Corona SDK Alternatives

Corona SDK is described as 'Corona is a cross-platform framework ideal for rapidly creating apps and games for mobile devices and desktop systems. That means you can create your project once and publish it to multiple types of devices, including Apple iPhone and iPad, Android phones and tablets, Amazon' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Corona SDK for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Corona SDK alternative is Unity, which is free. Other great apps like Corona SDK are Qt, LÖVE, Qt Creator and Apache Cordova.

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  1. Unity icon

    Unity

     357 likes

    Unity's real-time 3D engine fosters collaboration among artists, designers, and developers, offering tools for immersive, interactive experiences. Unity 6 enhances rendering, lighting, and AI, supports AR, VR, mobile, desktop, and includes detailed multiplayer workflows.

    135 Unity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Unity is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Corona SDK.

    • Unity is the most popular free alternative to Corona SDK.

    • Unity is Freemium and ProprietaryCorona SDK is Free and Open Source
  2. Qt icon

    Qt

     269 likes

    Qt is a cross-platform application framework that is widely used for developing application software that can be run on various software and hardware platforms with little or no change in the underlying codebase, while having the power and speed of native applications.

    54 Qt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about Qt as an Alternative to Corona SDK
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    Qt doesn't seem to be a game focused development tool!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Corona focus is on game development, with the focus on Qt is interface like.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Qt is the most popular Open Source alternative to Corona SDK.

    • Qt is Freemium and Open SourceCorona SDK is Free and Open Source
  4. LÖVE icon

    LÖVE

     98 likes

    Hi there! LÖVE is an awesome framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua. It's free, open-source, and works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android and iOS.

    103 LÖVE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • FreeBSD
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    Comments about LÖVE as an Alternative to Corona SDK
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    have got simmilar func-s from corona sdk

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • LÖVE is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Corona SDK.

    • LÖVE is Free and Open SourceCorona SDK is also Free and Open Source
    • LÖVE is LightweightCorona SDK is not according to our users
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    Unity

    Unity's real-time 3D engine fosters collaboration among artists, designers, and developers, offering tools for immersive, interactive experiences. Unity 6 enhances rendering, lighting, and AI, supports AR, VR, mobile, desktop...

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    Qt Creator

     112 likes

    Qt Creator is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) built for the maximum developer experience. Qt Creator runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS desktop operating systems and allows developers to create software across desktop, mobile, and embedded platforms.

    129 Qt Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about Qt Creator as an Alternative to Corona SDK
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    QT is for GUI, Corona SDK is for games and apps

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    qt creator is not a game engine

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Qt Creator is the most popular commercial alternative to Corona SDK.

    • Qt Creator is Paid and Open SourceCorona SDK is Free and Open Source
  7. Apache Cordova icon

    Apache Cordova

     55 likes

    Apache Cordova is a set of device APIs that allow a mobile app developer to access native device function such as the camera or accelerometer from JavaScript. Combined with a UI framework such as jQuery Mobile or Dojo Mobile or Sencha Touch, this allows a smartphone app to be...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Apache Cordova is the most popular Web-based alternative to Corona SDK.

    • Apache Cordova is Free and Open SourceCorona SDK is also Free and Open Source
    • Apache Cordova is LightweightCorona SDK is not according to our users
  8. Appcelerator Titanium icon

    Appcelerator Titanium

     29 likes

    Appcelerator Titanium, offered for free by Appcelerator, lets web developers use web technologies, open source and cloud computing to build native apps for iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac OSX and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Appcelerator Titanium is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Corona SDK.

    • Appcelerator Titanium is Free and Open SourceCorona SDK is also Free and Open Source
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    B4X

     51 likes

    Cross platform development tools for native iOS, Android, desktop and server applications. B4X is a Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool for real world apps. The programming language is a modern version of Visual Basic.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • B4X is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Corona SDK.

    • B4X is Freemium and ProprietaryCorona SDK is Free and Open Source
  11. RhoMobile icon

    RhoMobile

     6 likes

    Cross-platform framework for creating mobile and desktop apps for iOS, Android, WinCE, Sailfish OS, Windows, Linux and OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Sailfish OS
     
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    WebDGap

     11 likes

    WebDGap allows you to convert any website or HTML/CSS/JavaScript web application to a native Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome application.

    52 WebDGap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    WebDGap running on Windows 10
     
  13. HARFANG 3D icon

    HARFANG 3D

     13 likes

    HARFANG®3D is a cross-platform & multi-language solution to integrate with embedded systems, existing environments & combining features to meet the industrial standards of 3D imaging.

    46 HARFANG 3D alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  14. MauiKit icon

    MauiKit

     4 likes

    MauiKit is a framework based on QQC2 and Kirigami, that helps to create convergent applications that run on GNU Linux and Android, based on the Maui HIG. MauiKit is an open source framework to make the applications look good, made by .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
     
  15. Uno Platform icon

    Uno Platform

     9 likes

    Uno is the platform for building native mobile, desktop and WebAssembly apps with C#, XAML from single codebase. It's a Universal Windows Platform Bridge that allows UWP-based code (C# and XAML) to run on iOS, Android, and WebAssembly.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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