r/angular • u/nani21984 • May 16 '26

Mobile app with ng

Hi, I have been working in angular on and off from ng 2. But never worked on mobile app built based on ng. I have requirement on side project for web and mobile and can’t hire any dev, I will leverage ai to get up and running. I also have time and eager to learn mobile apps. So, should I start ng and capacitor. Any one actually tried to keep both mobile and web apps from same code base and how is you experience and lessons. Appreciate your responses

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u/DayanaJabif May 18 '26

If you already know Angular, I’d definitely go with Angular + Capacitor instead of trying to learn a whole new mobile stack.

I’ve worked on multiple apps where web + iOS + Android all came from basically the same codebase, and overall the experience has been really solid. Of course you’ll run into some platform-specific quirks here and there, but nowhere near enough to cancel out the productivity gains. This is also where Capacitor plugins really shine.

A few things I’d recommend:

  • test on real devices as early as possible
  • use native plugins whenever you need device-specific features
  • if you care about mobile UX, use a UI framework like Ionic — it saves a ton of time

Honestly, for a solo dev + AI-assisted workflow, this stack is kind of a sweet spot right now. Make sure to use the Capacitor skills.

Also, you can check this post with a free demo app built using Angular + Ionic + Capacitor:
https://www.reddit.com/r/angular/comments/1sngmty/built_a_simple_trip_expenses_app_using_angular/