Search code examples
iphonejqtouchiui

iWebkit vs. JQTouch vs. iUI

I am going to develop a content rich application that ideally should have been an iPhone-app, but since I'm short on time, I will stick with technologies that I can, such as JQuery, CSS and HTML. The more mobile devices my site runs on besides iPhone, the better.

A brief search on the web leaves me with the impression that there are three tools I may use: iWebkit, JQTouch and iUI. I have toyed about with JQTouch, which I find impressive and simple to use.

With simplicity comes lack of customizability; I would very much like to have sliders and other cool features in my GUI.

Any comments on which of these three to go for?

Solution

  • I've talked about this subject a couple of days ago in a WebTuesday meeting, here are the slides of the presentation:

    http://www.slideshare.net/akosma/webtuesday-mobile-web-applications-framework-overview

    I talk about the following frameworks / technologies:

    • iUI
    • jQTouch
    • WebApp.net
    • iWebKit
    • SproutCore / Cappuccino
    • Yahoo! Blueprint

    I personally have used iUI, and then later jQTouch, which I literally fell in love with.