Compare Different Types Of App Development Before Choosing One

By Author: Johan Smith
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Every day you come across so many applications on your mobile devices for some or the other reason, right? You download some, keep a few, or uninstall a few due to some reason or the other. But have you ever noticed that some apps run on Android well, some on iOS, some on Windows, and some on all? It happens to most of you that you found an interesting application on your friend’s iOS device but you have not found or have not been able to install it on your android device. This article will clear out these facts. Keep reading.   
 
Have an app idea for your business? Confused about which type of development should you choose? Then here’s the article you must read. 
 
Yes, because of the different types of application development, sometimes and for some people, it gets a little critical to make the right choice. Applications make products, services, and brands easily accessible to mobile users across the globe. And to get the maximum reach, it is important to choose the right platform and type of development. A detailed comparison between the different types can ...
... help you out before you begin with it. 
 
Let’s go through these points to decide on the right application development, as discussed by a developer of a reliable app development agency. 
 
So, given here are the three types of application development and you need to decide anyone out of these. 
 
Native applications:
Native apps are actually created for any specific operating system or platform. This also means that a native application that is built for and will work on Android devices will not work on the other platforms or operating systems available. And the same is applicable for the apps built fr iOS or Windows. The application will stay exclusive to the OS it is designed for. Also, if you already have a native application for say Windows or iOS and you just want it to become accessible for the android users too, then you cannot just expect that a one or two-line code will do the work. The application again has to be created separately for Android users. Software that can be used for building native android apps includes Objective C and Swift for iOS, .Net(C#) for Windows and ADT and Java for Android operating system. 
 
Mobile web applications:
These are the applications built to deliver or render pages on web browsers, running in different mobile devices. As these applications target browsers, they run on different mobile OS. This simply means that you can view and use a mobile web application on Android, Windows, and iOS devices that can be a mobile or a tablet. And the best thing is that these apps work on laptop and PC web browsers as well. The software or languages used for building mobile web apps include HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and JQuery. 
 
Hybrid applications:
Hybrid applications are the combination of both mobile web apps and native apps. These applications have cross-platform compatibility and can access the device’s hardware as well. Software or languages that are used for building these are HTML, JavaScript, JQuery, CSS, Cordova or PhoneGap, and other mobile JavaScript frameworks. 
 
So, by now, hope you have got a clear idea about the three types of application development. But despite all these details and the comparison made, your choice would also depend upon a few more factors that you cannot just skip while deciding on the type of app development and these factors are:

The complications and functionalities you want to include
The budget
The users you want to target

 
Every application and its development has its own set of advantages and disadvantages. Understanding all these well can help you to pick the right one as per your business requirements. 
 
Johan Smith is one of the best application developers of a reputable app development agency in Australia, GetAProgrammer. The author has been in this field for several years and has shared the detailed comparison of different types of applications to remove the confusion business owners often face while choosing the right one for their projects.