobile OS, and they function like users of mobile devices are expecting. Components can be modified using different themes, so iOS users will see the style different from Android style. 

The framework allows to create apps on HTML5 + JavaScript and it helps implement a quick development of mobile apps for Android and iOS. MVC, forms and attractive app themes are available. 

Advantages of using it:

• Lightweight loading of GUI components due to Dojo Mobile syntax analyzer;
• Animations and transitions on CSS3 basis, and it allows an app to look similar to native apps;
• Themes and styles;
• Compatibility with devices and web browsers that don’t support CSS3;
• Declarative syntax;

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