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These apps are not deployed on the app store. Hence, you need an extra app called browser to
access these apps on your mobile device. You also need an Internet connection to work with
Web apps. These types of apps are generally developed in HTML and CSS.
Web apps are different from websites. The major difference is that a web app can be a small part
of a website which provides a particular functionality. On
the other hand, a website can contain many web apps.
Some of the examples of the Web apps are OLX, Flipkart,
and Pinterest.
Hybrid Apps
The app that is created by combining the features of native app and web app is called a hybrid
app. Similar to native app, hybrid app is developed for a specific platform and deployed on the
app store. You need to install the hybrid app before using it on your mobile. Hybrid app can be
created by using many hardware features of your device such as camera and developed by using
HTML and CSS similar to web app.
Nowadays, developers use development tools to package the code of the hybrid app with a
browser to make it as a native app. In this way, hybrid apps become cross-platform which means
that the same code can be run on multiple platforms. This technique saves the development time
and cost also.
Some of the examples of the hybrid apps are Instagram,
Gmail, and X.
CATEGORIES OF APPS
Apps have become an integral part of our life. Nowadays, people are using mobiles for many
purposes such as communicating, learning, teaching, and playing games. This leads to the
development of several types of apps.
As you know, Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store are the two most popular app stores.
These stores contain different types of apps which are further categorised in various categories.
Gaming Apps
Today’s most popular category of mobile apps is gamming apps which shared more than 24%
area of the app store. Gaming apps allow us to improve our cognitive skills such as attention
and focus. Some of the gaming apps allow children to learn while playing. These apps also allow
us to play games with other friends and share scores on social
media.
The most commonly used gaming apps are Clash of Clans,
Candy Crush Saga, and Angry Birds.
Productivity Apps
Productivity apps, also known as business apps used by
businessmen to perform several complex tasks. These apps
allow businessmen do their work more effectively.
The most commonly used productive apps are Google
Calendar, Evernote and Dropbox.
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