Today, just having a nicely designed website is not enough, as smartphones are becoming more popular and it’s necessary to have a complete, responsive and reliable mobile app for your business, which emerged in software development companies which provide professional mobile app development services for any enterprise application.
The mobile apps developed can be of two types: Native Apps or Hybrid Apps. A lot of companies get confused in taking the decision of which type of app will be suitable for them, as both have their advantaged and disadvantages. One can’t argue which is the best, because it totally depends on enterprise application requirements and target audience.
What is meant by Native and Hybrid?
The name itself tells all. Native apps are built to run on specific platforms, i.e. mobile operating systems which are developed from programming languages and API libraries only supported by that platform. For example, Android and iOS are the two most popular operating systems today which supports native app development through their Software Development Kits (SDKs).
Both of the Android and iOS app development services are provided by more than dozens of software development companies in India such as Fixdax.com which is one of the leading android app developers in India and also provides both hybrid and native app development in iOS.
As its name suggests, hybrid apps run on multiple platforms exclusive of language in which they’re developed. It is the special category of web app which acts like a native app and is more responsive and natural than a web app. This is easy to develop and much like traditional web app development.
Factors to be considered while choosing the right type for your enterprise
As we already discussed, both native and hybrid apps have their own advantages and drawbacks, it depends on your business logic to choose which one of them.
> How important is the performance of your app?
> Impact of release cycles of native vs hybrid apps
> How critical is it to provide a good user experience?
> Cost of development
> Speed and flexibility of the app
> Development time required and deployment strategies implied
> Possible data protection and security mechanisms provided by platforms
For accomplishing multiple benefits provided by Apple and Google, Android app developers in India like Fixdax provides enterprise android service offerings such as the creation of a custom android application for enterprises, Android app migrations and porting, professional consulting on existing apps, widget, and UI/UX design in Android, etc. Although mobile app development in India mainly focuses on Android and web apps due to less use iOS in India, developing a custom app for the iOS platform is crucial if you want your enterprise application should be used globally as Apple’s iOS is the world’ second largest mobile platform after Android.
Along with this, there are many companies offering iPhone (iOS) app development services in India which have in-depth knowledge iOS platform, for both Apple’s iPhone and iPad. They generally provide iOS app development services such as iPhone website development, iPhone/iPad widgets, and games, iPhone graphics, theme and app development, etc.
The decision between native vs. hybrid is highly dependent on various factors, including business needs, application prerequisites, engineer expertise, and time deadlines. Basically, each sort of application offers a totally unique experience and it’s very necessary to know the qualities and shortcomings of each before getting into the mobile app development.
