Im looking into writing a fairly simple iPhone app and need some advice on the choice of platform. I have the following constraints:
App Requirements:
- The app should be able to receive strings via a wifi network, process these and then display either a message, or show a preset photo from the library, or change the background color (or any combination of these).
- Once started the app will be running continuously on the device, and be a display only client (ie no user interaction on the device itself) - just processing instructions as received over wifi.
- Speed: once the strings are sent to the device, the app has to respond quickly (either display image, change color or show preset text as soon as possible.)
My Current Situation:
- No previous iOS development experience.
- I need to do this within the next 2 months.
- I am very comfortable with: HTML, JS, CSS, Python & PHP.
- I am familiar with other languages e.g. C++ but have not touched these in a long while.
Question: Choice of Platform:
I know that the best choice would be to use the native iPhone SDK, but given my time constraints and knowledge of existing tech, could tools such as Appcelerator Titanium or PhoneGap be proficient for this kind of application?
Note: At this stage I do not foresee the app being listed on the app store, its meant for personal use only, although this may change in the future.