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JUniversal vs NativeScript: What are the differences?

What is JUniversal? A new, Java-based approach to cross-platform mobile apps (used by Google Inbox and Google Spreadsheets). The vision of JUniversal came from some guys at Nokia who possess considerable expertise both in Java and in building cross-platform apps. They built this tool to provide an elegant way to translate source code and make it useful across multiple platforms. JUniversal offers you the freedom to write your shared code in Java and then translate it to C# (available now) or to C++/Objective C++ (coming soon). You can also combine JUniversal with Google’s j2objc translator to translate Java to Objective-C for iOS.

What is NativeScript? Build truly native apps with JavaScript. NativeScript enables developers to build native apps for iOS, Android and Windows Universal while sharing the application code across the platforms. When building the application UI, developers use our libraries, which abstract the differences between the native platforms.

JUniversal and NativeScript can be primarily classified as "Cross-Platform Mobile Development" tools.

Some of the features offered by JUniversal are:

  • OAuth (based on Scribe)
  • JSON
  • Unit testing (JUnit)

On the other hand, NativeScript provides the following key features:

  • 100% Access to Native Platform API
  • NativeScript is free of charge as an open source project
  • Code with JavaScript. Style with CSS

JUniversal and NativeScript are both open source tools. It seems that NativeScript with 17.2K GitHub stars and 1.27K forks on GitHub has more adoption than JUniversal with 132 GitHub stars and 22 GitHub forks.

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Lucas P
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Hello,

We're just brainstorming for the moment and we have a few questions.

We have an idea for an app that we want to develop, here are the prerequisites:

1) cross-platform (iOS, Android, and website);

2) as easy to maintain as possible / well documented / widely used;

3) Visual Studio Code and Copilot compatible;

4) Text to speech;

5) Speech recognition;

6) Running in background (screen off with TTS and speech recognition);

7) could be using TypeScript;

8) Monetized through ad and in-App payment for premium version;

9) Display on lock screen (Android only I guess)

So what would you recommend?

I've been trying to review the options available, and I've considered:

  • NativeScript

  • React Native

  • Flutter

  • Any other?

Thanks in advance for your help, and I'm open to any comments.

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Gabriel Alao
Lead Developer at The Web Gurus LLC · | 2 upvotes · 11.6K views
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Use Flutter and Firebase as a backend service, Firebase also helps to speed up the development and rollout of the app. The cloud-hosted NoSQL database provides a real-time database that helps you store and synchronize data between the clients. This indeed makes it easier for you to access the data using any of the devices.

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Bebe Agachevo
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Hi there, for cross-platform functionality in terms of 3D assets if any, echo3D can help you with that. It's 3D asset management on the cloud so you can write your references to the objects and update them in the echo3D web browser. echo3D is not yet on this platform but it will be soon!

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Decisions about JUniversal and NativeScript
Gabor Galazzo
CTO at momento. · | 9 upvotes · 179.9K views
Chose
AngularAngularApache CordovaApache CordovaCSS 3CSS 3IonicIonicJavaScriptJavaScript+2 more
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Android SDKAndroid SDKNativeScriptNativeScriptReactReactSwiftSwiftVue.jsVue.js
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As a startup, we need the maximum flexibility and the ability to reach our customers in a more suitable way. So a hybrid application approach is the best because it allows you to develop a cross-platform application in a unique codebase. The choice behind Ionic is Angular, I think that angular is the best framework to develop a complex application that needs a lot of service interaction, its modularity forces you (the developer) to write the code in the correct way, so it can be maintainable and reusable.

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Pros of JUniversal
Pros of NativeScript
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    • 75
      Access to the entire native api
    • 47
      Support for native ios and android libraries
    • 46
      Support for javascript libraries
    • 46
      Angular 2.0 support
    • 44
      Native ux and performance
    • 37
      Typescript support
    • 35
      Backed up by google and telerik
    • 29
      Css support
    • 27
      Cross-platform declarative ui and code
    • 25
      Fully open source under apache 2.0 license
    • 11
      Vuejs support
    • 9
      60fps performance
    • 6
      Powerful data visualization with native UI
    • 5
      VS Code integration
    • 5
      Angular, typescript and javascript support
    • 5
      No need for Mac to build iOS apps in Telerik Platform
    • 4
      Extended CLI support
    • 4
      Cloud builds as part of Telerik PLatform
    • 4
      Truly Object-Oriented with Typescript
    • 4
      On-device debugging
    • 4
      Extensibility
    • 3
      Access to entire native api
    • 3
      Live reload
    • 3
      Easiest of all other frameworks
    • 3
      Easy to learn
    • 3
      Backed by google
    • 3
      0 day support for new OS updates
    • 3
      Publishing modules to NPM
    • 2
      Vue.js support out of the box
    • 2
      VueJS support
    • 2
      Svelte support
    • 2
      Powerfull mobile services as part of Telerik Platform
    • 2
      Native ui with angular
    • 2
      Vue support
    • 1
      Playground
    • 1
      Hot Reload
    • 1
      HMR via webpack
    • 1
      Very small app size
    • 1
      Write once, use anywhere
    • 1
      Easy to use, support for almost all npm packages
    • 1
      Rich ecosystem
    • 1
      Compile to Apple/Google Stores via CloudCompiler
    • 1
      Has CSS ;-)
    • 1
      It works with Angular
    • 1
      Code reuse with your website
    • 0
      Dart

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    Cons of JUniversal
    Cons of NativeScript
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      • 5
        Lack of promotion
      • 1
        Slower Performance compared to competitors

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      What is JUniversal?

      The vision of JUniversal came from some guys at Nokia who possess considerable expertise both in Java and in building cross-platform apps. They built this tool to provide an elegant way to translate source code and make it useful across multiple platforms. JUniversal offers you the freedom to write your shared code in Java and then translate it to C# (available now) or to C++/Objective C++ (coming soon). You can also combine JUniversal with Google’s j2objc translator to translate Java to Objective-C for iOS.

      What is NativeScript?

      NativeScript enables developers to build native apps for iOS, Android and Windows Universal while sharing the application code across the platforms. When building the application UI, developers use our libraries, which abstract the differences between the native platforms.

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