Great idea, hard to execute in the real world. I know, I've done it. I built an app with Xamarin about 3.5 years ago. Released it as an MVP to the App Store. I wrote the Android version as well and released it (but went native android because I knew it).I eventually wanted to upgrade some features on my iOS app (Xamarin). I tried finding contractors to do it, and the lowest I could find at the time were around 90/hr. While I could find great iOS devs for half of that. I ended up having an iOS dev re-write the app in Obj-C for much cheaper than it would have been to add new features to the old Xamarin app.
Moral of the story - The idea is great. But the problem is that no one knows how to use Xamarin and those that do charge a premium. If the app is native you can find many more qualified devs that know how to code for the platform at a much more affordable price. All my apps are native now. No more Xamarin.
I loved the product, but from the business side it didnt make sense financially for me to continue to go down that road. Worked great to prove the MVP though.
Moral of the story - The idea is great. But the problem is that no one knows how to use Xamarin and those that do charge a premium. If the app is native you can find many more qualified devs that know how to code for the platform at a much more affordable price. All my apps are native now. No more Xamarin.
I loved the product, but from the business side it didnt make sense financially for me to continue to go down that road. Worked great to prove the MVP though.