Contrast between Web Mobile Application & Native Mobile Application

“The mobile device has become our communications hub, our diary, and our entertainment portal, our primary source of media consumption, our wallet and our gateway to real-time information tailored to our needs. The revolution is now!” Mobile device is carrying forward the revolution of today’s generation. People cannot imagine their daily life without mobile nowadays. There are certain features present in a mobile known as mobile application. Mobile applications have made our daily life easy. There are numerous applications present in a mobile such as social networking apps, medical apps, e-commerce apps, transport apps, business apps etc.

Elaborate planning and procedure is needed to develop a mobile application. There are some steps through which a mobile app is developed. They are app development, designing, testing and deployment.

There are two types of mobile apps: Native mobile apps and Web mobile apps. Native mobile app is used in tablet and smartphone. Native mobile app is installed directly in a device. There are online store like Google Play and The App Store from which Native app is installed. Some of the examples of Native apps are KeePassDroid for Android devices and Camera+ for iOS devices.

There are internet enabled apps which have specific functionality for mobile devices. They are known as Mobile Web Application. Web App are accessed through web browsers and mobile devices like iPhone. They do not need to be installed or downloaded in a device.

There are major differences between Native mobile apps and Web mobile apps. The Native apps work faster than the Web apps. Native mobile applications are inbuilt app which resides on tablets and phones whereas Web mobile application is hosted in a server. Varieties of new applications can be downloaded from the app store in case of Native mobile apps, whereas applications are updated on website in case of mobile web apps.

Native apps are operating system specific. Native apps are developed for android and IOS whereas, Web app is not dependent on operating system.The hardware and software needed for developing native application are different like IOS applications and android application. Web app is developed with JavaScript, CSS and HTML5.

The cost effectiveness to develop native mobile apps is more because for each operating system application is needed to be created whereas; the cost involved for web application is less. Native apps are used by keypad or touch operation whereas for web app for navigation URL is used to the websites. Native apps may need internet connection for accessing the application and some apps do not need internet connection. In case of web apps internet connection is essential for connecting the website.

All the different features of the applications make native apps and web apps different to each other. There are certain factors which supports you to build a mobile web app or native app. Those factors may depend on technical requirements, target audience and business objectives.

There are different Mobile Application Development Company who does web mobile application development and native mobile application development. Among them Eclipse Technoconsulting Global (P) Ltd is a leading mobile app development company in India. ETS develops both web app and native apps for customer satisfaction. To know more, you can follow us on #EclipseIndia or Eclipsetech12.