Ionic 6: Create awesome apps for iOS, Android, Desktop and Web

Building an app for phones, desktop, and the web can feel like several projects competing for your attention. Ionic 6 approaches that challenge through one developing example: a simple tourism app called “BoB Tours,” expanded step by step as the book introduces the framework’s features.

Andreas Dormann guides readers from getting started with Ionic toward testing, deployment, and publication. The emphasis is on seeing how the pieces fit together in an app—not simply meeting a list of components in isolation.

Follow one app from first steps to publication

The progression begins with an introduction to Ionic and a concise grounding in Angular essentials, then moves into creating an app and understanding its project structure. From there, the sample project provides a thread for exploring navigation, services and storage, interface components, and form validation.

Connect interface, data, and design

Later chapters turn to styling and theming, including local and global styles, SVG, and layouts for tablets. The contents also include Firebase, Lodash, Ionic Native plugins, communication and messaging, debugging, and testing. Together, these topics show how everyday app-building decisions connect as a project grows.

Take the work beyond the browser

The closing development chapters cover building and publishing for Android and iOS, as well as desktop and Progressive Web Apps. That makes the book’s scope broader than creating a working screen: it also addresses the steps involved in preparing an Ionic project for different platforms.

Choose the framework that fits your project

Angular receives a short essentials chapter, while the book acknowledges Ionic’s support for React and Vue. A bonus chapter explores Ionic without a framework. Dormann keeps deeper Angular, Cordova, and JavaScript explanations brief, making this a focused introduction to Ionic rather than a substitute for specialist books on those technologies.

Who may find it useful

This guide is aimed especially at newer app developers and people coming to Ionic from other tools or frameworks. Readers who prefer learning by following a project as it gains features will find a clear route through Ionic’s core topics, from initial setup to deployment.