Ionic is an open source front end SDK using the same codebase to create mobile based apps for iOS, android & Windows mobiles. This tool allows you to create hybrid mobile applications using applications & languages like HTML, CSS, Javascript, Angular & Typescript.
Ionic version one was released in November 2015 & the latest version Ionic 5 was released in Feb 2020.
Features of Ionic:
- Based on AngularJS: When it comes to web & mobile applications development, Angular is the most preferred framework. When combined with Ionic, it provides many functionalities to incorporate attractive components to the application
- Uses Cordova Plugins: Cordova plugin helps designers to provide access to different components allowing you to add attractive features to the application
- Create Elegant designs: Ionic has customizable themes & components providing a great user interface & attract more people towards the application
- Performance: Create high performance apps to run on mobile devices that use any component to speed up mobile performance
- Future proof technology: Ionic uses web technology to make changes to the code easily & effortlessly
- Ionic CLI: Ionic Command Line Interface provides several helpful commands to Ionic developers for starting, building & running Ionic applications
- Live Reload: Every change is automatically loaded on the server & reflected instantly on the browser
- Stronger community: Join the stronger community with 5 Million developers across the world
Comparison between Ionic & Flutter : Which one is better?
- Code reusability: Coding time matters a lot in different projects. Ionic uses common front end technologies that makes web deployment a lot sweet compared to Flutter
- Performance: Flutter uses original animation and makes user experience of mobile apps more engaging. Products built with Ionic SDK are a bit slower than those built with Flutter
- Required Knowledge: It is fairly easy to get started with Ionic if you understand web development principles. Flutter uses Dart which is a completely new language & is not suggested for new comers who are willing to learn app development
- Sustainability: Ionic is more sustainable as it uses popular technologies & have better community support than Flutter
