This question often comes up when people are looking to build their mobile applications. Whether they should go native or build a more hybrid solution that will work across multiple platforms. It will really come down to the requirements on hand and what you are trying to achieve. Your budget will play a role as well in the determination process. Native apps can be expensive to build because they are generally designed to run on a particular operating system or specific device. Native apps offer faster and reliable responsive experience to the user. Whereas benefits of using hybrid apps are simple, they support multiple operating systems at a minimal cost, and the app is more flexible to maintain.
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Some Key Differences:
If you are looking at user experience. Native apps provide the best user experience as it is specifically designed for a mobile app that can be best fit. In comparison with hybrid apps the UX will be lower as it not possible to provide a good UX with just one app for all platforms.
Budget must be considered as well. Development time and costs determine most projects. Native apps take longer to build and cost more compared to hybrid apps. As they are specific to each platform. Hybrid apps take the least amount of time and are developed at lower costs than native apps.
Couple key points as well are integration and portability. Device features can be integrated much easier with native apps, whereas it’s harder with hybrid apps. Note as well that native apps are harder to port over to other systems. Hybrid apps can be more seamlessly integrated into other systems.
Technologies to consider:
Hybrid apps can developed by HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript and then embedded in a native application using platforms like Cordova. Native apps are developed for the mobile specific platform. This will be in the form of Objective-C or Swift for iOS and Java for Android. It’s best to evaluate the technologies and come up with the best solution for what you’re trying to achieve in the end. The requirements will determine which avenue you may want to take and always consider your budget as well. An experienced development team can always help you make the right decision as well.