Mobile app development frameworks allow you to design and build your own app that’s compatible with mobiles. Using these frameworks is ideal if your limited by time or money. You won’t need extensive knowledge of coding either, as mobile app development frameworks tend to use a single code base. The majority are also cross-platform, which means you can use them on Android, iOS, and even Windows. Here are the 10 best mobile app development frameworks in 2021.
React Native
With React Native you can create native apps for both iOS and Android. React was actually created by Facebook originally and is now commonly used by many businesses. Both Instagram and Soundcloud were developed using React Native. React Native is Javascript based and has reusable components meaning it produces consistent results across different platforms saving the user time and money.
Appcelerator
Appcelerator is an all-in-one solution and an easy to use hybrid mobile app development framework. It has over 5000 APIs for use across Android, iOS, Windows and HTML5. It comes with an app designer feature with an easy drag and drop format. The platform also includes real-time analytics.
Phone Gap
Adobe Phone Gap is a versatile cross-platform mobile app development framework with and can be used for exceptional web design and illustrations. It also supports inbuilt hardware features such as camera, GPS, storage, and accelerometer. Users therefore won’t have to worry about any hardware restrictions. Phone Gap also has a feature called Hyperloop allowing the user to access and integrate any API using Javascript. It’s possible to integrate third-party libraries with ease. MIT developed their app using Phone Gap, for example.
Flutter
Flutter was developed by Google for both iOS and Android and is a popular, cost-effective app design solution. It’s drag and drop interface is incredibly user-friendly and it comes with a wide range of fully-customizable widgets meaning users don’t need to start from scratch. The idea is to speed up the app development process and it’s geared towards improving the native end-user experience.
Ionic
Ionic is another one of the most popular cross-platform mobile app development frameworks using HTML, CSS, and Javascript. It provides a great UI experience for Android, iOS, and Windows. It includes a default set of UI elements including tab bars, filters, forms, and naviagation menus. Market Watch is an example of an app that was developed using the Ionic framework, which is an advanced app providing the latest in stock market and finance news.
Xamarin
Xamarin was acquired by Microsoft in 2016 and includes all the standard tools and features to make app development quick and easy. It’s suitable for Android, iOS, and Windows. Xamarin has a wide community of over 1.4 million developers. The key features include native API access, easy API integration, and native UI support. The Alaska Airlines app was developed using Xamarin.
Felgo
Felgo allows the user to create fantastic designs across iOS, Android, Windows and embedded and desktop devices. You can save up to 90% less code compared to other frameworks but it still produces a native look and high level performance. It’s easy to learn, time-saving, and you’ll get complete support along the way.
Mobile Angular UI
Mobile Angular UI simplifies the app development process especially if you’re already familiar with AngularJS and Twitter Bootstrap. One the main advantages of Mobile Angular UI is that it’s lightweight, and there’s no need to add any heavy dependencies. It includes great mobile components such as overlays, switches, sidebars, and scrollable areas. It’s ideal for mobile app development and has an attractive user interface.
Intel XDK
Intel XDK facilitates the creation, testing, debugging, and deploying of HTML5-based hybrid apps. One of it’s best features is device testing via Intel App Preview Mobile. You can ensure you code is free from bugs and ready to go. It’s also a very cost-effective solution but it’s not always ideal for heavier apps with extensive features.
Corona
Corona is a platform used to create games as well as apps, including Angry Birds. As another one of the most versatile mobile app development frameworks, developers are able to build apps for Android, iOS, macOS, Amazon Fire, tablets, Apple TV and Android TV.
These are some of the best mobile app development frameworks available at the moment. If you would like to enlist the help of professional app designers and developers, the team at Exemplary Marketing are always available for help and advice. For more information about mobile app design and development, get in touch today.