Introduction to Mobile App Development :

Indubitably, cross platform mobile application development offers a remarkable technique to write the code just once and reuse it as on other mobile platforms by amending it a bit. This approach offers a valuable way to save both your efforts and time, as you don’t need to reinvent the wheel rather deploy the same code by committing some minor changes.

Although the proliferation of mobile devices has made the things quite complicated for those who want to develop mobile apps that cut across their products, cross platform apps offer an impeccable solution. It, thus, facilitates one to proficiently reach a gigantic mobile audience base and boost his business values.

However, creating a cross platform mobile application is not an easy meat unless you are using a prolific framework for the same. And, seeking a suitable framework to accomplish the task with a flair is not an arduous task. Yes! Fortunately, we have a plenty of resourceful frameworks that deliver an outstanding performance. While the variety of options available out there may overwhelm some users, it could be confusing for others while choosing a suitable option.

In this article, I have enlisted some of the best cross platform mobile application development frameworks that are capable of beautifully catering to your business needs. Let’s uncover them one by one to help you streamline your choice.

1. Kony

   Kony is a fabulous tool that supports rapid mobile app development. It features a Mobility Platform that offers invaluable mobile solutions to enterprises by making mobile app development with a single codebase an ultimate experience. The framework implements JavaScript and has a drag and drop function that makes it easier to design and develop a desired application. Moreover, the support of the third party libraries also adds to its credibility. It not only lets you design and create an application, but also helps with the app integration, deployment and management tasks. Thus, it makes a great choice for smoothening your mobile journey.

   

2. RhoMobile

   Developed at the top of Ruby, RhoMobile is an integrated, open source framework. It makes high-end mobile application development a breeze by offering a slew of excellent features. You can efficiently target various mobile OS by developing a suitable application with this framework. It offers RhoHub which supports cloud service for saving the code, and RhoSync which is a standalone server. Both these features augment hassle-free mobile app development. The applications created via this tool embraces an easy to use and highly functional interface.

   

3. PhoneGap

   An open source and free framework, PhoneGap is a brilliant tool for developing mobile applications. It is compliant with famous web technologies, including CSS, HTML and JavaScript. You can easily develop the apps of your choice by integrating the suitable standard web APIs as per the targeted platform. It amazingly compiles the apps and delivers application that are app store ready, thus you won’t need to handle the native SDKs. Since, it supports a myriads of mobile operating systems like iOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Android and more, you can easily reach a whopping number of users.

   

4. Appcelerator Titanium

   Appcelerator Titanium is a fantastic app development platform. It allows developers to write JavaScript (which is a common programming language that is known to most of the developers) on its Alloy MVC framework. Thereby, reducing the learning curve. The integrated virtual private cloud ensures the utmost security of the crucial data. Thus, with a superlative performance, this framework makes a great choice.

   

5. Sencha Touch

   Sencha is available around for a while now and has a range of products like Sencha Animator, Sencha Architect, etc., that make cross platform mobile app development an easy task. It facilitates developers to efficiently create HTML5 applications that can be then converted into native apps via PhoneGap. This tool delivers worthy touch-optimized applications that can run seamlessly across all the major web browsers.

   

6. FeedHenry

   Red Hat has acquired FeedHenry last year and dramatically improved its capabilities. It offers a platform to support mobile back-end as a service, and cross platform development. With its services, you can proficiently create and deploy applications for various mobile operating systems via public clouds. This tool implements Node.js and MongoDB-backed database to ensure highly scalable and fast applications.

   

7. Alpha Anywhere

   Alpha Anywhere implements the HTML5 and JavaScript technology to ensure the smooth and consistent performance of apps on various devices and platforms. You can efficiently control the end-to-end application development process. It makes a viable choice, especially for enterprises by offering them offline application support, which certainly lets users run the apps even when there is no Internet connection. To accomplish this in a prolific manner, it strives to appropriately sync the data when users come online and intuitively unravel the conflicts (if any).

   

Conclusion :

These are a few of the marvelous frameworks that heighten the cross platform mobile application development, there are several more. It is advisable to scour the features offered by the framework before diving into the development process. Furthermore, it is always better to keep your project needs and target business in mind while making a choice. I hope the aforementioned description of the frameworks will help you choose a suitable framework and accomplish your mobile journey with ease.

Rick Brown

Rick Brown is a veteran iPhone developer for Mobiers Ltd – a renowned iPhone mobile application development service provider. You can avail iOS developers for hire with his best assistance and advises.