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24 alternatives to Xamarin

Build iOS and Android apps in C#

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Xamarin launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Xamarin▲4

   Create native iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac apps in C#.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Microsoft PowerApps▲107

   Build mobile apps visually

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Jasonette Cross Platform▲364

   Make iOS and Android apps with just a single JSON

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Roboto▲125

   Build and deliver your iOS and Android mobile apps

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Electron.NET▲84

   Build cross platform desktop apps with .NET Core

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Marvel for iOS▲278

   Rapid design and prototyping for the iPhone and iPad

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ionic Platform▲288

   Build, deploy, and scale hybrid apps, the easy way

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Xamarin Live Player▲8

   Deploy, run and test iOS apps directly from Windows

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Grid▲175

   Build & organize your creative ideas with friends

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    iOS Stack▲213

    A curated collection of iOS resources for app builders

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    BuildBox▲135

    Make amazing Mobile games and publish them everywhere.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    GoBuildMy.App▲164

    Build native mobile apps by chatting.

    2025 · gobuildmy.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Building Mobile Apps at Scale▲187

    The missing guide for building large apps

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Shoutem v5▲324

    Create React Native, cross-platform mobile apps easily

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Xcode▲49

    all the tools you need to create iOS and Mac apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    MacGap▲166

    Build native OS X apps with web technologies

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17BI
    Build iOS and Android games in Objective-C with SpriteBuilder▲42

    2014 · spritebuilder.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    AppStarter.io▲285

    Build native iOS prototypes online.

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Pineapple▲147

    Build native swift apps right from your iPhone/iPad

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Realm Xamarin▲95

    The fastest database on Xamarin for reactive mobile apps

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Appspotr▲133

    Create, preview & publish your native iOS & Android apps.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Continuous▲76

    Fast and powerful .NET C# and F# IDE for iOS

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Essential UI Kit for Xamarin.Forms▲6

    Free and beautiful XAML pages for Xamarin.Forms apps.

    2019 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    SimCity BuildIt▲79

    Build the metropolis of your dreams (iOS and Android)

    2014 · its alternatives →

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