# Use Ionic or Cordova?

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/use-ionic-or-cordova/158373>\
**Category:** ionic-v1\
**Created:** [March 6, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/use-ionic-or-cordova/158373 "2019-03-06T16:57:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Parurukim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Parurukim](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Parurukim)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/use-ionic-or-cordova/158373/1 "2019-03-06T16:57:57Z")

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We want to build a simple application that use a lot of videos and images. The application should run on different mobile devices running Andriod and iPhone operating systems. Does Ionic also convert each application to all mobiles options ?

What do you suggest to use Cordova or Ionic?

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**Author:** ![ChrisGriiffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/chrisgriiffith/32/66576_2.png) [@ChrisGriiffith](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/ChrisGriiffith)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/use-ionic-or-cordova/158373/2 "2019-03-06T17:34:53Z")

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Cordova is often used as the base layer of Ionic designed apps. Ionic just provides the UI layer, Cordova or Capacitor (from Ionic) will wrap that into a native app.

So, it is not a either Ionic or Cordova, but Ionic with Cordova or Capacitor is the question you need to answer.