helios-framework/helios

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Helios is an extensible open-source mobile backend framework written in Ruby that provides essential backend services for iOS apps, including data synchronization, user accounts, push notifications, in-app purchases, and Passbook integration. It generates REST web services from Core Data models and includes a web UI for browsing records and sending push notifications.

Use cases

• build a backend for an iOS app quickly
• sync Core Data between iPhone app and server without iCloud
• generate a REST API from a Core Data model
• send push notifications to iOS devices from a web UI
• add user accounts and in-app purchase validation to a mobile app
• integrate mobile backend services into an existing Rails or Sinatra app

When to choose

• building an iOS app that needs a backend with Core Data synchronization
• you want a mobile-first backend you can extend with Rack middleware
• you need push notification, in-app purchase, and Passbook services out of the box
• you prefer Ruby tooling and PostgreSQL

When to avoid

• you need an actively maintained framework - the last release was 2015
• your backend is not for iOS/mobile clients
• you use a language other than Ruby
• you need modern push notification or in-app purchase flows that have changed since 2015

Facets

framework · maturity abandoned

web-framework http-server middleware auth database api-framework mobile-development backend web-development ruby self-hosted mobile-backend core-data-sync rack push-notifications in-app-purchases passbook ios-backend rest-api-generation push-notification macos web-server

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