Is developing native mobile applications alongside a web application complicated and expensive? A different user interface and experience when building and maintaining both mobile and web applications?
Not with .NET MAUI! This Microsoft technology, using .NET as the underlying framework, eliminates the tedious process of bringing your app to life across multiple platforms and devices.
.NET MAUI doesn't refer to the island in the US state of Hawaii, but stands for ๐ ulti-platform ๐pp ๐จ๐. It's a so-called cross-platform framework, which essentially means you can use a single framework to effortlessly develop your application for Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and, in combination with the front-end framework Blazor, for the web as well.
Everything is built from a single, shared codebase, increasing productivity and ensuring a consistent look and feel across all platforms where the application is available. Unlike Ionic, for example, a mobile framework for developing hybrid mobile applications, the result is truly native apps for mobile. However, the unique feature of .NET MAUI is that development can be done from a single codebase, something normally attributed to hybrid mobile apps. You get the optimal performance and functionality of the target platform, but with the cost savings, time savings, and ease of programming within a single codebase using a single programming language.
Clovis approaches each client's request with a customized approach and determines which approach best suits their needs. Sometimes we recommend using Ionic, for example, when the application is exclusively for mobile use and the difference in performance is negligible. Other times, we steer towards .NET MAUI when desktop and/or web applications are also required, native performance is essential, and the UI/UX must be consistent across platforms, except of any Android and iOS styling guidelines.
So, do you need a consistent experience within your own app and want to make it available on every conceivable platform? Let us know, and together we'll elevate your application to the highest level, without the hassle of multi-platform development!
