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Capacitor by Ionic vs PlayBasic

A side-by-side look at Capacitor by Ionic and PlayBasic. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Capacitor by Ionic

Capacitor by Ionic

Development

Capacitor is a cross-platform app runtime that allows developers to build web apps using HTML, CSS and JavaScript and deploy them to native iOS, Android and web. It includes a rich set of web APIs and allows wrapping web code into native code using plugins.

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PlayBasic

PlayBasic

Games

PlayBasic is a proprietary programming language and IDE for learning and developing 2D video games. It uses a BASIC-style syntax which is easy to learn and allows for rapid game prototyping. Some key features include sprites, sounds, tiles, scrolling backgrounds and more.

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