twbs/ratchet

Build mobile apps with simple HTML, CSS, and JavaScript components. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/twbs/ratchet · homepage · CSS · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

28/100

Activity 12
Release rhythm 8
Longevity 100

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: n/a
age_days: 5129
days_rel: n/a
days_push: 533
n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

14701 stars · 1408 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Ratchet is a CSS and JavaScript component framework from the Bootstrap family for building mobile app prototypes with simple HTML, CSS, and JS. It ships precompiled styles, platform themes for iOS and Android, an icon font (Ratchicons), and push.js for app-like page navigation.

Use cases

prototype a mobile app with HTML and CSS
build an iOS-styled web app UI
build an Android-styled web app UI
create a home-screen web app that feels native
quickly mock up mobile app screens for design testing

When to choose

you need lightweight HTML/CSS components to prototype a mobile app quickly
you want a Bootstrap-like toolkit with iOS and Android platform themes
you are building a simple home-screen web app without a heavy framework

When to avoid

you need a modern, actively developed mobile UI framework
you require native app capabilities or app-store distribution
you need broad browser support beyond WebKit-era targets
you are building a complex production mobile application

Facets

framework · maturity maintenance

frontend-framework ui-components css-framework mobile-development web-development frontend cross-platform mobile-ui prototyping html-css-js ios-theme android-theme bootstrap-family mobile web-server

5 sources

readme: https://github.com/twbs/ratchet · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2ccb7636abd8
homepage: http://goratchet.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0cc768993836
site_page: http://goratchet.com/getting-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · da010195c7b8
site_page: http://goratchet.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · f1c7b6518c9f
site_page: http://goratchet.com/1.0.2 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 297ef749be64

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
twbs/ratchet	main	28

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