
Hybrid apps are the absolute best!!! It's been a week since i published my Pidgin English Dictionary App to the playstore, ever since then I've deployed 5 unique updates to the app without submitting to Google for approval.

Initial playstore version
Here’s how i did it
If i didn’t tell you, you won’t know that "Peegin" isn’t a native app but a hybrid app built with ruby on rails ( for backend logic, bootstrap for frontend and turbolinks 5 for Android & iOS (in development) apps.)
Basically, turbolinks 5 renders your site inside your app with a custom webview that handles Javascript and makes http requests with Ajax for you.
Since you're rendering a webview you can use custom user agent to identify your app and hide/target certain html elements (eg. navigation and footer ) right from your rails application. Sick right?

I Added word of the day without submitting to Google for approval
But here's the coolest part you can also use native components like toolbar, navigation drawers, and contextual UI elements like share and the rest.
In conclusion your native app serves as a container for holding your site. One of the advantages of building an app like this is freedom of innovation, without seeking for Google or Apple’s approval for every little update. Update your site and your app gets updated.
