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Posted by Mike Benjamin
Mike Benjamin
16,568 Points

Prototyping Web Apps for Mobile

I'm interested in prototyping a Web App, and I'm wondering if there are framework alternatives to bootstrap or foundation that are specific or best suited for mobile apps. Also, are there convincing reasons to stick with android or ios platforms instead of a non-native web app? Thanks Mike

1 Answer

Jonathan Hindi
Jonathan Hindi
6,400 Points
Jonathan Hindi
Jonathan Hindi
6,400 Points

There's a great framework that work well with AngularJS called Ionic Framework but unfortunately it's still in alpha and it's not advisable to use it in a production project. After you develop your app using Ionic + Angular, you will have to use something like PhoneGap/Cordova to wrap it into a native app that could be installed from the App Store or Play Store.

Otherwise, you could go with [jQuery Mobile](jquerymobile.com) and other frameworks, but when it comes to performance for sure native apps wins the battle and at the end it depends on your actual needs.

Mike Benjamin
Mike Benjamin
16,568 Points

Thanks Jonathan! I like the looks of Ionic.