Comments:"Helios 🚀"
URL:http://helios.io
Helios is an open-source framework that provides essential backend services for iOS apps, from data synchronization and user accounts to push notifications, in-app purchases, and passbook integration. It allows developers to get a client-server app up-and-running in just a few minutes, and seamlessly incorporate functionality as necessary.
Helios is a constellation of mobile backend components—Mix and match to meet the specific needs of your app. Built on the Rack webserver interface, Helios can be easy added into any existing Rails or Sinatra application, or used by itself.
Of course, that's just the server half of the equation. The following iOS client libraries make it easy to integrate with Helios.
Remote configuration
GroundControl gives you a dead-simple way to remotely configure your app, allowing you to add things like feature flags, impromptu A/B tests, or a simple "message of the day").
The Essential StoreKit Companion
StoreKit is the Apple framework for making In-App Purchases. It's pretty good, but it has a few rough edges. CargoBay smooths out those rough parts by providing one step receipt & transaction verification, and more.
Multivariate & A/B Testing
SkyLab is a backend-agnostic framework for multivariate and A/B testing. Test conditions are persisted across sessions and launches using NSUserDefaults, ensuring that every user will have a consistent experience, no matter which testing bucket they end up in.
Push Notification Registration
Orbiter is a small library that provides simple interfaces to register (and unregister) for Push Notifications with Helios.
A Delightful iOS & OS X Networking Framework
AFNetworking is a delightful networking library for iOS and Mac OS X. It's built on top of NSURLConnection, NSOperation, and other familiar Foundation technologies. It has a modular architecture with well-designed, feature-rich APIs that are a joy to use.
Core Data Persistence with AFNetworking, Done Right
AFIncrementalStore is an NSIncrementalStore subclass that uses AFNetworking to automatically request resources as properties and relationships are needed.