the difference between native and hybrid apps
When considering a mobile app for your business not only should you be considering the app’s purpose but also whether the app(s) should be ‘native’ or ‘hybrid’. Confused? Not for long, as we explain the difference between the two below.
What is a native app?
A native app is where the app is developed in the code for a particular operating system e.g iOS for Apple devices. Currently Android and Apple iOS are the two exclusive and important providers of operating systems for smartphones since the demise of the Windows Phone and Blackberry with a combined global market share of approximately 99%.
What is a hybrid app?
A hybrid app isn’t any different to any other apps that you will find on your phone, except hybrid mobile apps are built with a combination of HTML, CSS and JavaScript. They shouldn’t look or behave any differently than a native equivalent app. A Hybrid app relies on the latest version of the “web development” language HTML (5 or higher) being used, which contains extensive code to render a web page like a desktop application in a browser.