5 Main Differences Between Web Apps and Native Apps

 When considering development of a mobile app, one thing you must decide is whether the app will be web based or native. In this article, I'll explain the differences between these two options. A web app is an application or program that you access through the browser on your phone or tablet. It is different from a native app in that you don't need to download anything to your phone in order to use it. You simply access or connect to the web app, purchase if required, and away you go. Think of it as going to a web site to play a game or watch a video; you don't actually download and install the game or video onto your computer, but instead play the game or view the video online. A native app is an application or program that runs on the device itself. An example of this would be camera apps, GPS apps or games. Native apps are downloaded and installed on the device and accessed by tapping the app icon. Interestingly enough, when the iPhone was created, the intent was for developers to create web based apps that would run through the Safari browser included with the phone. It wasn't until hackers figured out how to crack the iPhone's codes and develop their own native apps, that Apple decided to get on board with native apps. It was at that point, that Apple also created the App Store making it incredibly easy for consumers to find and purchase apps, leading to "an explosion in downloads over its platform, and permanently transitioned the gravity of mobile app distribution away from the 'walled gardens' of mobile carriers to the app-store environments of handset manufacturers." (from Mobi Thinking) 

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