Native app development is always used when the requirements are very complex. Projects are developed natively that contain, for example, special hardware components or certain native SDKs (third-party solutions).
A good example of this is our "Presenta" project. An app was developed here that has to access various native functions of the phone camera. Native app development is available for both iOS and Android.
Benefits of negative development
- Almost everything can be implemented
- Very good performance
- The app can be published in the app stores
Disadvantages of native app development
- Both platforms (iOS and Android) have to be developed individually.
- Higher support costs
- High development costs
In the narrower sense, a hybrid app is a browser application in a native shell, i.e. a website that has been packed into a native container in order to be able to provide it as an app on a mobile device.
The web app is developed once and “exported” in a native container as a hybrid app for the respective operating system. Frameworks used for hybrid app development are PhoneGap or Apache Cordova
Advantages of hybrid apps
- Time and cost savings in the initial development, but also in maintenance.
- One off website development
- Exportable directly for iOS and Android as a hybrid app.
Disadvantages of hybrid apps
- Weaker performance and compromises in the user experience.
- That the user mostly uses individual web components in the app and not the usual native elements
A web app is a completely browser-based application. It is called up via the browser and exclusively uses web technologies such as JavaScript. The web app is optimized for the use of mobile devices and can therefore be accessed anywhere and platform-independent via a browser. As browsers make more and more functions of mobile operating systems accessible (GPS, etc.) and the Internet is getting faster and faster, the disadvantages of a web app are increasingly disappearing.
Benefits of a web app
- The biggest advantage of a web app is that it is built on proven web technologies and proven JavaScript frameworks
- Saving double development costs for multiple operating systems
- Development of all users via a standard browser
Disadvantages of web apps
- Mandatory internet access as the apps do not work offline
- Cannot publish to App Store
- The app runs exclusively in the browser and not natively on a mobile operating system
A progressive web app is a responsive website that adds relevant and user-friendly features of a native mobile app. The word "progressive" implies that a web app adapts to the technological capabilities of the browser. The decisive factor here is that the more powerful the browser and the operating system, the more functional the app is.
Another factor is that a progressive web app always works offline. In addition, an icon of the Progressive Web App can be added to the smartphone with just one click. As a result, the user can open the Progressive Web App by clicking on the icon, just like with an app.
Pros Progressive Web App
- Loading Speed
- User Experience
- Google-Suche
- Inexpensive
- Push Notification
Disadvantages Progressive Web App
- Functionalities compared to a native app are limited.
