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Ionic pros and cons

Vendor: Ionic
4.3 out of 5

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PROS

Ionic supports many languages, making it versatile for different users.
Capacitor feature provides access to native phone attributes like the camera, easing the development process.
Ionic allows hybrid app development compatible with iOS, Android, and web, streamlining coding efforts.
No need for custom codes, as Ionic leverages Angular for hybrid app support.
Ionic's hybrid system allows one codebase to be deployed across all platforms, reducing the need for separate development teams.

CONS

Documentation could be improved and is especially lacking for migrations and compatibility.
Support for the desktop environment is limited, as Ionic remains focused on mobile devices.
There is insufficient support for augmented reality, geolocation, and background app activity, which could be made more efficient.
The community environment is lacking, making it difficult for users to find support and share resources.
Capacitor requires further development to become a standalone tool, currently necessitating the use of PhoneGap and Cordova.
 

Ionic Pros review quotes

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Project Manager at MasterLink Securities Corp.
Jun 8, 2021
The solution can support many languages.
Henk Jurriens - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-founder at DayClocks
Aug 8, 2022
With the Capacitor feature, you have access to the native attributes of your phone such as your camera. This makes work a lot easier.
Jitesh Yadav - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Nihilent limited
Sep 3, 2022
The main value of this solution for our business, is that it is a hybrid product that allows us to write code that is compatible with IOS, Android, and web documents.
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Farhan Memoun - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Frontend engineer at Globall AI solutions
Sep 3, 2022
Ionic's best feature is that it's not necessary to write your own custom codes as all the hybrid is provided by Angular.
Debiprasad Parbat - PeerSpot reviewer
Hybrid mobile application(Ionic) at Savart
Aug 11, 2022
I like that I can place the code and escalate data storage. I also like that it's user-friendly. Nothing is complex in Ionic.
Abhijit Bhutada - PeerSpot reviewer
Ionic developer at FinBraine
Aug 22, 2022
Ionic's best features are its hybrid app development, design, and tags.
Karthick Sevalkumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Angular/Ionic developer at Project44
Sep 1, 2022
The most valuable feature of Ionic is the ease of use and the simple connection of the applications. Additionally, the documentation is good in the Ionic application, and beginners can easily learn and download their own application using Ionic. Everyone can easily switch out, their domain, from native applications to hybrid applications.
Sattasundar Parida - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Engineer at Wipro Limited
Sep 13, 2022
It's very flexible for UI development.
Dansteve Adekanbi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Frontend Developer Consultant at Modus Create
Mar 17, 2024
The most valuable feature is the one code deployed to all solutions, which means you do not need to have multiple teams.
Sameer AHAMED - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Huawei Technologies India
Sep 16, 2022
Ionic is easy to upgrade and is helpful for design purposes. It also is quite common and easy to use. It is a very reliable application. It's easy to write on and print. The UI is easy to use as well. My organization chose to go with Ionic because we can access both Android and iOS applications.
 

Ionic Cons review quotes

OC
Project Manager at MasterLink Securities Corp.
Jun 8, 2021
The documentation could be improved.
Henk Jurriens - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-founder at DayClocks
Aug 8, 2022
In a future release, we would like to have a little more support for the desktop environment. Currently it is still focused on mobile devices.
Jitesh Yadav - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Nihilent limited
Sep 3, 2022
The navigation within this solution could be improved; it is currently quite complicated to move through the different tabs.
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Farhan Memoun - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Frontend engineer at Globall AI solutions
Sep 3, 2022
Ionic's UI component doesn't always look like the native mobile app.
Debiprasad Parbat - PeerSpot reviewer
Hybrid mobile application(Ionic) at Savart
Aug 11, 2022
It would be better if it had a speed niche system. There are a lot of things we need that weren't in the latest version. But I think they will be adding something.
Abhijit Bhutada - PeerSpot reviewer
Ionic developer at FinBraine
Aug 22, 2022
Ionic would be improved with dynamic design features.
Karthick Sevalkumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Angular/Ionic developer at Project44
Sep 1, 2022
Ionic could improve in the Native mode because while we do testing it is difficult to find the root cause of problems. It could be more user-friendly.
Sattasundar Parida - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Engineer at Wipro Limited
Sep 13, 2022
There is a lack of a community environment.
Dansteve Adekanbi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Frontend Developer Consultant at Modus Create
Mar 17, 2024
As a developer, I would say one of the improvements is more plugins.
Sameer AHAMED - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Huawei Technologies India
Sep 16, 2022
It would be good if the mobile version uses something other than JavaScript and HTML.