Thanks for the link - however if I was going to use an off-the-shelf server middle ware tool, I'd go for SmartFoxServer (Java based), purely because I've worked with it on multiple projects in the past.

We use ElectroServer at work for connecting iOS and Android clients to the same game. There is nothing special going on because they are mobile devices. Client and server interaction is the same as if you were on a PC. Our games are a regular socket connection to the server as well as a few HTTP calls for some non game related services.

SmartFox has both iOS and Android clients, is pretty well battle tested, and is designed for real time games in mind. There any reason not to go that route other then the hefty license cost?

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