We recently posted an article about Xamarin and how using it can reduce the time and budget requirements when building an app, but how does Xamarin compare to other cross-platform tools like PhoneGap? Xamarin While it’s obvious that there are no universal app solutions with each any app project having different requirements we have found more and more projects are being developed on Xamarin since they were acquired by Microsoft in March 2016. It’s up to each “app-renuer” to decide the level of look, feel and functions they desire for their app, versus the money and time they are willing to spend towards it. This makes it faster and more cost-effective.īuilding apps in HTML5, HTML5 packaged (PhoneGap), Xamarin or even going Native (iOS/Java) each has distinct advantages and disadvantages when building an app.

The developer can reuse code that’s already been written, letting the platform handle the compiling.

The developer can create one source code for an app, which the platform then converts into the code for the native environment.

This is definitely because of two reasons:

With the increasing trend in using cross-platform software, Xamarin and PhoneGap seem to top the charts. Which cross-platform software is right for my app/app business?

As Startup founder or developer, we always had this question?

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