Developers creating apps for mobile platforms have a choice — they can create native apps for each platform using the tools provided by Apple, Google, RIM, and Microsoft, or they can create rich Web apps that use HTML5 technology and work on multiple platforms. Both options have distinct advantages and disadvantages, but a maturing crop of mobile Web app tools is making the HTML 5 route increasingly appealing. These tools include:
- ChocolateChip-UI
- Mobl
- jQuery Mobile
- The-M-Project
- Touchqode
- LimeJS
- Jdrop
- XUI
- Zepto
- Jo
- Sencha Touch
- jQTouch
- PhoneGap