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Different types of Mobile Apps you need to know

by Rob Stephen getaprogrammer

Do you have a clear idea about the different types of mobile apps? An expert in mobile app development has discussed the types of applications here in this article. 

There are mainly three different types of mobile applications, hybrid, native, and web-based apps. Hybrid mobile applications are the combinations of the other two. Native applications can be built for both iOS and Android. Hybrid applications are made on platforms like React native, iconic, Xamarin, and angular mobile sencha touch. And on the other side, web applications are the responsive versions of sites that are designed to work on all mobile devices. 

Want to know more about these? Here’s everything about these shared by a mobile app development expert. 

 

Native mobile applications:

Native applications are built for specific types of operating systems. These applications are termed as ‘native’ because these apps are native to specific platforms and devices. For instance, when you are building an application for Android, you cannot use the same app for iOS or any other platform or operating system. Native applications use different languages and tools depending on the platform or operating system for which it is built. Some of the languages used for building native applications are Objective-C, Eclipse, etc. Another thing that needs to be mentioned about these applications is that they ensure high performance and offer great UX. Native apps can also be accessed through respective application stores, for instance, you can access the android application on only Google Play Store, iOS application on Apple Store, and so on. 

Advantages of Native apps:

  • Native apps are very fast
  • More intuitive and interactive
  • Get easily distributed on Google and Apple Stores.

 

Hybrid Mobile applications:

Hybrid applications are combinations of web applications and native applications. These apps can take advantage of the features of multiple devices. Hybrid applications are built for more than one platform and operating system at the same time. Like web app apps, these too rely on HTML. These applications are built using technologies like CSS, HTML, JQuery, Javascript, etc. Like native apps, the hybrid ones are also installed and distributed through the app stores. 

Advantages of Hybrid mobile apps:

  • Hybrid apps are easy-to-build
  • Cheaper than building native applications
  • You need to build a single application for all platforms
  • NO browser is required
  • Can access device utilities with an API
  • Can be developer faster than the native apps

 

Web applications:

Web applications are quite similar to that of the native applications. These apps run on certain browsers and not on the App Stores. Commonly used languages used for writing web applications are Javascript, CSS, HTML5, and a few more. Web applications redirect the users to the URL and also offer installation options by creating bookmarks on the browsers. 

Advantages of Web apps:

  • These apps need a minimum space of the device’s memory
  • Users can explore and use web applications from any device and can access the applications from anywhere, which give a better reach to these apps
  • Lowered business cost
  • No installation required

 

All of these mobile applications have their own advantages. Now, it’s up to the business owner and the developer, which one should be picked. Considering the business requirements is important to choose the right one because whatever may be the type of app, it has to run smoothly and speedily on the device. A high-performing and easy-to-use application can only bring the maximum leads and revenue. 

Rob Stephen is an experienced mobile application developer and is associated with a reputed mobile app development company in Australia, GetAProgrammer. The author has written this article to highlight the three different types of mobile applications businesses can use as per their requirements and budgets.


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Created on May 28th 2020 01:37. Viewed 242 times.

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