im new to mobile development and i see ionic framework has very big community BUT
i know that ionic uses webview while nativescript generates native components
my question now what nativescript can do ionic cannot do?
in other words what is the powerful points in nativescript that does not exists in ionic
thanks in advance.
Ionic is hybrid, running inside webview which has problem with performance at particular things like even simpler animation, not fully accessible API of native part
Nativescript runs as native app, controlled by JS code but can be used even with native code or even as addon to native app and full access to API of native code
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I've just finished building my website and will deploy it shortly, however I want to make an app and I was hoping to find a way of taking my existing front end code and dump it into ionic and get a nice app out of it.
Is it going to be that simple to make an app using ionic or will I have to rebuild the front end all over again if I'm going to use ionic?
It depends on what you made your site with. If you used a framework compatible with ionic like angular it is fine (see this article: https://levelup.gitconnected.com/converting-angular-web-application-into-ionic-app-5af678325626)
If you have developed in pure Html / css / js you can always reuse part of your code but you will need to import it in a framework (React, Vue or Angular)
Ionic was built with mobile in mind - creating a good mobile experience using web technologies. You start out with a web app, so there is the possibility to use it for all 3 platforms. However I’ve never seen anything that resembles a complex web application that uses iconic for both the web and mobile. Will it support the ability to use 3rd party controls such as complex grid controls that may only be used on the web and not in the mobile apps. I’m trying to decide if we use ionic just for mobile and have a completely separate code base for our web application. Any invites would be greatly appreciated!
Basically everything that works on the web also works on mobile devices built with Ionic.
Ionic creates a WebView where javascript code runs. you can use capacitor or cordova to manage native functionality.
So if you have web developers you can do anything you could do as "Mobile Web" but in an app.
Now you can also choose whether to use react, angular or vue.
For example using Ionic with react you can use the VirtualDom and develop exactly as if you were using react on the web.
Instead, using for example React Native you will be forced to use a set of react components (or write new ones) but you will not have the VirtualDom available.
However you can also integrate native code, which Ionic doesn't support.
There are a lot of articles online that cover the subject by comparing competitors:
From Ionic
So yes, you can use all javascript libraries!
is there anyone who will help me about ionic framework.
I want to know that can we develop desktop and mobile application both with single codebase in ionic framework.
I want to know that can we develop desktop and mobile application both with single codebase in ionic framework.
Yes, this is exactly the purpose of Ionic.
Check out what is Ionic.
Yes, however you will find a few Ionic components do not provide an ideal user experience on the desktop. For example, ion-datetime should probably work as a dialog on a large screen, instead uses a mobile and touch only friendly slide-up UI with selection characteristics that make number choice with a mouse quite difficult.
Give Electron a try, on youtube search with: Ionic Framework with Electron for building Desktop Application.
I've searched some times here but could't find an Answer to this.
Does someone know this and can explain how Ionic handles it?
Does Ionic compile the Code to Native? NO
Ionic is for developing Hybrid apps.
What are Hybrid apps?
Hybrid apps are essentially websites embedded in a mobile app through
what we call a webview. They are developed using HTML5, CSS, and
Javascript, and execute the same code regardless of the platform in
which they run. They can, with tools like PhoneGap and Cordova, use
the native features of a device, like GPS or camera.
What are Native apps?
Native apps are developed in the language required by the platform it
targets, Objective-C or Swift for iOS, Java for Android, etc. The code
written is not shared across platforms and their behavior varies. They
have direct access to all features offered by the platform without any
restriction.
Here is a nice article about it.
Cordova converts the project into a native which has only ONE Page, that is a WebView (WKV WEB View in iOS, etc). And all of the ionic code is run on that webview. Basically an ionic/cordova app is a website which looks like an app!
I have read some docs and i do not really understand what are the differences between react and ionic frameworks.
Is one of them made from the other ?
I have to store local data. I suppose one of them is just web and javascript so data is only stored on server ? Or is it possible to do local storage with both of them.
Is it possible to host the app on a web server without having a "real" app ?
Thanks
Hi I think that you are a little bit confused. I hope this clarify your doubts:
Ionic framework is a set of tools for create Hybrid apps using html/css and javascript, It is build using apache cordova and Angular 1. In the other hand you have React a library for build rich UX(User experience) web apps.
Ionic is not build on react. They are different purpose tools but you can use that together (Using IONIC 2).
In both cases you can use local storage, but if you want to store data in servers you have to build your own backend to provide data to the app They are front end oriented frameworks(no server side)
You can put Ionic code on a server it is simple JavaScript and HTML but this is not the purpose of the framework and if you do it, you loose the native apis of the device. In the case of React it is just a library and you can use it in an existing project using HTML and Javascript or build your app entirely with it.
You have a long road ahead, hope this help you.
Ionic is an HTML5 mobile app development framework targeted at building hybrid mobile apps. They are essentially small websites running in a browser shell in an app that have access to the native platform layer.
React Native is the next generation of React – a JavaScript code library developed by Facebook and Instagram, which was released on Github in 2013. React Native lets you build mobile apps using only JavaScript.
They have their own way of functioning, below are few points on their differences:
Ionic is a regular web app, written using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but it runs in a webview embedded in a native app instead of in a stand-alone mobile browser
React Native has a completely different architecture: instead of writing your UI using web technologies, it uses the React component model to render to native views.
Ionic is a Cordova based app that wrap current web app into a mobile application. It uses the android existing web view to render the app so the file size is quite small
Meanwhile react native create bridge between JavaScript and native component.
When it comes to memory usage, Ionic framework uses more than react native apps
The Ionic app is slower at loading videos because it needs to download from other server, while in react native, it caches the tiles so it loads faster.
When it comes to integration, react native can use every client based JavaScript modules from npm (node package manager) whereas Ionic uses only the Cordova-based code.
Ionic is a framework that creates an idea of writing code only once
React native is not a write once and run anywhere framework, but is popularly touted as a “learn once, write anywhere” framework
Ionic Framework app needs to use device features and APIs through Apache Cordova plugins.
With react native you can access any device component or API
Based on the points above, you can see the difference in their functionalities, so if you want to go for something that creates performant iOS and Android apps that feel at home on their respective platforms ten you can opt for React Native.
And, if you are targeted at building hybrid mobile apps, Ionic is the best choice!