.NET MAUI

.NET MAUI

Microsoft
Ionic

Ionic

Drifty
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About

.NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI) is a framework for building modern, multi-platform, natively compiled iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows apps using C# and XAML in a single codebase. .NET MAUI uses the latest, modern technologies for building native apps on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows abstracting them into one common framework built on .NET 6. Native apps look and feel like the operating system on which they belong by default and layouts are fully adapted to each device automatically with no additional code. Platform APIs are available directly from C# to access over 60 platform features from a single cross-platform API including access to things like isolated storage, sensors, geolocation, camera, and a whole lot more with no compromises.

About

The Ionic Platform allows you to bring your apps to market faster with an integrated app platform built on the leading cross-platform mobile SDK. Build, secure, and deliver new mobile apps—and transform existing ones—across iOS, Android, and Web platforms from a single codebase. Full scalability—Grow from prototype to production to enterprise-scale, without having to think about capacity, reliability, or performance. Better apps, everywhere—Slash your development time and costs with a platform that lets you write once and deploy anywhere—iOS, Android, and Web. The core of the Ionic development experience is Ionic Capacitor, a cross platform native runtime that runs equally well on native iOS and Android mobile devices, as well as any web browser. The big difference is that, unlike traditional native development or cross-platform approaches, the UI of a Capacitor app runs primarily in the browser.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Development Framework solution for developing teams

Audience

The Ionic Platform is built for architects, senior developers, and executives tasked with managing app development and identifying solutions that can accommodate their every need—while also simplifying and streamlining the development process.

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

Free
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

Free
The Ionic Platform offers multiple enterprise-grade cloud and native plans that enhance Ionic application functionality and security.
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 4.5 / 5
features 4.4 / 5
design 4.4 / 5
support 4.4 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Everything is handled by single language C#, Cross-platform development: With .NET MAUI, you can write code once and deploy it on multiple platforms. This saves development time and effort by eliminating the need to write platform-specific code for each target OS.

Cons

  • Web / Blazor, XAML-based UI: .NET MAUI leverages XAML (eXtensible Application Markup Language) for defining user interfaces, making it familiar to developers who have experience with XAML-based frameworks like WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) or Xamarin.Forms. Native performance: .NET MAUI applications provide native performance by using native controls and APIs. This ensures that your app feels and performs like a native application on each platform.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The constant improvement, the community, the ease of implementation, how well it works on devices.
  • Ionic has a great set of tools and features that make it a breeze to create beautiful, interactive apps. It's easy to use, with a simple drag-and-drop interface, so even those with limited coding experience can quickly put together an app. It also supports both Android and iOS, so you can create apps for both platforms, and it integrates well with other frameworks like Angular and Cordova, so it's easy to add in additional features.
  • Hands down the best tool for ios and android development. Our church team just produced version 2 of our app using Ionic, VS Code and elbow grease. We love the ecosystem with Cordova's libraries Push notifications are also easier now! The speed is lovely.
  • When I was looking to build my first mobile application, I really wanted to write once and deploy to both Android and iOS. Everyone told me I would not be able to use native functionality if I did this. But they were wrong and the native integration just gets better and better. I now support web, PWA as well as Android and iOS from a single code base. I also love AppFlow which makes compiling and distributing apps to the Apple App Store easy.
  • We use a lot capacitor.js to enable every javascript framework to work well in mobile. Our team currently do not work with iOS, so AppFlow is a great tool to build, deploy and automate ours mobile apps updates.

Cons

  • In some of the services, the lack of reliability.
  • The biggest downside to Ionic is that it has limited native capabilities. If you want to access device hardware or use native functions, you'll need to use a platform-specific SDK. Additionally, Ionic can be a bit slow and resource-intensive, so if you're looking for a lightweight solution, it may not be the best option.
  • Honestly nothing yet. Our app is simple but good looking. We haven't needed to push the limit just yet.
  • I would love to see better integration to local/native applications. Example download a PPTX and show using a local/native copy of PowerPoint.
  • Some features like .env in AppFlow is a little expensive to small projects.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Microsoft
Founded: 1975
United States
dotnet.microsoft.com/apps/maui

Company Information

Drifty
Founded: 2014
United States
ionic.io

Alternatives

Alternatives

Xamarin

Xamarin

Microsoft
.NET

.NET

Microsoft
Appery.io

Appery.io

Appery

Categories

Categories

App Design Features

Change Management
Collaboration
Design Templates
Drag & Drop
Feature Library
Prototyping
Testing Management
Visual Interface

Application Development Features

Access Controls/Permissions
Code Assistance
Code Refactoring
Collaboration Tools
Compatibility Testing
Data Modeling
Debugging
Deployment Management
Graphical User Interface
Mobile Development
No-Code
Reporting/Analytics
Software Development
Source Control
Testing Management
Version Control
Web App Development

DevOps Features

Approval Workflow
Dashboard
KPIs
Policy Management
Portfolio Management
Prioritization
Release Management
Timeline Management
Troubleshooting Reports

Mobile App Development Features

Access Controls / Permissions
Any App Development Language
Collaboration Tools
Compatibility Testing
Data Modeling
Debugging
Drag and Drop Editor
Enterprise Mobility (EMM/MAM)
FaceID and TouchID
For Consumer Apps
For Enterprise Apps
Integration Options
Mobile App Security
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Multiple Apps from Same Base
No Dependencies
No-Code
Reporting / Analytics
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Source Control
Visual Editor

Integrations

Scanbot SDK
Active Directory
Alan AI
Android
AnyChart
Apache Cordova
Apple iOS
Blazor
Chromosis CRM
Couchbase
DexProtector
Froala
IDWise
Microsoft Intune
TypeORM
UI2CODE
Visual Studio
Visual Studio Code
Windows 10
barKoder Barcode Scanner SDK

Integrations

Scanbot SDK
Active Directory
Alan AI
Android
AnyChart
Apache Cordova
Apple iOS
Blazor
Chromosis CRM
Couchbase
DexProtector
Froala
IDWise
Microsoft Intune
TypeORM
UI2CODE
Visual Studio
Visual Studio Code
Windows 10
barKoder Barcode Scanner SDK
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