What Are The Pros and Cons of Cross-Platform App Development

Cross-platform app development has turned out to be a development for developers across the globe. Not just for the developers rather for the enterprise too who want to get an app developed as it gives you cost and time advantage. There are great benefits of cross platforms app development.

• Code Reusability — In cross-platform app development, developers can reuse similar code for different platforms. This helps in saving time and effort. This concept is not new but from some time, this idea has become much more refined and feasible.
• Cost-Effectiveness — Intitally companies had to spend a lot of time and effort in developing software as they had their dependencies upon various tools. With the introduction of cross-platform apps, the need for those dependencies has become minimal.
• Quick Development Time — Cross-platform apps can be developed in a quick span of time as similar code can be used for multiple systems. So, this extra time can be used to curate innovative strategies that can make an app much more desirable.
• Uniform UI/UX — When a single code is developed for various platforms the UI and UX look extremely similar and not many tweaks are needed to be made to achieve similarity within the app. So, these apps are one fit for all.

Now when we have praised cross-platform apps for their pros, now let’s focus on their cons:

• Delayed Update — When an OS releases an update the cross-platform apps generally lose the pace to update at the same time. This is because they have to adapt themselves to the new updates released in the operating system.
• Slow Speeds — Cross-platform apps tend to be a bit sluggish. This results in people getting frustrated while using your app as the apps developed individually for separate platforms have set the bar to a different level altogether.
• Rigid To Shift — In case you wish to transfer your app to a different framework, all your previous efforts will be lost. Cross platforms are quite rigid when it comes to migrating to a different platform.
• Limited Tools — The frameworks of cross-platform apps have very limited tools for customization. This restricts a developer to make an app that speaks for itself and he/she has to stick to the basic scope of customizations that the framework allows.

So, with the above-mentioned pros and cons of cross-platform app development, you can decide whether this sort of app development is for you or now. In my final conclusion, I have one thing to say. If you are a small business and have a limited size of the audience and the operations within the app are not a lot, then a cross-platform app definitely makes sense for you.

But, if you are a person running a full-fledged enterprise then you should stay away from cross-platform apps and go for something better. You can book a meeting with software consultants at Nanotech Softapp to know their take on your upcoming development. They have extremely skilled developers who can help you to make the right choice.