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Native, Web App or Hybrid: Which Should You Choose?

Mobile Architecture Models

  • Its imperative for a business to have a mobile application which helps them to reach out to the customers. This leads to a new stream of customers and helps retain the edge over a competitor.
  • So what choices I have to chose the right APP for my business or suggest to a business entity. This blog describes three mobile application architecture patterns (native, web, and hybrid). 
  •  When making decisions about mobile development approach, it helps to understand the difference between the mobile application architectures, and the mobile development frameworks used to create them.

Web – Mobile Web App or Responsive Web App

HTML5, it’s been possible to create web applications that work seamlessly with multiple screen sizes. This is known as Responsive Web Design. It is the simplest, and least expensive way to satisfy business needs for mobile capabilities. It should be the starting point for any mobile development project. 

Native Mobile Application

The mobile native app is written in a platform-specific SDK and compiled to only run on a single mobile platform. Native is the most common way to develop a mobile application 

 

Hybrid Mobile Application

Hybrid apps use the mobile devices WebView or a customer container to emulate native behavior with web technologies. They use a Javascript API bridge to access native mobile APIs. Application components are typically developed with common web technologies such as HTML5 and JavaScript. They can be built using several development frameworks

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