NativeScript AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Android Development Tools

The best Android Development alternative to NativeScript is React Native, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to NativeScript and five of them are Android Development Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android Development Tool alternatives to NativeScript are Apache Cordova, DroidScript, Web Atoms for Xamarin Forms and MobileUI.

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NativeScript lets you develop truly native apps for iOS and Android from a single code base of JavaScript or TypeScript, XML and CSS. NativeScript takes your cross-platform code and translates it into the language that your...

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NativeScript alternatives page was last updated May 4, 2021
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    React Native

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    React Native enables you to build world-class application experiences on native platforms using a consistent developer experience based on JavaScript and React. The focus of React Native is on developer efficiency across all the platforms you care about — learn once, write...

    42 React Native alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    React Native Features

    1.  Performance Monitoring
    2.  React
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    React Native VS NativeScript

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    • React Native is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to NativeScript.

    • React Native is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to NativeScript.

    • React Native is Free and Open SourceNativeScript is also Free and Open Source
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    Apache Cordova

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    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...

    47 Apache Cordova alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Portable
    5.  Web-Based
    6.  Multiplatform Export
    7.  Javascript scripting
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    Apache Cordova VS NativeScript

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    DroidScript

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    DroidScript is an IDE that runs on Android devices for coding, testing and building apps to run on Android. Code is written in javascript with objects and methods for layout, controls, sensors, camera, web, files, etc.

    12 DroidScript alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    DroidScript Features

    1.  Material design
    2.  Native application compiler
    3.  JavaScript Rendering
    4. Node.js icon  Support for Node.js
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    DroidScript VS NativeScript

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    Web Atoms for Xamarin Forms

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    Web Atoms is set of powerful tools (NuGet packages, NPM packages) to build native cross platform Xamarin Forms apps with JavaScript. With JSX, you can write UI instead of Xaml. And you can do push code (hot reload in production).

    6 Web Atoms for Xamarin Forms alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Web Atoms for Xamarin Forms Features

    1.  Native application
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    Web Atoms for Xamarin Forms VS NativeScript

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    MobileUI

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    MobileUI is the first Java-based native UI framework for iOS and Android. Get responsive UIs, fast native code, full native API access and the tooling you love.

    15 MobileUI alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    MobileUI Features

    1.  Native application
    Build cross-platform apps that rock! With Java and Kotlin.
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    The MobileUI Gallery on iOS and Android
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    MobileUI VS NativeScript

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    • MobileUI is the most popular SaaS alternative to NativeScript.

    • MobileUI is Free Personal and ProprietaryNativeScript is Free and Open Source
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