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Ionic

Score8.7 out of 10

7 Reviews and Ratings

What is Ionic?

Ionic empowers teams and businesses to build, secure, and deliver enterprise-grade mobile and web apps.

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Who Buys & Uses Ionic

Ionic is one of the best ways to go for rapid and easy deployment of multi-platform mobile applications

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used Ionic to quickly create multi-device mobile applications using a common (Angular) code base. We have a cloud-based solution that utilizes a mobile application for account inquiry and user interaction.

Pros

  • Nice command line interface for repetitive development and deployment tasks.
  • Realtime preview (in web browser) during development.
  • Easy to update and keep current (open source) via command line.
  • Provides nice set of mobile widgets for consistency across devices.

Cons

  • Slightly better documentation when it comes to command line build troubleshooting.
  • Increased widget library (even though it's much improved today).
  • Native chart/graphing widgets.

Most Important Features

  • Low cost
  • Ease of use
  • Large online user base and solid documentation

Return on Investment

  • The ability to create a mobile app quickly by a single developer (saving $20K).
  • Increased customer satisfaction.
  • Avoids outsourcing costs of $10k-$20k.

Alternatives Considered

Android Studio

Other Software Used

PostgreSQL, RStudio, IBM SPSS