Application development with Ionic

Ionic is a leading cross-platform and hybrid mobile app development technology, first released in 2013 based on AngularJS and Apache Cordova. Since then, it has come a long way to become framework-agnostic and having its own dedicated hybrid runtime.

Why Hybrid

At the heart of Ionic is the Hybrid development approach. Hybrid or HTML5 apps are cross-platform solutions, i.e. they need a single codebase to run on different mobile operating systems, be it Android or iOS. This platform-agnostic methodology eliminates the need to have specialized Java/Kotlin and Swift/C sharp developers to build the respective app version for Android and Apple phones. This further cuts down significant development costs and time as all you need is a common resource for developing a single app version that is capable of reaching all target platforms.

Hybrid apps have also to boast of the power of the web. These applications are basically built with web architecture and run in a wrapper or shell, called WebView, which communicates with the native OS using that platform-specific native APIs. This is in contrast to the cross-platform methodology of Xamarin and React Native, wherein the common codebase is compiled to the native code of each OS. Based on web technologies, though running natively, this approach gives the app the best of both worlds. The app can utilize browser functions like cache, canvas and web-based multimedia. Along the same time, it can access native functionalities like GPS, contacts, and file manager.

There are a multitude of factors which make Ionic stand out from other cross-platform app solutions. Xamarin, React Native, Flutter, Apache Cordova/PhoneGap and jQuery Mobile are amongst the most popular cross-platform competitors of Ionic.

Sarvay Xenia provides an array of avant-garde solutions under its development umbrella. Our Angular and React website development teams also have dedicated developers who work with the Ionic framework to expand the reach of your digital presence to all mobile platforms. Connect with our Ionic developers to know more.