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Framework7 Icons vs Ionic Framework

Both stand on cross-platform app development frameworks. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Framework7 Icons

Free plan Web

Framework7 Icons offers a free, separately installed icon font with several web-friendly formats and framework integrations. Its iOS styling is the documented fit for iOS themes; the documentation points Material-theme users to Material Icons instead.

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Ionic Framework

Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

Choose Ionic Framework if you want a free, MIT-licensed toolkit for building mobile and web apps with one codebase and web languages. Look elsewhere if your browser experience must call native device APIs without a bridge or fallback.

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The facts

Framework7 IconsIonic Framework
Free planYesYes
Open sourceNot publishedNot published
Runs onWebAndroid, iPhone, Web
Lowest paid planFree or on requestFree or on request
Plans published11
MakerNot publishedNot published
Websiteframework7.ioionicframework.com
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Framework7 Icons: what it does well

  • Free for personal and commercial use under MIT.
  • Available as WOFF2, WOFF, TTF, and SVG components.
  • CSS can change icon size and color.
  • SVG imports are provided for React, Svelte, and Vue.

What to know first

  • The font must be downloaded separately from Framework7.
  • Webpack users need loaders for CSS and font files.

Ionic Framework: what it does well

  • One codebase can target iOS, Android, and the web.
  • Works with Angular, React, Vue, or no frontend framework.
  • MIT-licensed and free for personal and commercial projects.
  • CLI includes scaffolding, development, build, and debugging tools.
  • Includes emulator or simulator support and app packaging.

What to know first

  • Native device API calls need a native bridge.
  • Browser projects may need fallbacks for device APIs.

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