Native app, Hybrid app, Web app comparison

• Native App,hybrid app and web App introduction

There are three main categories of mobile Internet Apps: Native App,hybrid app and web App.

The Native app is an app written in native language based on the smartphone OS API;

Web App is a Web-based system or application, using Html,javascript and CSS and other web-related languages written in the app;

The Native app is a content message that incorporates Native and the web, writes the shell of the application in its native language, and then embeds it in the language of the Web page;

• Three modes of comparison:

Native,web,hybrid Summary of advantages and disadvantages

	Advantages	Disadvantages
Native	Access to all the features provided by the Smart device; Support offline work; Better running speed, performance and overall user experience; Support rich graphics, animations and better rendering effects;	High development cost; Maintenance, high cost of updating;
Web	Wide range of applications, cross-platform; Low development cost; can be easily and quickly deployed; Users to access the latest version at any time;	Poor user experience (load slow, fee flow); Graphics and animation rendering effect is poor; Cannot invoke system related functions (camera, GPS, etc.);
Hybrid	Can invoke intelligent device related functions; Partial support offline function; Maintenance, update more convenient;	Poor user experience; Poor graphics and animation rendering;

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native,web,hybrid contrast

	Web	Hybrid	Native
Development cost	low	in	high
Maintenance update	simple	simple	complex
experience	poor	Excellent
Apply market recognition	do not recognize	accreditation	Accreditation
does not require	required	required
cross-platform	excellent	in	difference
Image rendering	html,canvas,css	blending	Local API rendering
mimics	part native, partially imitated	native
native API	non-callable	Can call	to invoke
Network requirements	all dependencies	most dependencies	support offline

• Three modes of Use selection:

General Internet company's products, content update fast, big change, for difficult to maintain and update the native model, obviously not suitable;

Hybrid combines native and the web, is easier to maintain and update, and can invoke native API functionality, although performance is still less than native, but with the development of H5, hybrid in the user experience to native closer. Apparently this approach is being accepted and used by an increasing number of internet companies;

Hybrid applications are much more beneficial, but they still need to be installed. And the development cost is bigger than the Web way. In order for the user to be in the hybrid application development gap period, or users can still use their own products on smart devices that do not have hybrid installed. So web apps are generally needed for internet companies;

Native app, Hybrid app, Web app comparison