{"id":637,"date":"2018-08-02T09:35:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T09:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobileapp.sankalpcs.com\/blog\/?p=637"},"modified":"2018-08-02T09:35:44","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T09:35:44","slug":"comparing-the-top-frameworks-for-building-hybrid-mobile-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobileapp.sankalpcs.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/02\/comparing-the-top-frameworks-for-building-hybrid-mobile-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing The Top Frameworks For Building Hybrid Mobile Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What are hybrid mobile apps?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A hybrid app is a mobile-optimized website packed in a native wrapper. They bear the characteristics of a native app as well as a web app. Hybrid apps are developed using technologies such as Java, HTML, and CSS. The principal <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobileapp.sankalpcs.com\/blog\/top-benefits-of-hybrid-mobile-app-development\/\">advantage of hybrid app development<\/a> <\/strong>is that the developer has to write a single code that can run on multiple platforms. However, this generally happens at the cost of performance of the application in a different environment. To mitigate the shortcoming, the engineers have developed many frameworks for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobileapp.sankalpcs.com\/blog\/most-popular-frameworks-for-hybrid-mobile-development\/\">hybrid app development<\/a><\/strong>. Let\u2019s compare them by considering their advantages and disadvantages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-638\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/mobileapp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6.2-Comparing-The-Top-Frameworks-For-Building-Hybrid-Mobile-Apps-1.jpg\" alt=\"Android app Development, ios app development \" width=\"750\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mobileapp.sankalpcs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6.2-Comparing-The-Top-Frameworks-For-Building-Hybrid-Mobile-Apps-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mobileapp.sankalpcs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6.2-Comparing-The-Top-Frameworks-For-Building-Hybrid-Mobile-Apps-1-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Comparison between the top frameworks<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Xamarin<\/strong> utilizes Microsoft technology stack for hybrid app development that uses C# for developing apps for all mobile app platforms. The apps based on Xamarin can be compiled natively thereby giving a native look and feel.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Owned by Microsoft, one of the biggest tech giants<\/li>\n<li>Allows to share 90% of the code across significant platforms<\/li>\n<li>Reduced development costs<\/li>\n<li>Open source tool<\/li>\n<li>Performance at par with native apps<\/li>\n<li>Suitable when minimal platform specific functionality is needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Subscription needed for Professional and Enterprise licenses<\/li>\n<li>Supports specific components that are available only in its library<\/li>\n<li>Quality of integration may get affected as the complexity of code increases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>PhoneGap<\/strong> is an open-source, cross-platform framework. Based on Cordova framework, PhoneGap uses CSS3, HTML5 and JavaScript.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Requires basic skills<\/li>\n<li>A simple framework<\/li>\n<li>High level of compatibility<\/li>\n<li>Can access device\u2019s hardware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Apps do not give a feeling of native<\/li>\n<li>Two or more plugins are needed to support one task<\/li>\n<li>User interface widgets are missing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Ionic<\/strong> framework is the leader in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobileapp.sankalpcs.com\/\">mobile app development<\/a><\/strong> with a strong market presence. It utilises HTML, CSS, and JS for development.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pros:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Powered by the vast community<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comprises of many useful features<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">JS enables the development of robust mobile apps<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A low cost and low maintenance option<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reuses up to 98% of the code<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Supports simple as well as corporate apps<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Works on predefined elements<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0Cons:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Complexity can only be incorporated through JS<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Specific skills set is needed<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For additional features are available with the paid version<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Framework 7<\/strong> is an agnostic framework for building iOS and Android apps. The developer should know CSS, HTML, and JavaScript to create an app using Framework 7.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Does not depend on external tools<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Contains numerous features and user-interface widgets<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Can develop complex apps with native look and feel on its own<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Customizable<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Superior performance<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lower market presence<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Does not contain a tool for emulation and app packaging<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Compatible with selective mobile platforms<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Onsen UI<\/strong> is simple to use, flexible open source framework.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Numerous ready to use components and web-based UI elements<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Free to use for commercial projects<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Responsive layout<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comprehensive documentation with many examples<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Compatible with jQuery and Angular JS<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A niche solution trying to acquire market presence. 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