# apache/cordova-ios

Apache Cordova iOS

Repository: https://github.com/apache/cordova-ios
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cordova-ios
Homepage: https://cordova.apache.org/
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cordova, objective-c, nodejs, javascript, mobile, cordova-platform, ios, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:54:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5026, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 57, "gap_med": 80, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2222, forks 1002 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:27.666823+00:00)

## What it is
Apache Cordova iOS is the iOS platform layer of Apache Cordova, an open-source mobile development framework that packages HTML, CSS, and JavaScript apps into native iOS containers. It lets web developers build and deploy hybrid apps to iPhones and iPads with access to native device APIs via a unified JavaScript API.

## Use cases
- build an iOS app with HTML CSS and JavaScript
- package a web app for the Apple App Store
- create cross-platform mobile apps from one codebase
- access native device APIs like camera and geolocation from JavaScript
- deploy an existing web application as a native iOS app
- build hybrid mobile apps without writing Swift or Objective-C

## When to choose
- you are a web developer wanting to ship an app to iOS without learning Swift
- you need one codebase targeting multiple mobile platforms
- your app is content- or form-oriented and doesn't demand heavy native UI or performance

## When to avoid
- you need high-performance graphics, animations, or complex native UI
- you are building an iOS-only app and can invest in native Swift development
- you need deep integration with the latest iOS platform features

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: mobile-framework, web-framework, sdk, cli
- domain: mobile-development, web-development, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: cordova, hybrid-apps, webview, objective-c, app-store, html-css-javascript, ios, macos, nodejs, mobile

## Member repositories
- apache/cordova-ios (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:27.666823+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:45:45.286221+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/apache/cordova-ios (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:27.666823+00:00, sha e49ad51cc800)
  - homepage: https://cordova.apache.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:53.738790+00:00, sha 61ef0d580abf)
  - site_page: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:53.747692+00:00, sha 9bf11e836c16)
  - site_page: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:53.749475+00:00, sha e3368b992065)
  - site_page: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/overview (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:53.751103+00:00, sha 80d9eb745f4a)
  - site_page: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/cli (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:53.753048+00:00, sha 7936fa183bd2)
  - site_page: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/config_ref/images.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:53.754865+00:00, sha c72c8580154e)
  - site_page: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/config_ref (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:53.756671+00:00, sha 21cba3d9e13b)
  - site_page: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/support/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:53.759453+00:00, sha e58a40b330c2)
  - site_page: https://www.apache.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:53.761558+00:00, sha 478d57b94d9f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.