Mobile App Development Stack
A pragmatic, open-source–friendly stack for building and operating cross-platform mobile apps with a small to mid-sized team. It focuses on rapid development, managed backend capabilities, and production-grade observability.
Tools in this Stack
Build native and web apps with Angular and open web technologies. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
Fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on Postgres with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events. ([Source Code](https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine)) `Apache-2.0` `Haskell/Docker/K8S`
Open-source spotlight alternative and shortcut toolkit. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://github.com/arjunkomath/trace)
Why This Stack Works
This stack centers around Ionic for cross-platform mobile development, allowing a single codebase to target iOS, Android, and the web using well-known web technologies. Ionic pairs well with backend-as-a-service tools like Hasura, which provides instant GraphQL APIs, authentication hooks, and real-time data subscriptions, significantly reducing backend development effort. For production readiness, Sentryshot and Trace cover crash reporting and performance/behavior analytics, giving the team visibility into app stability and user flows. Pushmate fills the critical need for push notifications without requiring heavy custom infrastructure. Together, these tools form a cohesive stack that balances developer velocity with operational insight, while remaining flexible enough to swap components as the product scales.