RubyMotion Alternatives

RubyMotion is described as 'Implementation of the Ruby programming language that runs on Android, iOS and OS X. RubyMotion commercial product created by Laurent Sansonetti for HipByte and is based on MacRuby for OS X' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to RubyMotion for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best RubyMotion alternative is Flutter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like RubyMotion are Xcode, Apache Cordova, Notepad.exe and Appcelerator Titanium.

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  1. Flutter icon
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    Build apps for any screen. Flutter transforms the app development process. Build, test, and deploy beautiful mobile, web, desktop, and embedded apps from a single codebase.

    51 Flutter alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Dart
    • Flutter
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  2. Xcode icon
     162 likes

    Xcode offers the tools you need to develop, test, and distribute apps for Apple platforms, including predictive code completion, generative intelligence powered by the best coding models and agents, advanced profiling and debugging tools, and simulators for Apple devices.

    52 Xcode alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  3. Apache Cordova icon
     54 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...

    47 Apache Cordova alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  4. Notepad.exe icon
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    Lightweight macOS code editor. Skip the setup, write code, run instantly. Built-in iOS simulator, AI assistance, and Linux support.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. 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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  6. B4X icon
     52 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.

    72 B4X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  7. 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.

    53 WebDGap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. An open source native runtime that makes it easy to build cross-platform apps that run equally well on iOS, Android, and the Web.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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  9. Codename One icon
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    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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  10. MonoTouch allows developers to create C# and .NET based applications that run on the iPhone. It is based on the Mono framework and developed in conjunction with Novell. Unlike Mono applications MonoTouch "Apps" are compiled down to machine code targeted specifically at...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Watch keynotes and more!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  12. enClose icon
     Like

    enClose is an iOS and macOS hybrid application development framework that enables developers to use familiar web technologies (JavaScript, HTML, and CSS) to build rich applications that perform like native apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Apple Swift
    • Self-Hosted
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