No. 30 of 37 ·Mobile Development IDEs

Ionic Framework

Web · Android · iPhone

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Two barsScore 5.2

Ionic Framework is ranked #30 of 37 in mobile development IDEs on Freedom251. It runs on Android, iOS, Web. There is a free plan.

Ionic Framework plans and pricing

Ionic Framework Free Open-source UI toolkit · MIT license · personal and commercial use ionicframework.com · 8 Oct 2026

What it does: Ionic is an open-source UI toolkit for building performant mobile apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Shared codebase: Ionic supports building apps for iOS, Android, and the web from one codebase.
Framework support: Ionic integrates with Angular, React, and Vue, and can also be used without a frontend framework.
UI features: The toolkit includes pre-designed components, typography, and a theme that adapts to platforms.
Performance: Ionic describes its approach as using hardware-accelerated transitions and touch-optimized gestures.
Native deployment: Ionic uses Capacitor or Cordova to deploy natively and can run in a browser as a Progressive Web App.
License: The Ionic UI Toolkit is released under the MIT license and can be used in personal or commercial projects for free.
CLI: The Ionic CLI scaffolds apps and provides installation, update, development server, build, and debugging tools.
Support: Ionic’s documentation points developers to its community forum, GitHub issues, and community channels for help and contributions.
Native API limitation: Native device API calls do not work in a web environment without a native bridge, so browser fallbacks may be needed.
Maker and founding: Ionic says it was founded in 2012 by Max Lynch and Ben Sperry.
Founded: 2012
Headquarters: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Price from: Free

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