Cross platform business apps
Monkey Archive Forums/Digital Discussion/Cross platform business apps
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| Hi all, I'm looking to create a mobile business app that will let a client access and present their data. Requirements 1) They will also be able to set alerts based on their on conditions (e.g. "Let me know when we have over 10 something or other") and also have their own refresh rate (e.g. check again every 30 minutes if there is an internet connection) 2) This will be done with tables, graphs, true/false indicators and passages of text. 3) I would like this app to store data offline (so a user can access a graph without having to be connected to the internet) 4) I would like this app to be able to draw it's own graphs using SVG data (not retrieved and stored image files). 5) I would like this app to run in the background constantly and provide alerts when/if conditions are met. 6) I would not like a web based app. 7) Target Android, iOS and WP8 Monkey As I see it Monkey can do the following items completely 1), 3), 6), 7) And the following partially (probably possible with some additional work) 2), 4) And can't do the following 5) Alternatives Has anyone done anything similar to this in another language/suite whatever you'd call it? Would you recommend it? Ta! |
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| For this kind of work, I would recommend Xamarin. |
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| Thanks Ziggy, any particular reason? |
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| Xamarin uses Mono, the OSS .NET runtime, and is backed by Microsoft. It's quite capable of delivering quality applications to the given platform of your choice. I'd use it except that the last time I used it I was not a huge fan of the way it structured forms. Although I guess the same could be said about the way I feel about WPF. |
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| 5) I would like this app to run in the background constantly and provide alerts when/if conditions are met. I don't think iOS lets user apps do this. Unless I'm wrong it would be better to have a server do the work and send push notifications to the device when conditions are met. |
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