# rhomobile/rhodes

The Rhodes framework is a platform for building locally executing, device-optimized mobile applications for all major smartphone devices.

Repository: https://github.com/rhomobile/rhodes
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rhodes
Homepage: http://tau-platform.com/
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-01-14T21:17:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 51/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 62, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6558, "days_push": 231, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1059, forks 234 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:25.480818+00:00)

## What it is
Rhodes is an open-source cross-platform mobile application framework for building locally executing, device-optimized native apps using web technologies with Ruby or JavaScript. It is maintained by Tau Technologies as part of RhoMobile Suite and supports iOS, Android, and Windows CE/WM devices with offline data sync via RhoConnect.

## Use cases
- build cross-platform mobile apps with Ruby
- develop offline-first enterprise mobile applications
- create native apps for Windows CE handheld devices
- sync mobile app data with a backend server
- access device hardware like barcode scanners from JavaScript
- write one codebase for iOS and Android

## When to choose
- you need offline-capable data-centric enterprise mobile apps
- you must support legacy Windows CE/WM devices
- your team prefers Ruby for mobile development
- you need device hardware access (barcode, Bluetooth printing) from web code

## When to avoid
- you want a mainstream, widely-adopted modern framework with a large community
- you are building consumer apps targeting only current iOS/Android
- you prefer JavaScript-only ecosystems like React Native or Flutter
- you need cutting-edge mobile UI patterns

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: mobile-framework, web-framework, sdk
- domain: mobile-development, cross-platform, erp, web-development
- platform: windows, cross-platform, ruby
- tags: hybrid-apps, offline-data-sync, enterprise-mobility, ruby-on-rails-inspired, windows-ce, barcode-scanning, rhoconnect, offline, android, ios, mobile, javascript

## Member repositories
- rhomobile/rhodes (main) score 51

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:25.480818+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 2026-08-30T06:57:21.854272+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rhomobile/rhodes (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:25.480818+00:00, sha 9ed6069d1986)
  - homepage: http://tau-platform.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:19.507859+00:00, sha 42f30ba32bc5)
  - site_page: http://docs.tau-platform.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:19.519455+00:00, sha 36fa09022028)
  - site_page: https://tau-platform.com/company/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:19.521259+00:00, sha ec481d4a08a9)
  - site_page: https://tau-platform.com/en/company/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:19.522996+00:00, sha ec481d4a08a9)
  - site_page: https://tau-platform.com/en/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:19.517348+00:00, sha 7d5308782c7b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.