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The problem we found with using AppGyver is that you depend on them for your builds. Once you finish making your app, you deploy to AppGyver then go to their we

The problem we found with using AppGyver is that you depend on them for your builds. Once you finish making your app, you deploy to AppGyver then go to their website and click a button to build a compiled application. Also, keep in mind that is not uncommon to wait up to 10-15 minutes for a build. When you are on the clock, this add up. Like others have mentioned, it's a framework on top of a framework on top of a framework. You will find breaking points and get frustrated. Are you trying to use custom Cordova plugins? Well, the build failed. Here's an error report of what went wrong. Go make the changes necessary and build again while waiting for another 10-15 minutes. So, you built an Angular application on top of AppGyver with the native navigation. Actually, you built many little applications where each one works in one of the native views. If you are trying to port this into a web app you are SOL. These are my thoughts on AppGyver, from a developer that used their stack for a few clients. These days I'll either go RubyMotion or Emberjs/Cordova.

harsaz 12y ago
AppGyver dev here – I hear you, the build service wait times are a real pain, especially when you are debugging a custom plugin and need to iterate quickly. However, local builds are on the pipeline – can't give a date yet, but you'll definitely be able to build your AppGyver apps with Xcode/Android Studio. (We'll provide the AppGyver Wrapper code as a library you can include in your project.)
- danny_taco 12y ago
  That is certainly good news. Keep up the good work!
jbob2000 12y ago
That's really a deal-killer, as far as I'm concerned. I thought Titanium build times were bad, sometimes taking 1-2 minutes. But 10-15? Wow. No way.
- youngkasi 12y ago
  remember, if you're not using custom phonegap plugins (which is most apps), there's no need to build at all. it's all already in the scanner app that you use in development. it comes with cordova plugins built-in, and there are addons to provide push notifications etc. with appcelerator it's a bit different story.

harsaz 12y ago

AppGyver dev here – I hear you, the build service wait times are a real pain, especially when you are debugging a custom plugin and need to iterate quickly. However, local builds are on the pipeline – can't give a date yet, but you'll definitely be able to build your AppGyver apps with Xcode/Android Studio. (We'll provide the AppGyver Wrapper code as a library you can include in your project.)

danny_taco 12y ago
That is certainly good news. Keep up the good work!

jbob2000 12y ago

That's really a deal-killer, as far as I'm concerned. I thought Titanium build times were bad, sometimes taking 1-2 minutes. But 10-15? Wow. No way.

youngkasi 12y ago
remember, if you're not using custom phonegap plugins (which is most apps), there's no need to build at all. it's all already in the scanner app that you use in development. it comes with cordova plugins built-in, and there are addons to provide push notifications etc. with appcelerator it's a bit different story.