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The Axway Appcelerator Mobile Solution delivers great native apps, rich MBaaS, and real-time mobile analytics. Start free, grow from there.

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Build great mobile experiences faster. Native apps. Mobile APIs. Real-time analytics. One Platform.


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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Quick cross platform option."
Single language for cross platform apps. Single source code, with minor tweaks. Integrates well with source control. Smooth prototype to productio...
Chandan S.
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Chandan S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"A cross-platform based hybrid app development API"
Appcelerator Titanium is cross-platform based hybrid app development API. It allows developers to write their apps in JavaScript, which is then com...
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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
3.5 out of 5
"Good for simple apps"
* Web oriented ( Javascript, HTML, CSS ) * The Framework Titanium is open source * The IDE (Appcelerator Studio) and the web dashboard is very ni...
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What do you like best about Appcelerator?

Single language for cross platform apps. Single source code, with minor tweaks. Integrates well with source control. Smooth prototype to production. I am able to make a change and see it immediately on the live view, I don't have to refresh, just "Save". The ability to use a language like JS allows a quick build and deploy. If I have a question the community base of JS allows me to look around and find my answer relatively quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appcelerator?

IDE can be slow. Updates didn't always work. Since the acquisition by Axway some added stability has improved. Some of the UI build features which come standard in other IDE's are only available in the higher tiers, while this was not a deal breaker because of LiveView, it is something that can be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Appcelerator:

Give it a try. It is not a hybrid. The speed from prototype to final product is smoother and easier than any other multi-platform system I have used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appcelerator solving and how is that benefiting you?

Single code base for cross platform applications. With small differences both major platforms can be built quickly with native look and feel. The live view allows a quick change to be shown quickly. If I need to make color changes, or text size changes with the customer in attendance, I can go over it quickly which allows both of us to have input on the final product. They are happy and get the app out faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chandan S.
CS
Software Engineer
E-Learning
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What do you like best about Appcelerator?

Appcelerator Titanium is cross-platform based hybrid app development API. It allows developers to write their apps in JavaScript, which is then complied for each supported platform. Using APIs that interface directly with each platform’s native APIs, it provides a native look-and-feel plus native performance.

What I likes the most is:

- Easy and quick development for a web developer (as it is written using JavaScript, TSS - which very much similar to css)

- Extensive support with strong API

- Supports Android and iOS (which is quite very useful)

- Re-usability of code, while converting it from one platform to other with small small UI tweaks

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What do you dislike about Appcelerator?

Although it is easy to develop, but things which worries is:

- Memory leakage issue (there is huge memory issue, you have to manually handle it)

- Rich and advance UI elements support (it doesn't provides more advanced UI elements) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Appcelerator:

It is really good to start with in order to build cross-platform development. Although there are some limitation but from my experience I am saying like: it is improving alot from one after one releases and trying to reach the users requirement.

And as compare to other cross-platform API like PhoneGap; I found Appcelerator Titanium is more reach.

Although each of the cross-development platforms above have their individual strengths and weaknesses. Which one you choose as an individual or organization depends on your requirements for app performance, look-and-feel Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appcelerator solving and how is that benefiting you?

Each of the cross-development platforms above have their individual strengths and weaknesses. None is a clear winner over the other yet.

Which one you choose as an individual or organization depends on your requirements for app performance, look-and-feel and how comfortable your current development staff is with a particular language or IDE. You should also take into account testability and the level of code reuse you wish to obtain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Benjamin P.
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Frontend Developer
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What do you like best about Appcelerator?

I enjoy that you can write code in one language (JavaScript) and kind of translate it to all major platforms. This gives the ability to make easy mockups and simple applications. I wrote my first application for iOS using Titanium many many years ago when Appcelerator just started. At that time cross-compilers were still rare and Titanium one big hit from a developer perspective. We even considered to use it at my old company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appcelerator?

Being a programmer sometimes I have to be nosey and look under the hood. When evaluating the sizes of the applications I noticed that applications that are generated with Titanium have at least a certain file size. This is happing for the fact that almost all modules are embedded in every application to translate the JavaScript on the fly into native code. Yes, somehow it is native, but on the other side it stays not native. At that time when evaluating the file sizes it was still a no-go for us, since our target user group would be people with mobile contracts which unlikely have fast internet available when downloading the app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Appcelerator:

Please consider to give Appcelerator Titanium a try if you want a fast solution for your problem with a minimum of effort. It is easy to adapt and learn. But if your company want a rock solid solution that is state-of-the-art then I recommend to go for native only, which means you develop the apps for each platform separately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appcelerator solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use TItanium for mockups and simple applications, but more for trial and proof-of-concepts rather than live app store apps. Like this even other coworkers can simply edit the mockups since it is purely written in JavaScript. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

doris M.
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What do you like best about Appcelerator?

I especially like because Its main products are the IDE Titanium , a development environment open source for coding platform applications for mobile devices, and Platform Appcelerator , a suite of software and libraries in which development is based , testing, analysis , debugging and deployment of such applications. Such products are often grouped simply under the name of Titanium or Titanium Framework Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appcelerator?

everything is excellent , nothing I dislike this app because apart from all Applications developed with this technology are based on the Javascript language, with use of an API platform itself , the interpretation of the code Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Appcelerator:

100 % recommended for all general public and for people who want agility in service or app Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appcelerator solving and how is that benefiting you?

many benefits as it is very simple to use and very fast when giving answers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Appcelerator?

