Slant community chat on Discourse| 7 Recommended Products | Recommendations | Price | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Ionic Framework· · · | 8 | 0 | – | Feb 22, 2017 |
| #2 NativeScript· · · | 5 | 0 | – | Feb 22, 2017 |
| #3 PhoneGap· · · | 3 | 1 | – | Aug 26, 2016 |
| #4 Apache Cordova· · · | 3 | 1 | – | Aug 26, 2016 |
| #5 Sencha Touch· · · | 1 | 0 | – | Apr 30, 2016 |
| #6 Onsen UI 2· · · | 2 | 0 | – | Jun 24, 2016 |
Pro Large, friendly and active community
Ionic Framework is currently one of the most popular frameworks for hybrid mobile app development. This has resulted in a very large community of active users who contribute to the community by writing tutorials and answering questions.
Pro Free and open source
Ionic is free to use and open source, resulting in an active and helpful community of users and contributors.
Pro Fast prototyping
It is easy to take an idea from scratch and make it happen with Ionic, using the framework itself or using Ionic Creator.
Con Can be buggy
Ionic is still a young framework (version 1.0 was released in May 2015). There are still some quirks and bugs in the framework to work out, which you can see a list of on their Github. However Ionic is under active development and bugs are generally addressed quickly.
Pro Instant access to native environment
No need to wait for bridges to new API developed by someone else. The concept behind NativeScript enables instant access to even brand new API or OS versions.
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Pro Native feel
Sencha Touch is well known for its ability to provide a native app experience through it's native-like themes and widgets.
Pro Detailed documentation
Sencha provides exhaustive documentation that covers all aspects of developing with their products. They also provide a well written getting started guide that's easy to follow.
Con Commercial and expensive
Sencha Touch is targeted towards enterprise-level development, and the price tag reflects that. There are many different product options available by Sencha. Most licenses start in the thousands of dollars, and require a minimum purchase of 5.
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