The mobile apps in iOS, Android, and Windows Phone are coded using different programming languages. An iOS app uses Objective-C, an Android app is coded with Java or Kotlin, while a Windows Phone application uses .NET technology.

However, with decent knowledge in JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, you can build awesome mobile apps. Therefore, in this blog we are going to discuss top JavaScript mobile app frameworks:-

For custom javascript mobile app development, JavaScript has been a promising programming language and it’s not going anywhere in the near future.  However, does JavaScript has the same impact on mobile app development?

Let’s find out. Here are 9 top JavaScript mobile app frameworks for mobile app development.

1) PHONEGAP/CORDOVA

PhoneGap (distribution of Apache Cordova) is a software development frameworkthat helps you to reuse your existing web development skills to quickly make hybrid mobile applications built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Hence, this is not exactly a JavaScript mobile app framework, however, it’s important for you to know about PhoneGap before you get started.

PhoneGap works as a medium between your web application codes and mobile OS APIs. This diagram will help you understand better:

With the help of PhoneGap, you can use the same codes that you wrote in JavaScript, HTML & CSS and generate APIs for mobile OS like Android and iOS.

2) Titanium

Appcelerator’s Titanium is an open-source application development platform that allows creating native apps (mobile and desktop) using web technologies, such as HTML, JavaScript,  and CSS. The Titanium Mobile SDK is one of the most popular cross-platform mobile development solution in use today with over 916109 mobile developers and 460, 587, 474 devices are running Accelerator powered apps. Build high quality, scalable, and interactive hybrid apps with the help of custom cross-platform app development.

3) jQuery Mobile

jQuery Mobile framework takes the “write less, do more” agenda to the next level. It is one of the top javascript mobile app frameworks for mobile to build an application or mobile-friendly website.

jQuery Mobile supports a number of user interfaces that are compatible with modern platforms such as Android, iOS and to the earliest of platforms such as Opera Mini and Nokia Symbian. With the help of PhoneGap, you can integrate your jQuery web app code to an interactive iOS or Android application.

4) Sencha Touch

Sencha Touch  is said to be the only framework that offers optimal solutions to developers create fast and impressive mobile applications that work on  Android, iOS,  Kindle Fire, and more. It comes with lots of creative and useful components that work efficiently on all types of mobile applications. Here is a glimpse of the features.

5) React Native

If you are fond of Native mobile applications,  you are majorly left with two options- Xamarin and React Native. Xamarin allows you only to write the same kind of code while programming natively –  similar interface design tools & similar calls.

6) Meteor

Meteor is yet another JavaScript mobile app framework that can help you develop in interactive mobile applications. Meteor not only allows your JavaScript code for mobile apps but also it gives you ongoing control over your app.  With this feature, you can update the JavaScript code without developer’s help and use the hot code push function to immediately deploy the changes to users on all mobile platforms.

8) Rachet

Ratchet is another essential element in the top JavaScript frameworks for mobile development list. It aims to provide developers & designers with a framework for building mobile applications and web applications. The framework is created by the same team that brought the popular Bootstrap framework to you, which assures the high quality of Ratchet. Whether you want to target Android, iOS, or both, Ratchet 2.x is up for the job.

9) Mobile Angular UI

One of the top JavaScript frameworks for mobile is ‘Mobile Angular UI”.  If you are an Angular fan, then this framework is for you. It provides essential mobile components that  Bootstrap 3 misses. Switches, overlays, scrollable areas, sidebars, absolute positioned top and bottom navbars that don’t bounce on the scroll are some of the features to mention.