--- title: Codename One Reviews meta\_title: 'Codename One Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Codename One works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 5 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-07-12' parent\_category: name: Mobile Development url: https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-development --- # Codename One Reviews & Product Details Open source cross platform development tool allowing developers to write code in Java and automatically translates the code to native platforms e.g. iOS, Android etc. * * * Seller [Codename One](https://www.g2.com/sellers/codename-one) Discussions [Codename One Community](https://www.g2.com/products/codename-one/discuss) Overview by Shai Almog (Co-Founder/CEO at Codename One) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Android Studio](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Android Studio") Android Studio 4.5/5(652) ](https://www.g2.com/products/android-studio/reviews) [ ![Visual Studio](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Visual Studio") Visual Studio 4.5/5(4,004) ](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) [ ![OutSystems](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "OutSystems") OutSystems 4.5/5(1,800) ](https://www.g2.com/products/outsystems/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/codename-one/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 5 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management") IN Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/13/2021 "simple to use, functional. recommend for everyone except large enterprises" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Codename One? works on iphone and android, i am not learning swift. and code is simple and works, no extra setup hassle Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Codename One? 1. a lack of documentation. sometimes there was documentation, but didn't include everything and so i couldn't compile it. sometimes i would have to guess and i was lucky enough to guess correctly. if it's simple enough to guess, it should be simple enough to document 2. not 100% functional. sometimes i would have to write error checks. would recommend for everyone except large enterprises 3. some discrepency between ios and android. again not 100% functional Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Codename One: stick to using just 1 ide, it sometimes functions differantly based on ide. also remember to keep a backup because sometimes you can't get access to the older version of codenameone and then your code stops working Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Codename One solving and how is that benefiting you? was making a gps app. benefits: way faster devlivery, lots of features, easy to learn, straight forward overall but not 100% Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Mohammed G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mohammed G.") MG Mohammed G. Senior Software Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/29/2021 "I'm lucky to be Java developer to use Codename one to create Mobile Apps" 5/5 What do you like best about Codename One? Write one java code & run in different platforms,..... Awesome. Thank You Codename one APIs. ❤️ Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Codename One? No dislike,.. Little difficult to handle image resources,.... I'll learn it to overcome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Codename One: Hello Java developers,... Love to learn codename one to support different platforms. Awesome experience I had with Codename one technology. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Codename One solving and how is that benefiting you? Those mobile apps which doesn't fall on hardware dependency APIs,... I'm happy for using codename one APIs to solve native UI changes across all different platforms. Writing UI coding benefits me in learning to target all different platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 7/29/2022 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite DP David P. Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/31/2018 "A great way to get multi-threaded software built that's really-truly native to each platform" 5/5 What do you like best about Codename One? Best feature is the ability to get native multi-threaded applications built for all the mobile platforms and the web. Not just some web approximation, but the real thing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Codename One? Some of the Java libraries are not part of the package, but it's not the really important ones. Plus, you can always import them yourself, so it's really not that big a deal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Codename One: Give it a try, especially consider the new Uber-like app tutorial Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Codename One solving and how is that benefiting you? Full featured applications, with background threads that handle messaging while the screen is still responsive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Codename One? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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