Is Ionic dead?
Deaditude Score:
62.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Officially on life support. Devs communicate via ouija board.
*Data last collected: 3 Dec 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2013
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Struggling
Question Metrics
Total Questions
5
Answer Rate
20%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
+100%
Recent Questions
Capacitor app crashes while writing large JSON file using Filesystem.writeFile()
Answered52 views
angularionic-frameworkcapacitor
Dark gap above Android keyboard when using Keyboard.resize = "body" in Capacitor
Unanswered36 views
androidionic-frameworkandroid-softkeyboard
Ionic Angular ion-content inner-scroll has zero height on iOS preventing scrolling - all standard fixes attempted
Unanswered19 views
iosangularionic-framework
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
11,588
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
7
Posts
5.6
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-100.0%
Free falling
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAnnouncing Capawesome Cloud Native Builds
r/ionic16 days ago
18(100%)9
A survey comparing React Native and Ionic
r/ionic17 days ago
6(75%)1
Is Ionic ever going to fix the Vite build warning in Stencil?
r/ionic5 days ago
4(75%)1
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sustainable
Resume with Ionic skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
285🇺🇸United States
206🇫🇷France
98🇩🇪Germany
45🇬🇧United Kingdom
36🇨🇦Canada
25Market Summary
695
Total Jobs
🏢
12,147
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Career Life Support
Ionic isn't dead, but maybe start a side project with something trendier.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
Ionic gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
118
Posts
Community Interest
Average points20.5
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
A New Chapter for Ionic
3 months ago
21
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Ionic.
Content Metrics
8
Videos
3.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
381.6
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Ionic:
The Debug Zone
Hobby Channel
Massive Educator - Shorts
Hobby Channel
Coding Technyks
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Ionic SQLite Masterclass: Home Automation CRUD App | Room State, Device Toggle, Image Upload!
Coding Technyks
1 months ago
221
1 months ago
325
Ionic Spotify Clone UI: Capawesome Media Session & Audio Plugins – INSANE Real-Time Demo!
Coding Technyks
1 months ago
103
Build an Animated Onboarding + Sign-in UI with Rive | Mobile App Tutorial
Massive Educator - Shorts
1 months ago
51
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2025 | 62.1% |
| 19 Nov 2025 | 55.8% |
| 6 Nov 2025 | 53.6% |
| 24 Oct 2025 | 44.2% |
| 10 Oct 2025 | 29.9% |
| 27 Sept 2025 | 39.0% |
| 13 Sept 2025 | 38.8% |
| 30 Aug 2025 | 45.8% |
| 17 Aug 2025 | 51.0% |
| 3 Aug 2025 | 48.4% |
| 20 Jul 2025 | 37.3% |
| 7 Jul 2025 | 49.7% |
| 23 Jun 2025 | 45.8% |
| 9 Jun 2025 | 46.9% |
| 14 May 2025 | 36.9% |
| 9 May 2025 | 36.8% |
| 4 May 2025 | 44.1% |
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