Mainly, the most significant difference between these three platforms is the type of mobile app being developed. Ionic uses a hybrid development with the developer creating a website and then integrating it with a mobile app. Therefore, it can be installed with a similar interaction as native would provide (but most users don’t tend to understand the difference between these types of apps anyway!).
Ionic is an excellent solution for developing apps rapidly or for creating prototypes as you can use the same code in a short amount of time across different operating systems. Xamarin and React Native apps are built to be compatible with any chosen mobile platform. There are native components that form part of the framework which allows the app to feel native. This means that the apps will look almost identical to the native ones. In the majority of cases, these tools provide high performance as well as responsiveness compared with hybrid apps.
Let’s have a look at a table comparison to see why developers choose each of these three platforms.
Whichever platform you choose, you know that you will still experience the benefits of cost-effectiveness, using one technology, reusable code, and easy maintainability that all cross-platform tools provide. It’s just a case of finding a framework for your needs (and those of your app, too!)
