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Hotwire Native is a web-first framework for building native mobile apps.

Native + web
Current iOS version: 1.0.0 — released Sep 25, 2024 Current Android version: 1.0.0 — released Sep 25, 2024

Building fully native mobile apps can be a real pain. It often looks like this:

Hotwire Native provides an answer to all of these drawbacks with its web-first approach. The framework enables you to build your screens once, in HTML and CSS, and reuse them across every platform. If you already have a Hotwire web app, you can use the screens you've already built!

It unlocks bug fixes and new features without having to go through app store review. And you have full access to underlying iOS and Android SDKs and APIs as soon as they are released.

Small teams can build highly functional, beautiful, and sustainable mobile apps. All without the headache and rigmarole of traditional native development.

Hotwire Native is a high-level native framework, available for iOS and Android, that provides you with all the tools you need to leverage your web app and build great mobile apps. It wraps a web view within a native shell and renders HTML from your server. Native navigation and transition animations between screens work automatically out-of-the-box.

And for times when the web's not enough, you can upgrade with Bridge Components or fully native screens.

Learn how it works or get started with an iOS or Android app.

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