Popular Time Tested Platforms for Outsourcing Mobile Apps Development

The reasons for hiring overseas mobile app developers can be different. Lack of dedicated in-house professionals and expensive development process are the most popular challenges that make many companies turn to outsourcing.  Having you app developed overseas is a good idea since it will save your time and money and let you focus on other important aspects of the app post-development stage such as marketing.

Outsourcing companies from Eastern Europe have proved to be reliable and efficient in terms of mobile app development. For example, the team of FreezeProSoftware, a Ukrainian software outsourcing company, has a 10-year experience of providing outsourcing services.

Building a mobile app overseas doesn’t mean that you will not take part in the development process at all. On the contrary, when you commit your project to an outsourcing company, you need to state your requirements for the future mobile app clearly specifying basic features, platform (native or cross-platform) etc. Here are four best platforms for your future mobile app.

Xamarin

With Xamarin, you can build native cross-platform apps on a shared C# codebase. It means that your app will have the same code on Android, iOS, and Windows. The developers don’t have to rewrite the whole code adjusting it to each device – they will only need to add some features necessary for a particular platform. Xamarin also allows the developers to monitor and test app’s performance conducting virtual testing on a thousand of devices. Its main disadvantage is that different open-source libraries are not available with Android and iOS. Also, each platform will require a unique UI code since the platform uses native UI components.

Appcelerator Titanium

Titanium is a great platform for building native applications. Its main advantages are flexibility and speed – Titanium creates iOS and Android apps using JaveScript, HTML, and CSS and reuses up to 90% of the same code for all apps you create. It works best for the apps that interact with web services since it was primarily created using web technologies. Titanium is an open-source tool which means that the developers from all over the world can contribute to it and improve its functionality. Or, if there is a bug, they can report it.

AppBuilder

Working with AppBuilder the developers will build apps for iOS, Android, and Windows using shared JavaScript code base that can be reused. This platform features an Integrated Cloud Environment (ICE) that makes the development process much easier because the developers can focus on their ideas rather than management of the development environment. Also, with the help of the integrated simulator, you can see how your ideas will be implemented even before building the application.

PhoneGap

Even novice developers won’t have any troubles building an app with PhoneGap. Basic skills in JavaScript, HTML5, or CSS are everything that is required. This platform will make a great solution if you want to build a simple native app. Due to a lack of pre-built UI widgets, standard controls, and transitions, it will be harder to build a high-quality app.