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Posted by madhavisankholkar
madhavisankholkar
25,555 Points

What is the best tool for creating a multi-platform app?

Hi, I wanted to create a very basic app that lets clients enter their information and it is stored in the database and a notification is sent to the business owner. I would like to create it across all the mobile devices and websites.

Can someone recommend a platform to implement this seamlessly?

Is HTML5 a good choice?

Has anyone used PhoneGap?

1 Answer

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points

The best way to make something cross-platform is to make it a website. For everything else, it's best to learn each platform's native language & SDK and develop with that, as it's a really terrible idea to use things like PhoneGap, RubyMotion, or Xamarin

qasimalbaqali
qasimalbaqali
17,839 Points

Can you elaborate why we should not use stuff like PhoneGap?