Before we look into the
advantages of native mobile apps, first let us know the definition of a native
app. A native app is a Smartphone app developed exclusively for a mobile
operating system/platform i.e. iOS or Android). Android applications are
developed in Java and iPhone uses Objective-C or Swift.
If you wish to make a great
impression on your clients, exercise your influence and use their mobile
devices to their full potential then native apps is the right choice. The main alternative
to native apps is web apps. Web apps are HTML driven user interfaces that from
a user’s point of view are mobile apps. But in reality they are a group of web
pages woven simultaneously with browser level technologies. Web apps are more
economically feasible to develop and can be used in nearly every web browser no
matter what platform. The question here is so why choose native mobile apps
over web apps. So let us look into some
of the advantages that native mobile apps offer you that are really worth the
additional costs and painstaking effort.
ü Native mobile apps are more
responsive and versatile
Native applications provide
the user with the maximum responsive experience since the app is developed
independently for various platforms. Native apps serve the customized Aspect
Ratio of various devices. In this age of lighting speed and quicker response
even a 2 second delay and distract its user, native apps functionality is much
faster.
ü Native mobile apps are more
reliable and safe
Native mobile apps gain
from the more practical security and performance upgrades of the platform
itself. It permits companies to have an edge over others by using mobile
management solutions. Native apps provide remote management controls of apps on
individual devices and the convenience of remotely wiping the app free of all
its data. On the other hand, Web apps depend upon different browsers and basic
technologies like CSS, HTML5 and JavaScript. Web apps because of their volatile
nature can give in to security lapses and there are chances of underperformance.
ü Adding new features is
easier in Native mobile apps
You can be more innovative
with a native app and its entire related APIs and what more you can even make
your own APIs if the existing do not serve your purpose! Web apps do not offer
you this freedom and flexibility and you are confined to what can be done on
the browser. This limits your capacity
to create new features/services.
ü Native mobile apps
integrate better with mobile hardware
Native mobile apps lets you
operate your mobile’s hardware capabilities features such as GPS, camera, touchscreen,
accelerometer easily and interact with them directly just as the platform was designed
to do. Operating from a generic browser would not make it so easy and
versatile.
ü Native mobile apps work
offline
Native mobile apps can work
without internet that gives you the convenience of accessing it even while you
are travelling or in a zone where internet is not accessible. Web apps only function when you are connected
to the internet because content lives on web servers.
ü App code of Native apps runs
faster
Native mobile apps are
compiled and stored on the device itself this gives them the benefit of using
the device’s processing speed to the maximum. Web apps function as a sequence
of calls to and from remote web pages thus limiting its speed by several
internet connections. Native apps are more efficient on the platform as they
are developed utilizing core programming language and APIs.
ü Native mobile apps are
displayed in the app store
Where does every customer
who wants to download the app go? Surely to the mobile app store! The only apps
that show up in the mobile app store are native mobile apps. If the customer needs an app and finds that
it fulfills his or her needs it will be the first one they download. So you can optimize your app store presence
and make you app more discoverable.
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