Advantages & Disadvantages

Advantages of Ionic Framework The advantages of Ionic application development framework are as following: 1. Easy to learn If the developer has a basic knowledge of CSS, HTML, or JavaScript frameworks, then learning and developing apps using the Ionic framework is very easy. It also allows for the development companies to switch to Ionic if their requirements and needs require hybrid application development. 2. Easy documentation Ionic provides very good and well-structured documentation. The official documentation covered most of the things required for the developers. 3. Cross-platform The ionic application can deploy on multiple platforms such as native iOS, Android, Desktop, and the web, all with one codebase. These applications can write once and runs everywhere. 4. User Interface The user interface of Ionic, such as themes and components are highly customizable. The ionic platform allows its components to adapt the platform on which application is running. 5. Built on AngularJS The Ionic framework uses AngularJS which provide many functionalities to the developers. Nowadays, AngularJS is the most widely used framework by designers. AngularJS allows Ionic to provide a robust structure which makes the code more manageable. Disadvantages of Ionic Framework The disadvantages of Ionic application development framework are as following: 1. Performance The performance of the Ionic application is not as good as compared to native mobile applications. However, the performance gap is not noticeable for most of the average users. 2. Security The app developed with the Ionic framework may not provide as much security as a native application. For example, if you are developing a financial app, e.g., the app for a bank, the Ionic framework is not recommended. 3. Limited native functionality There are some native functions may not be available in the Ionic framework. In such a case, you need to develop the plugin to fulfill that function yourself. However, there are many plugins available to cover most of the native functionalities. 4. Not good for video game Ionic framework is not perfect for high-end graphics-dependent applications or video games. 5. Need for specialists JavaScript can be tricky to learn. So, there is a need for someone who can not only "do" JS, but also have deep knowledge of advanced libraries and technologies including Angular, Cordova, Ionic, etc. 6. Early adopter risk Ionic technology is still in development. It regularly keeps changing its support and standard, and its libraries can be completely rewritten at any time.