Top App Development Frameworks in 2019

Nitin Nimbalkar
5 min readJul 17, 2019

The most fundamental nature of technology is an innovation’ which brings the revolution for the developers. So, the mobile app industry is an excellent instance of such revolution, and if we talk about mobile apps, then the selection of a mobile app framework is one of the most crucial. There are numerous companies which are switching from websites to mobile apps, so this has increased the competition in the mobile app world. As the standard of mobile app increasing, so it does the usability and demand for mobile app frameworks. Nevertheless, in this tech driven era, selection of the right framework along with a suitable platform and development strategy is so pivotal.

What is a Mobile App Framework?

Mobile app framework is a software library which can help you to provide an essential structure to support the development of mobile apps for a specific environment. Nevertheless, Mobile app framework also acts as skeletal support to build an app, where the framework also helps to reduce the effort that the mobile app developer puts in by offering inbuilt tools, escalating productivity and technology solutions to work on the coding part. However, mobile app framework can be divided into three different categories like native frameworks for platforms specific development, mobile web apps frameworks, and hybrid apps which consist of combining the features of both native and mobile web app frameworks. So, below are the given best mobile app development frameworks, which will help mobile app developers for creating a stunning mobile app:

Ionic

Ionic is one of the most widely used frameworks for mobile application development. It is also a client-side framework which can help developers for building native apps with the combination of HTML, CSS3, and JavaScript. The element of HTML5 also helps in developing hybrid apps, where Iconic also allow mobile app developers to use one codebase to build apps for various platforms, so it is highly prevalent in numerous distinct industries. As per the recent survey, the highest usage of Iconic across the globe by websites is in the United States. Besides, the integration of Iconic with firebase, identity vault, and SQLite provides the authentications and security to mobile apps, as well as Ionic CLI, Cordova Plugins, Ionic View, CSS and JavaScript Components are some of the best features of the Ionic framework.

Benefits of Ionic Framework:

· Ionic, as a development framework helps to saves time and cost.

· Cross-platform app development.

· It is easy to adopt.

· It provides Cordova Plugins.

React Native

React Native framework based on JavaScript, which is mainly used for designing, building native apps for the platform like iOS and Android. It also lets you integrate rich mobile UI from declared components. So, with the Native app development framework you not only create a mobile app based on HTML or hybrid app, but you can also create an app which is quite distinguishable from the app that is built using the objective-c and java programming.

Benefits of React Native Framework:

· React Native used for building web and mobile apps using JavaScript.

· Native component controlled by JavaScript.

· React Native both together supports the Android and iOS platforms.

Xamarin

Xamarin is a Microsoft supported framework where developers use Xamarin to create apps for iOS, windows, and Android with the help of C# codebase. These codes are shareable across numerous platforms, including Windows and Mac OS. However, it is a framework for mobile application development, which can save time for developers by allowing them to code fast. Additionally, this also enables the benefit of code sharing so that the developers can save a lot of time.

Benefits of Xamarin Framework:

· Provide less complicated development environment.

· It also overcomes the limitations of hybrid apps.

· Xamarin SDK is more updated and stable.

· Xamarin also performs CPU-intensive tasks 22X faster than hybrid HTML.

Flutter

Flutter was launched by Google, which is an open source mobile application development SDK. However, it is popular for cross-platform app development, which is written in the Dart language. Besides, it is best suited for the development of Hybrid apps, which makes use of 2D rendering engine called Skia to develop the visuals. These visuals resemble the Material Design and Cupertino style, which is easier to test and to tackle even the hardest concepts easily.

Benefits of Flutter Framework:

· Flutter applications are very fast, at about 60 fps.

· It has an expressive and Flexible UI.

· Flutter has light-weight components.

· Supports cross-platform mobile app development

· It helps to reduce the time for business logic and Flutter UI framework.

Corona SDK

Corona SDK is much faster in developing an app than any other mobile app development framework. However, the Corona backed is supported by the Lua, which is a light weight programming language, which mainly focuses on speed, flexibility, and the ease of the usage. Corona SDK is a framework for mobile app development, which can help the developers to code quickly or maintain the quality of apps. Besides, it is also a free and cross-platform framework.

Benefits of Corona SDK Framework:

· It is Single code base.

· It provides Cross-Platform functionality.

· Corona SDK provides plugins for all the needs.

· It is based on Lua programming.

Mobile Angular UI

Mobile Angular UI is a framework which can help in developing mobile apps by combining the features of Angular as well as a bootstrap framework. It also simplifies the process of development where you can build the apps by using HTML5. However, mobile app developers also make use of fastclick.js and overthrow.js by offering a seamless experience.

Benefits of Mobile Angular UI Framework:

· Mobile Angular UI provides excellently styled default controls.

So, for wrapping up,’ mobile app frameworks are the most essential tools for building any web or mobile application. So, with the numerous mobile app frameworks in the market, the selection of app development frameworks completely depends upon the developers’ priorities and familiarity with a specific framework. However, these mobile app frameworks can help the mobile app development company in their workings. So, the business can consider all the above-listed frameworks while working on their next app development project.

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Nitin Nimbalkar
Nitin Nimbalkar

Written by Nitin Nimbalkar

Over 17 years of experience into various IT domains, I have developed expertise in developing business strategies and management.

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