Cross Platform Mobile App

Development Tools PhoneGap / Apache Cordova

2Appcelerator Titanium

Adobe Air

Sencha Touch

As today’s mobile application developers aretrying to be agile, they use the best tools todevelop a mobile application. Below listed arethe 4 best cross platform mobile appdevelopment tools.

Mobile App Development

Tools Cross platform mobile development

refers to a technique of developingmobile applications which can be usedon multiple mobile platforms. As thereare numerous platforms, devicefragmentation was one of the majorchallenges which made it difficult for thedevelopers to create apps that runs onall mobile devices. Cross-platform mobiledevelopment tools were developed tosolve this issue which ensures uniformityby offering common device functionalityfeatures.

PhoneGap / Apache Cordova: It is an open source framework which lets you create

mobile applications using standardized web interface for

the platforms you care about.

Advantages:

It doesn’t require the knowledge of dense programming

languages as it follows basic development languages

like JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

It lets you develop apps easily without any major

investment.

Installation of PhoneGap app is similar to the

installation of a native app.

Disadvantages:

Mobile app developer himself has to write the plugin if

it’s not available.

Performance will be affected if the developer uses many

graphics.

Appcelerator Titanium: It is an open and extensible development environment

used for creating beautiful native apps across different

mobile devices.

Advantages:

It lets you develop an application in a flexible way with its

rapid prototyping.

Uses JavaScript, HTML and CSS for creating the app.

Uses standard user-interface elements like tables, buttons

etc.

It lets you store the data locally.

Supports asynchronous module definition (AMD) and

common JS.

Disadvantages:

Access is restricted for certain components of a mobile

OS.

Adobe Air: It is a new-generation technology which allows you

to develop applications easily using HTML,

JavaScript, Ajax, Adobe Flash and Adobe Flex.

Advantages:

Assures a rich user experience.

It lets you create apps with rich media content

which require flash.

Easy to install.

Plays high-quality HD videos with industry-

standard codecs.

Disadvantages:

Database access is limited to SQLite or web

services.

Developer needs to have a good knowledge on

complex languages to use Adobe Air.

Sencha Touch:

It is a mobile application framework which enables you

to build powerful applications that work on iOS,

Android Windows and other platforms.

Advantages:

Delivers a rich experience as expected by the users.

It provides rich set of documentation and screencast

which makes you more productive.

It ensures pixel perfection with its advanced layout

engine.

Disadvantages:

Chances of vendor getting locked in are high as it is

not an open source.

It works only on JavaScript which may create issues

while creating mobile apps.

More Info

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developing smarter mobile applications while deciding which

cross-platform framework is ideal for you. Kindly get in touch

with us for any requirements on the development of mobile

applications.

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