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24 alternatives to Skip

Cross-platform mobile app development without compromises

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Skip launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Skip – Build native iOS and Android apps from a single Swift codebase▲322
Hello Hacker News. I'm Marc, one half of the team that created skip.tools. Skip is a tool that transpiles your SwiftUI iOS app into a Kotlin Jetpack Compose app, and enables you to use a single language to create a complete app that reaches the entire mobile marketplace. What it is: Skip stands in contrast to other cross-platform development tools like Flutter, React Native, and Xamarin, in that it enables the creation of genuinely native applications for both of the dominant mobile platforms. It doesn't embed a separate engine or runtime into your app, but instead lets you use pure Swift…
2024 · skip.tools · its alternatives →
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Swift Bootstrap ▲437
Develop iOS apps faster
2015 · its alternatives →
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Beginning Android for iOS Developers▲197
2011 · clayallsopp.posterous.com · its alternatives →
4
Bolt + Expo▲717
Turn your ideas into mobile apps without writing any code
2025 · bolt.new · its alternatives →
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Developing with Swift▲310
Learn how to make iOS 8 apps in Swift, tutorials by Stanford
2015 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Swift Playgrounds▲378
Learn serious code on your iPad in a seriously fun way
2016 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Expo 2.0▲578
The fastest way to build an iOS and Android app 📱
2017 · expo.dev · its alternatives →
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a0.dev▲479
Generate full mobile apps with AI
2025 · a0.dev · its alternatives →
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Jasonette Cross Platform▲364
Make iOS and Android apps with just a single JSON
2016 · jasonette.com · its alternatives →
10
Thunkable ✕▲409
The platform where anyone can build their own mobile apps
2018 · x.thunkable.com · its alternatives →
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Shoutem v5▲324
Create React Native, cross-platform mobile apps easily
2017 · shoutem.com · its alternatives →
12
Snappykit 1.0▲401
Create a stunning website for your mobile app
2017 · its alternatives →
13
Dropsource▲435
Build & publish a native mobile app without writing any code
2017 · its alternatives →
14
Instant App Websites by LaunchKit▲433
Create a smart website for your app in minutes (for free)
2015 · launchkit.io · its alternatives →
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Thunkable▲317
A drag and drop tool for anyone to build native mobile apps
2016 · thunkable.com · its alternatives →
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Felgo▲92
Develop native apps for iOS & Android faster
2019 · felgo.com · its alternatives →
17
Swift▲271
Apple's innovative new programming language
2014 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →
18
The Complete iOS 8 Course▲318
Learn by Building 14 Different Apps in Swift
2014 · bitfountain.io · its alternatives →
19
Mutata.io▲96
Release iOS apps on Android without rewriting your code
2022 · mutata.io · its alternatives →
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Teaching App Development with Swift▲96
A Github-hosted curriculum on Swift for teachers by Apple
2015 · swifteducation.github.io · its alternatives →
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Xcode 7.0▲280
Swift 2 and SDKs for iOS 9, watchOS 2, and OS X 10.11
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Automatically convert a website to Android and iOS▲148
The web to app converter trusted by the Fortune 500. Turn any URL into native iOS & Android apps. APK & IPA builds and app store publishing. Free to try.
2014 · gonative.io · its alternatives →
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AppInstitute▲149
Create iOS & Android apps quickly without coding.
2016 · appinstitute.com · its alternatives →
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Creo 2.0▲235
The next generation mobile app development tool
2019 · creolabs.com · its alternatives →

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