phonegap vs Apache Cordova

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access core functions on Android, iPhone and Blackberry using JavaScript (by phonegap)

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Apache Cordova Android (by apache)

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phonegap		Apache Cordova
	Project
6	Mentions	56
3,990	Stars	3,592
0.0%	Growth	0.5%
0.0	Activity	4.3
about 9 years ago	Latest Commit	21 days ago
	Language	JavaScript
Apache License 2.0	License	Apache License 2.0

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phonegap

Posts with mentions or reviews of phonegap. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-10.

Developing cross platform mobile application [closed]
2 projects | /r/codehunter | 10 Jun 2023

Phone Gap (cross platform mobile apps)
[Discord App] Quel framework Discord pour Android utilise-t-il?
1 project | /r/enfrancais | 11 May 2023
Comparison between Corona, Phonegap, Titanium
1 project | /r/codehunter | 22 Jul 2022

PhoneGap
Advanced Roadmap for React.js developers
20 projects | dev.to | 25 Nov 2021
What you can build with JavaScript
6 projects | dev.to | 10 Nov 2021

You can build cross platform app with React Native, Ionic or PhoneGap.
Effortlessly create splash screens for your Android and iOS apps
1 project | dev.to | 30 May 2021

Rename all the splash screen files you exported from Figma as splash.png and copy the different sizes into their respective drawable folders under: src/main/res/drawable as: /drawable-land-hdpi, /drawable-land-mdpi, /drawable/land-xxhdpi e.t.c

Apache Cordova

Posts with mentions or reviews of Apache Cordova. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-15.

PWAs wont replace native iOS apps
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 15 Feb 2024

Anyone have experience with/opinions on Apache Cordova? [1]
It seems like it would solve most of the PWA issues. Although I vaguely recall reading that Apple is not too fond of apps that are basically just wrapped web views.
[1] https://cordova.apache.org/
What's the latest way of submitting pwas to the app stores?
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Feb 2024

Has anyone tried pwa builder?[2]
Thank you for any insights!
[0]https://cordova.apache.org/
Apache Cordova: Mobile Apps with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Sep 2023
Why does everyone "suddenly" hate Single Page Apps?
4 projects | dev.to | 21 Feb 2023

A little over a decade ago, I worked on the open-source project Apache Cordova/Adobe PhoneGap, first at IBM and later at Adobe. Apache Cordova enables you to build mobile applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript while targeting multiple platforms with one code base. In today’s technology landscape, mobile is dominated by iOS and Android. In the early 2010’s we were awash in mobile platforms from BlackBerry, Microsoft, Firefox, Tizen, etc. Targeting multiple platforms, including the web, from one codebase was a game changer for overworked development teams.
The right way to build multi platform apps in 2023 using web tech. ?
8 projects | /r/webdev | 31 Jan 2023

There are layers that offer access to native APIs like capacitor, cordova and nativescript. Apparently sometimes multiple of them should be used, but I didn't understand what are the differences even after reading the announcement. These seem to be frontend agnostic technologies and Capacitor is apparently the more modern choice at the moment.
How to bypass mobile app review thanks to Capacitor, Ionic, and micro frontends 🤯
10 projects | dev.to | 23 Jan 2023

To be honest, we have not only Capacitor but also Cordova which Capacitor is based on but because Capacitor is more popular, has better community, deals with some problems better, and works beautifully with Ionic Framework I will tell more in a second, I simply recommend Capacitor.
Wrapping WebApp inside a WebView
1 project | /r/androiddev | 9 Jan 2023

Apache Cordova is an example of this. It is also useful if you need to access native code (the camera, database, etc), or to use just as a WebView Container as an application to deploy to the Play store/ App Store
Flutter or React Native to build a cross-platform app
1 project | /r/webdev | 29 Dec 2022

I've had a lot of success with Vue + Cordova. https://cordova.apache.org/
What's the best way to create a native phone app with web dev skills?
3 projects | /r/webdev | 19 Dec 2022

Ratchet, Ionic, Cordova.
jesus christ
1 project | /r/dankmemes | 16 Dec 2022

What are some alternatives?

When comparing phonegap and Apache Cordova you can also consider the following projects:

React - The library for web and native user interfaces.

NativeScript - ⚡ Empowering JavaScript with native platform APIs. ✨ Best of all worlds (TypeScript, Swift, Objective C, Kotlin, Java). Use what you love ❤️ Angular, Capacitor, Ionic, React, Solid, Svelte, Vue with: iOS (UIKit, SwiftUI), Android (View, Jetpack Compose), Dart (Flutter) and you name it compatible.

puppeteer - Node.js API for Chrome

Electron - :electron: Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

WebdriverIO - Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js

capacitor - Build cross-platform Native Progressive Web Apps for iOS, Android, and the Web ⚡️

Ionic Framework - A powerful cross-platform UI toolkit for building native-quality iOS, Android, and Progressive Web Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

PixiJS - The HTML5 Creation Engine: Create beautiful digital content with the fastest, most flexible 2D WebGL renderer.

Flutter - Flutter makes it easy and fast to build beautiful apps for mobile and beyond

react-native - A framework for building native applications using React

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