The Top 9 Most Popular Mobile Application Development Frameworks in 2019

1. The Top 9 Most Popular Mobile Application Development Frameworks in 2019 The revolutionary changes have been introduced with the incredible increase of interconnected mobile devices during the past few years. The business, work, all operations are shifting their focus from web to mobile and the transformation is forcing the developers to adopt new tools and technologies to build reliable, responsive mobile applications that can satisfy the demands of interoperability, remaining equally efficient in the fast-changing technological environments. Different existing ecosystems like iOS, Android or hybrid requires different sets of programming languages, tools, and frameworks for mobile application development. Often developers may need to convert an iOS app to an android app or vis-a-vis. So the technologies that are to be chosen for mobile app development must accommodate such transformations. Selecting the right framework also determine how scalable, maintainable and capable the mobile application will be to serve the functional requirements in the future. So picking up the right framework and the proper technology stack for the mobile application development is indeed a tricky business. Multiple web development tools, programming languages, and frameworks are around for developing mobile applications and a few have also widely accepted by the mobile app developers and most prevalent in mobile development use cases. Let's take a look at the few emerging and also well-known promising frameworks that have been creating quite a steer in the mobile application development scene in 2019. Ionic We will start with Ionic, definitely the most prolific and popular choice when it comes to opting for a framework for mobile app development.

2. The open source framework is absolutely free of cost supports all the major mobile devices along with the cross-platform app development. A single code base for both Android and iOS development, ​Ionic is a client-side framework with a complete SDK​ that helps to build high-quality mobile applications with a set of impressive community plugins’ and premium integrations’ support. Also, Ionic works well with Angular. It helps to develop native based mobile apps with HTML, CSS3, and Javascript and suitable for PWA development too. In addition, with this framework, a robust ground for testing has been laid in advance before the mobile app is launched in the market. React Native React Native is another popular alternative for mobile developers, a framework that was launched by social media giant Facebook back in 2013 have been adopted by leading names such as ​Airbnb, Instagram, Tesla, Walmart in their mobile application development endeavor. The native mobile apps are developed using javascript. Native mobile apps developed with this framework possess a rich UI. The open source framework also provides adequate supports to multiple IDEs and lots of other mobile development tools and libraries. Xamarin

3. Conceived by Microsoft, Xamarin has been accepted widely and acclaimed by the mobile app developers fast as a preferred framework for its quicker app development cycle. The developers can code faster by leveraging the Rapid mobile app development (RMAD). It offers the ability to create cross-platform apps with a single and shared code base. With Xamarin mobile apps can be built for Android, iOS, and windows, all the three platforms and codes can be shared across the Windows and Mac OS. The significant features offered by Xamarin includes utilizing the best of object-oriented programming, providing the native feel to the users, web service calls, input validation, database interaction, along with the flexible and back end API integration facilities. Adobe PhoneGap Adobe PhoneGap previously Apache Cordova is also an excellent framework for mobile app development which does not require any specific mobile platform and mobile app developers are able to build apps irrespective of hardware limitations with this framework. Considered the most favored framework for developing hybrid apps Adobe PhoneGap is also a cross-platform development framework where mobile app developers can work with HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS. A vital attribute of ​Adobe PhoneGap​ is any changes in the development reflect immediately with this framework. Many additional features and functionalities can also be provisioned with the help of the plugins associated with the framework. Flutter Another amazing addition to this list of frameworks is Flutter, especially the mobile app developers interested in hybrid app development. Introduced by another software biggie Google, Flutter uses its own language Dart. Again capable of building high-performance mobile apps for iOS and Android with a single codebase Flutter is a mobile development framework that has been used for developing solutions for

4. established names like Amazon, Netflix, etc. The striking features of this rising star in the world of mobile app development framework include a 2D rendering engine producing visuals resembling ​Material Design and Cupertino style widgets, ​called Skia. Another popular feature is the reloading facilities. In Flutter, testing is easier as there is no need to restart the project if any mistake is found in the code. Corona SDK The strongest suit of choosing Corona SDK as the mobile development framework for a project is the phenomenal speed of development it offers. The Lua, an extremely lightweight language is behind the flexible, agile and easy to use the framework that facilitates faster development and with Corona it can also call any particular library or API. Corona SDK allows building applications and games for iOS, Android, Kindle, desktop, etc. multiple devices and capable of publishing in multiple platforms from a single code base. Suitable for implementing a faster development without compromising the quality of the framework supports plenty of plugins for extending the app’s functionalities. JQuery Mobile

5. The most promising aspect offered by the mobile app development framework JQuery, is a single version of the code is capable of running across the multiple devices so the mobile app developer does not need to develop applications for every OS or mobile devices and it also supports multiple OSs such as Windows, Mac OS, Blackberry, Firefox mobile, kindle, etc. The framework also provides touch-optimized UI, has AJAZ navigation models for mobile, and perfectly suitable to use with HTML5 and CSS3, a proper framework for implementing different screen sizes and orientation, capable of producing responsive designs and better data enhancements. ​JQuery Mobile​ can be downloaded in two forms, either custom framework or the as the latest stable version. Native Script Native Scripts is another open source mobile app development framework, that enables ​mobile app developers​ to create native apps for iOS and Android platforms, using Angular, Vue.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, and CSS. It provides full access to its Android and iOS APIs capable of facilitating CocoaPods and Android SDKs reuse, supporting cross-platform app development with beautiful and enticing UI with chrome development tool CSS inspection. The framework is concentrating its effort on providing more plugin support to Native Script UI and code sharing capabilities between the web and mobile environments. The official websites publish a plethora of resources and tutorials continuously to assist the developers willing to learn Native Scripts. Mobile Angular UI

6. Mobile Angular UI is an extension of the Bootstrap framework, another free and open source mobile development framework that supports HTML5 mobile app development. A successor of Angular JS it contains some angular JS directives and also possesses some Bootstrap mobile components such as sidebars, switches, overlays, scrollable areas and just by adding a CSS file in the framework, a responsive and touch-enabled mobile application can be developed from its website. Also, it allows the developers to use ​fastclick.js and overthrow.js​ to build a seamless mobile experience. Concluding Note The choice of the proper framework for mobile development plays a major role in defining the future of the mobile application. There are countless aspects that have to be taken into account and must be considered well before determining the right framework for the mobile application development, ranging from cost-effectiveness and the target audience to expected functionalities or simply the look and the feel of the app to ensure the best outcome and the success. Also, every day new mobile development tools and frameworks appearing in the market it has become more difficult to identify the perfect framework for the mobile application and one needs experts’ advice and consultation to select

7. right framework for the mobile development which is crucial for the successful development of the mobile application. Interested to know more about ​mobile app development framework​ or has any other queries? Just drop us a message at ​sales@webmatrixtech.com​. and we will happy to help.