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Framework7 vs Sencha Touch: What are the differences?

Framework7: Full Featured HTML Framework For Building iOS Apps. Framework7 - is a free and open source mobile HTML framework to develop hybrid mobile apps or web apps with iOS native look and feel. All you need to make it work is a simple HTML layout and attached framework's CSS and JS files! Framework7 doesn't force you to write some custom tags that will be converted by JavaScript to something else; Sencha Touch: The leading mobile web app framework based on HTML5 for amazing mobile apps. Sencha Touch 2, a high-performance HTML5 mobile application framework, is the cornerstone of the Sencha HTML5 platform. Built for enabling world-class user experiences, Sencha Touch 2 is the only framework that enables developers to build fast and impressive apps that work on iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Kindle Fire, and more.

Framework7 and Sencha Touch can be primarily classified as "Cross-Platform Mobile Development" tools.

Some of the features offered by Framework7 are:

  • iOS Specific
  • UI Components
  • Swipe Actions

On the other hand, Sencha Touch provides the following key features:

  • Built on HTML5 Technology- Sencha Touch 2, a high-performance HTML5 mobile application framework, is the cornerstone of the Sencha HTML5 platform.
  • Smoother Scrolling and Animations- Sencha Touch 2 provides a user experience unparalleled in HTML5. Fluid Adaptive Layouts- Sencha Touch’s novel layout engine leverages HTML5 in powerful ways to let developers build complex applications that respond, load, and layout in a snap.
  • Navigation View- The new Navigation View component makes it easy to make applications that feature beautiful animated transitions between screens as well as providing automatic back button management.

"Well designed" is the primary reason why developers consider Framework7 over the competitors, whereas "Structured code" was stated as the key factor in picking Sencha Touch.

Framework7 is an open source tool with 14.5K GitHub stars and 3.04K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Framework7's open source repository on GitHub.

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Pros of Framework7
Pros of Sencha Touch
  • 21
    Free and open source
  • 20
    Well designed
  • 17
    Material design
  • 15
    Lots of ready-to-use ui elements, easy to customize
  • 12
    Best performance
  • 11
    Amazing documentation
  • 9
    Nice look and best performance
  • 9
    Performance and great features.
  • 9
    Rtl support
  • 7
    Easy To Learn
  • 7
    Free
  • 6
    Basic Web App Development Technique
  • 6
    Nice sample provided
  • 5
    Easy to use , transit from vanilla JS
  • 5
    Doesn't require learning a JS framework
  • 5
    Quick inital time
  • 5
    It's feels light to use
  • 2
    Easy to integrate
  • 8
    Structured code
  • 5
    Mvc
  • 5
    PhoneGap intergation
  • 3
    Customised Component
  • 2
    Rich Charting Components
  • 2
    Mobile oriented theme
  • 2
    Easy Data Binding
  • 1
    Open source

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Cons of Framework7
Cons of Sencha Touch
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    Not suitable for high performance in PWA. desktop apps
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    What is Framework7?

    It is a free and open source mobile HTML framework to develop hybrid mobile apps or web apps with iOS native look and feel. All you need to make it work is a simple HTML layout and attached framework's CSS and JS files.

    What is Sencha Touch?

    Sencha Touch 2, a high-performance HTML5 mobile application framework, is the cornerstone of the Sencha HTML5 platform. Built for enabling world-class user experiences, Sencha Touch 2 is the only framework that enables developers to build fast and impressive apps that work on iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Kindle Fire, and more.

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