Cordova plugin to build Beacon-aware apps

Making your app beacon-aware with Beaconstac has always been fairly simple. We offer our Native Android SDK, Native iOS SDK and React Native SDK to businesses and developers to help them build beacon-aware apps.

We are pleased to announce that developers and businesses that use Cordova to create apps can now make their apps beacon aware with Beaconstac’s Cordova plugin.

To access the Beaconstac Cordova plugin, please follow these steps to get started:

1. Select beacons
2. Select a plan (Premium or above)

That’s it. You’re all set!

Why do developers like Cordova?

1. Simple to code: Developers do not need to learn complicated languages. Apps can be built using CSS, JavaScript and HTML – languages that they already know.
2. Compatible on multiple platforms: A single code base is compatible on both Android and iOS and there is a consistency in the look and feel of the app.
3. Cordova plugins: Cordova is open source and developers can use a wide variety of resources to create powerful mobile apps.

Why businesses prefer Cordova

The average cost to develop an iOS app is about $28,000 while an Android app development can cost $23,000 and the cost to hire a app developer in the US is $107,000/year. (Source)

The app development cost is usually calculated by multiplying the development time by the hourly rate of a developer.

Since Cordova apps can be developed faster because of their hybrid nature, this cuts down on costs considerably. Cordova apps also use less and simple code which is easier to iterate when updates are made.

Apps that run on Cordova

1. Sworkit
2. Pacifica
3. Buildr
4. JustWatch
5. SparkChess

What can you do with a beacon-aware app?

1. Send relevant notifications: Proximity marketing through beacons allows businesses to target customers to bring far greater ROI when compared to offline marketing channels.
2. Improve customer experience: Beacon apps can considerably improve customer experience by relaying important information about the store, product availability and help customers skip the checkout line.
3. Ask for feedback: Have valuable feedback sent to you in real time straight from consumers through the beacon app using our interactive forms.

Related: Learn how to increase mobile app engagement with beacons

Join the league of powerful Cordova apps with your own beacon-enabled app. Get in touch with us to see how it works or send us an email at support@beaconstac.com to know more

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Sneh Ratna Choudhary

Content Marketing Manager – Beaconstac

Sneh is a Content Marketing Manager at Beaconstac. When she’s not obsessing over customized QR Codes, she can be found fawning over dogs or bingeing on Netflix. To discuss content marketing or anything else under the sun, reach out to her on Twitter or LinkedIn.

sneh.c@mobstac.com

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This blog was originally published on June 21st, 2019 at 10:07 am