If you decide to try a tool similar to one of these, the first step is research. The best place to start is with the needs and priorities you have outlined in this chapter. Compare your needs and capabilities against the strengths and weaknesses of the tools available in the marketplace. Since the digital ecosystem changes so rapidly, don't be surprised if there are differences in price and quality.
These are just a few of the most popular cross-platform development tools on the market in early 2017. Here are a few others to explore:
- Ionic: This is an open source HTML5 app framework
- Sencha Ext JS: This is designed to build data-intensive HTML5 apps
- Mobile Angular: This is a mobile UI framework that uses Angular JS and Bootstrap
- Progress Telerik platform: This is a development platform for iOS, Android, and Windows phones
- Unity: This is a cross...