Ionic: An OutSystems Company Reviews & Product Details

It's a very easy JavaScript framework with a very low learning curve. It's a write-once and build-multiple approach where you write the code once but can build either a web app, iOS, or Android with the same code base. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I feel many of the components are limited to just mobile UI, I feel they can add more for web apps as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Support for Angular, the ability to preview apps in browsers, the creation of cross-platform user interfaces that function identically on all devices, and the Appflow add-on's support for simultaneous uploading to several app stores Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's slow if you compare with other platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ionic platform enables us with a well-structured toolkit for developing mobile applications for our customers. It opts single codebase approach, which is hassle-free and convenient for our organization. With Ionic CLI, all configurations can be made quickly, and it's easy to troubleshoot application issues. Its documentation is sharp & to the point, as it helps our development team to build enterprise-ready applications without many complexities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its pricing standards could be made more flexible to support more users. Apart from this, the Ionic platform is splendid regarding testing, browser support, variable popover and framework upgrades. Its requirement for framework setup is also convenient, as it only needs a Node-NPM environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very efficient to create hybrid websites and integrated well with React. Best platform for creating App for Android or Ios with same language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's some bugs in the preview and it's slower than the other platforms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I am able to make an application on web, iOS and Android with only using ONE programming language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not being able to fetch data from localhost on iOS. I have to use my local IP address which change often. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AppFlow and all the paid plugins (for Biometics, Storage and Security) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

How expensive the non-startup pricing is...but thankfully we qualify for startup pricing! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love how I can use my existing skills as a web developer to create full-featured apps targeting iOS, Android, Desktop, and traditional web. UIs built with Ionic look great across all mobile devices and most web browsers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is difficult to find anything I dislike about Ionic. If I had to pick something, I'd say that the desktop styling sometimes feels like an afterthought. That said, it's getting better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We've been using Ionic for the past 8 years and have built over 50 apps with their framework, so we have quite some experience here. I'll break down our experience at OpenForge with using Ionic into some bullets that represent the best features (and why we exclusively use their framework for all mobile apps).

1. Technology agnostic - many organizations have distributed teams with different skillsets, and most organizations use 90%+ web technologies so they have teams who are familiar with languages like React, Vue.js, Angular, and more. A couple years back Ionic made the pivot to be tech agnostic, so it doesn't matter which web technology your development team knows - they'll be able to quickly ramp up and build in the framework of their choice.

2. Out-of-the-box performance & deployment - Speed to market is every business's #1 priority, and many teams are familiar with the pains of old school native apps that are built in objective c, swift, etc and then the same for Java, Kotlin,Dart, etc. It requires twice the effort, twice the worked hours. With Ionic, we've been able to build apps with 100% a single code base and deploy to both iOS & Android natively.

3. Appflow saves lives - Yes, we feel that strongly about it. If you haven't gone through the app store deployment process before, it can be a *nightmare*. Appflow syncs seamlessly with CICD & the App Store and Google Play store, and makes the process so simple that sometimes you forget it's there. That's a good thing, because it means you're not delaying deliverable dates due to changing configurations.

4. Enterprise support. We work with a ton of enterprise customers and every single one loves Ionic's support structure.

At this point, as an organization of over 30 employees, we won't even take on a mobile app that doesn't use Ionic's framework (unless we intend to rebuild). Often, we have found that it's quicker to rebuild an app from scratch in Ionic than to take on an old native app and try to make iterations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Honestly, can't think of anything. In the past 8 years of using the framework, the only difficult part was the upgrade from Ionic 1 to 2, but that was because Angular itself migrated from Angular JS to Angular that we know today and so it really didn't have anything to do with Ionic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This hybris framework saves time to develop cross-platform applications; however, it compromises the experience, and it is not the same as what native apps would provide. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The experience is not the same as native apps and you will have to compromise on the experience it provides. The cross platform is not truly cross platform and there will be problems when adapting applications between web and mobile Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ionic takes the pain of cross-platform development and makes it simple and easy. Its components are sleek and easy to use, and the whole app comes together incredibly smoothly. It was a joy to use and work with, and I was very happy with the in-depth documentation and support, as well as using Appflow to bundle and launch our app stress free Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Unfortunately, if the framework doesn't offer a solution, it can be a little painful to develop a workaround, but the range of components and functionality is very diverse, I would be surprised if Ionic wasn't the ideal choice Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.