What Are the Different Types of Mobile Apps? | APPZ.IN

Today, we are discusses on different types of mobile apps, we hope to introduce to the difference between three types of apps, and on the way we discuss the technology used, advantages and disadvantages of the each app.

So, let's start!!!

Types of Mobile apps

1.   NATIVE APP

2.   WEB APP

3.   HYBRID APP

01. NATIVE APP

Native apps are created for mobile operating system, these apps build for one  specific platform. thus you cannot match all other platforms or another devices because of they made for only one platform. for example you cannot mix android app to blackberry device or ios apps to windows. 

Technology used: native apps use variety of programming languages. these apps use variety of coded languages like Java, kotlin, python, swift, objective c , c++, and  react

Pros(advantages) : Native apps have singular focus that caused the native apps have advantages of being faster and more reliable in terms of performances. Due to only singular focus these apps really get faster efficiency with devices resources then other apps

And native get connected directly with device hardware they access board choice of device features like Bluetooth, phonebook contact, camera roll and NFC.

Cons(disadvantages) : there are have some problems with the native apps. When you get start to develop the native app you may face some problems, you have to do dabble efforts to create the each of the difference platform. The code you use to the create one platform don not use to the another platform thus this app higher cost to maintain.

And then, every time there’s an update to the app, user has to download new file and reinstall it. This is also mean this apps takes up precious storage in our device.  

02. WEB APPS

Web apps are same as the native apps but these app access via web browser on your device. They’re actually responsive websites adopt its user interface in device. These app don’t need to download or install code into you’re device. When you come to install a web app, it simply often book mark the website URL on your device.

One kind of web app is the progressive web app (PWA), which is basically a native app running inside a browser.


Technology Used : for the web apps mainly using HTML 5, CSS, Java, Ruby and similar programming language used for a web work.

Pros(Advantages) : web apps are based on web, that’s way these apps comfortable on  all devices, as well as they are easy to maintain and they cuts down on the development cost.

Plus, there is nothing to download, they won’t take much space on your device memory like native app. The user don’t need to download the update at the app store.

Cons(disadvantages) : like the native apps this apps also have some disadvantages. Web apps dependent on the web browser, they use web browser on devices thus they available only one browser and not on another browser.

And because they one types of the websites they won’t able to work offline, they have internet connection to back up data on your devices, new  data or refresh screen. Many of these web app sometime may not always integrate with device hardware.

03.HYBRID APPS

The third types of apps are hybrid apps these apps are web apps which is look and feel like a native apps. These app like a mixture of the native and web apps. They might have home screen app icon, responsive  desigine, fast performance, function offline. But they are really web apps made to look native.

Technology Used : these apps a mixture of the native and web apps technology, these apps uses lonic, objective c, swift, HTML 5, and others

Pros(Advantages) : Hybrid apps are very easy and cheaper to the build they are more cheaper than native apps. As a such a hybrid app can  be a minimal viable product-a way to prove a vialbiley fo building native app. they are load quickly, that’s way they are idle for usage in a country with a slower internet connection, and give a user good user experience. They are single base code that’s way there is less code to maintain.

Cons(Disadvantages) : because of the hallmarks of the native apps, hybrid app lacks in power as well as they are slower since it has to download each element. Certain feature of the hybrid apps might not be usable on devices.