Realtime communication app backend

Question

I am developing a desktop application which will communicate with an iOS app and transfer/receive data in realtime. What is the best way to do this? Should I use something like OpenFire as the backend server?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I am going with OpenFire. OpenFire has a lot of options starting from private messaging to conferencing to email notifications using plugins. Overall, it is more flexible than any of the other solutions out there.

Answer 2

What about using Bonjour? This project on GitHub will help you a lot.

https://github.com/Cocoanetics/DTBonjour