Analysis of cross-platform development frameworks for a smartphone pediatric application

The number of smartphone users is growing rapidly, including among healthcare professionals [1]. Together with a pediatrician, it was identified the necessity of a mobile tool to support clinical practice and decision. However, in order to reach the majority smartphone users it is necessary to develop applications for multiple platforms. In this article it is done an analysis of the smartphone market-share, a study of some of the most popular smartphone cross-platform development frameworks and finally selected the best framework to develop a pediatric application.