Hybrid vs Native Apps
When we develop for mobile, we have 2 ways to develop; Hybrid or Native. I will try to explain as easily as possible.
Hybrid Mobile App
- A hybrid app is made in HTML, CSS and JS
- It talks to the OS via Phonegap/Cordova run time
- It sends command to access camera, notifications etc. using phonegap/cordova plugins
- Mostly dependent on availablity of plugins. If there is no plugin available for some task, it cannot be done
- Not as smooth in user experience as a native application as the performance is dependent on OS and plugins
- Write once and run on Android or iOS easily
- No need to develop separately for each platform
Native Mobile App
- No restriction on what can be done. Only limit is OS
- A Native Application is an app using the recommended core technologies of a system mostly concerning presentation and user interface
- Takes longer to develop as 2 developers are needed
- Android coding is done in Java and iOS is in Swift/Objective C
- Expensive in maintaining and developing
- A smooth user experience as the code is compiled
Hybrid vs Native
I create Hybrid Apps and Native Android Apps. You need to have a mobile app developed? Get in touch with me