PhoneGap Alternatives

PhoneGap has been discontinued. Similar apps include Android Studio, which is free and open source. Other options are Qt, React Native, Qt Creator and Apache Cordova. You're spoiled for choice with Android Development Tools like PhoneGap: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Android, iPhone, Mac and the web.

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  1. 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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  2. WebDGap icon
     11 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. Appcelerator icon
     5 likes

    The Appcelerator platform is everything you need to create great, native mobile apps—all from a single JavaScript code base.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Onsen UI icon
     13 likes

    Onsen UI provides UI framework and tools for creating fast and beautiful HTML5 hybrid mobile apps based on PhoneGap / Cordova. Works with or without any JavaScript framework including React, Meteor, Vue, AngularJS & 2.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  5. A modern replacement for PhoneGap.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. Cocoon.io icon
     2 likes

    Cocoon provides all the tools and services to build awesome native HTML5 apps and games with a simple workflow and all the power of Apache Cordova.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Felgo icon
     7 likes

    Felgo is a Cross-Platform Development SDK based on the popular Qt framework. Felgo Apps and Games are created within the Qt Creator.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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  8. Uno Platform icon
     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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  9. Worklight helps you build, test, and deploy native, HTML5, and hybrid mobile apps for Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone devices. The free Worklight Developer Edition gives you tools and an app server—in an easy-to-install Eclipse plugin.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  10. Fastnative icon
     2 likes

    Convert your website into a native app, easily. The perfect way to get IOS or ANDROID app for your website without spending a huge ammount of time and money.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Codename One icon
     9 likes

    Codename One is an open-source Java framework for building mobile, desktop, web and watch apps from one codebase. It compiles mobile apps to native binaries and custom-renders the UI for consistent behavior across platforms. Developers can call native platform APIs when needed.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Eclipse
    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • Maven
    • Apache NetBeans
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  12. Trigger.IO icon
     3 likes

    Build native mobile apps for multiple platforms from a single HTML5 codebase. You write your HTML5 code using the Forge JavaScript API which gives you access to native features such as the camera and contacts API.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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