Appcelerator studio is a cross platform tools .I am working with this tool from last 8 months.It is a nice platform where you can use native app features .It uses's javascript so who are good at javascript easily develop apps as soon as possible.I used some of the functionalities in my app like Gps and call functionality and gmaps.No need to go for platform dependent languages

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What do you dislike about Appcelerator?

here chat with appcelerator will get late response from them and not yet good community site. laggy when working with animation.Not yet all speed response from appcelerator chat members.And when i updated to new sdk need to upgrade my old code to new sdk is some what painfull.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Appcelerator:

developing cross platform app in both android and ios .It is used to develop native apps .Hopefully takes less span time to completed your app if is easy application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appcelerator solving and how is that benefiting you?

Presently we are in development of an ios app where we are using native functionalities like gps, calling and send messages ,gmaps ,camera functionality. And i am not yet good with other technologies and i am feeling very happy to us appcelerator . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sai j.
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Associate software engineer
E-Learning
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What do you like best about Appcelerator?

One time code for developing android and IOS mobile apps.

Appcelerator team support on issues which we face and addressing them

Documents provided with concepts explanation in detail.

Sample application for reference. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appcelerator?

UI components should be further improvised so that dependency on external modules will be reduced.

Small UI customization requires a lot of change with respect to its css attributes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Appcelerator:

For instant app building on different mobile OS then we can opt for titanium.

There is lot of support available in the market place for modules to include and use.

appcelerator team supports with the issues or any required information if we post a request. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appcelerator solving and how is that benefiting you?

Developing a two android application one for sakai mobile[android and IOS] and other is GStandupPoker app[only android] for JIRA. which is a project and user management system.

With retrospective and resolution approach. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Reinholds Z.
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Generalist, CEO, Owner
Information Technology and Services
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What do you like best about Appcelerator?

Simple and intuitive interface that helps creating the product quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appcelerator?

Every time with version upgrade we're forced to rewrite most of our projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Appcelerator:

You should try it because just reading about it will not help you to make decision. It is pretty simple to use when setup is done. Greatest thing about the product is that you easily get your idea to app and from app you can easily get an app ported to multiple platforms and then just test them all and publish in respective app stores. That was our main drive when we decided to use Appcelerator for our portfolio projects. Currently we have two our own apps that are published both in Apple Appstore and Google Play, as well we have made an app for client that also used Appcelerator for making it available to both Apple and Google. One thing regarding porting application to multiple platforms is that you should bear in mind that by default Appcelerator is not creating fully native interfaces from scratch therefore there will be required some polishing work to make the app look like you or your designer imagined it. Of course that means that one should know a bit more that HTML and CSS because you will need to make changes in native code - in case of Apple it is in Xcode, in case of Goole - Android Studio. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appcelerator solving and how is that benefiting you?

We made a couple of simple apps that are easily ported in both iOS and Android. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anil M.
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Higher Education
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What do you like best about Appcelerator?

Rapid cross platform mobile applications development. The MVC model is best suited for clean and quick application development. Any web developer can easily transition to building mobile apps using the same principles of web app development. The installation procedure is a breeze. great support for ubuntu OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appcelerator?

lack of great documentation and assorted community support. The forums are not that helpful. I would like to more tutorials and exhaustive documentations with sample code. As the complexity of the app increases there is clear lag in the app performance, hopefully that will be fixed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Appcelerator:

Ease of use. Faster development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appcelerator solving and how is that benefiting you?

games and social apps. faster delivery. Building applications faster has not been more easier. Compared to frameworks like cordova, appcelerator is by far the quickest I know. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Clément N.
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Head of Marketing
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What do you like best about Appcelerator?

I like the full Javascript approach. This enable developers without any experience in mobile app development (java or Objective C / Swift) to start building apps really quickly. UX and business process are both designed with JS. A great documentation is provided to help you with examples. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appcelerator?

Most of the time, I had to be really careful when performing a migration for major updates. This processes used to break some of our apps. Thus, there is always some time to wait before you can update your apps to the new versions of Android or iOs SDKs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Appcelerator:

Be careful about updates. Make sure to update your apps on a regular basis, to avoid any build fails. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appcelerator solving and how is that benefiting you?

Appcelerator Titanium allows us to create application for two systems really quickly, with native feature at a really competitive costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

TJ S.
TS
API Evangelist
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Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Appcelerator?

That I can take the knowledge I already know about HTML, CSS, JS, Backbone and apply it to mobile apps. I also love that it's not just a web app wrapped in a web view. It's an actual Native Mobile Application that works for iOS and Android. I specifically use the Alloy.js Framework that Appcelerator has created. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appcelerator?

My only dislike would be the lack of Windows Phone Support and the lack of any game development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Appcelerator:

For native mobile applications, this is the way to go. I would not recommend this for game development. I have built 4 data-drive dynamic Mobile Applications for both iOS and Android that are super easy to maintain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appcelerator solving and how is that benefiting you?

The main business problem that this helps us solve is the inability to hire talent that is sufficiently skilled in iOS or Android Development. Titanium Appcelerator allowed all of our current web developers to jump right in and start making apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.