This Is How a Good Mobile Application Can Make a Tremendous Change

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Don’t you think 2018 turns out to be the best opportunity for enterprises to enter into the area of digital business, especially the ones who need to reach new heights? And in case, if you are still afraid to try new fonts then that will be a bad decision you have ever made! Now have you ever come across the term hybrid application development? Well, within the few months of its release, the technology has taken everyone by storm. A hybrid app is a mobile application in which the same app can be worked in different mobile operating systems such as Android, iOS, Windows, etc. Apart from this, the app can also work well in browsers like Mozilla, Chrome, IE, etc.

Now before we move further into the nitty-gritty of Hybrid vs Native mobile apps, here’s one important aspect that you must be aware of. We keep mobile devices with us, which means it needs to be responsive and reliable every minute of the day. As we all know that hybrid apps don’t perform as well as native apps, this results in user experiences is more likely to suffer. So, one decision can make or break the success of your app. In addition to this, Google is all set to make mobile the first priority while ranking websites on its search engine.

Hybrid app development

Why Hybrid apps?

Hybrid mobile apps means an app wrapped in a container featuring technology like JavaScript, or HTML5 and CSS that allows it to run natively on a device. Apart from this, there are a lot of advantages to using hybrid such as:

iOS and Android covered

I am sure you must be well aware regarding the fact that Facebook developed React Native to support iOS. However, with its recent support of the Android operating system, the library itself is now capable to render mobile UIs for both platforms. In addition to this, companies can save a substantial amount of money that would otherwise have to be spent on developing and maintaining separate code bases for a variety of mobile platforms.

Fast Deployment

The Minimum Viable Product (MVP) approach necessities the fast deployment of functional solutions in order to be the first to penetrate the market and gain a substantial competitive advantage. So in case, if you are thinking to have your app in the app store as fast as possible make sure you should seriously consider using hybrid application.

Low-level access

Although basic web applications are cut off from smartphone’s operating systems and built-in functionality but they are becoming a smarter day in day out. Moreover, with the rise in several reliable hybrid app development companies, we are now capable to elegantly bridge the gap between the two other approaches and provide all the extra functionality with very little overhead.

Offline Support

Do you know web applications are critically limited by their lack of offline support? Although, this may seem like a less important issue for people who live in urban areas but for others living in less developed countries this could turn out as a cut off from access to the application. Apart from this, local storage can also dramatically enhance the overall user experience by storing personal information and preferences for later use.

Native and Hybrid apps – A quick overview

App development in itself is a mature ecosystem comprising of numerous technical and user experience guidelines of the OS. This not only provides faster performance but also ‘feels right’. Although, being able to easily access and utilize the built-in capabilities of the user’s device for instance GPS, address book, camera are some of the significant advantages of using native applications. When a user sends text messages, takes pictures using the device’s default app, set reminders, or uses the device’s music app (the one that came with the phone), they’re using native apps.

Whereas, hybrid ones look and feel like a native app, but ultimately outside of the basic frame of the application which are fueled by a company’s website. Usual suspects here are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, your mobile banking app, etc.

All you need to do is, do it right?

Generally, when a company decides to build a mobile app, it is simply because they are either willing to catch up with their competitors or have identified a business opportunity especially the one which is previously untapped. As a result, executives want the application to build out and released as soon as possible. The good news is that both hybrid and native approaches can get the job done but there are certain considerations that should be understood right off the bat.

Nishtha Singh
Nishtha Singh works as a Presales Manager with a software development company named TatvaSoft UK. She relishes writing about various technology trends, management and much more. She simply aims to spread her knowledge of the latest technologies through her online contribution.

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  1. Great article Nishtha! With technology solutions readily available, companies can focus on the critical process of defining the workflows that need to be mobile-enabled.

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