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Web: A Web app is an application program that is stored on a remote server and accessed
                     over the Internet through a Web browser interface. Some of the mobile apps and Web apps
                     look and work much the same way, with very little difference between them. However, these
                     two are very different from each other. One of the major differences is that the Web apps
                     require an Internet connection to work.

                      DEFINING THE ANDROID AND IOS

                  Nowadays, most of the mobile devices run on Android and iOS.

                  Android

                  Android is an operating system for mobile devices developed by Google. It is the
                  most commonly used operating system in mobile devices. Google and some other
                  mobile  manufacturing  companies  use  the  Android  as  operating  system  for  their
                  devices. Android provides an easy to use and friendly environment to their users.

                  The user interface of an Android mobile is look like this:
                                                                                                              Android
                  iOS

                  iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is also a popular operating system developed by Apple Inc.
                  for its hand-held devices such as iPhone and iPad. The user interface of the iOS looks
                  very professional as shown:



                      TYPES OF MOBILE APPS                                                                      iOS
                  Apps  provide  specific  functionality  to  your  mobile  and  tablet  devices  in  a  more  simple  and

                  user-friendly manner. We use so many apps on our mobile device to perform different types of
                  tasks. Generally, these apps can be divided into three types which are native, web and hybrid. Let
                  us learn about these in detail.
                  Native Apps

                  Native apps are platform dependent which means that these apps are primarily developed for
                  a specific platform. For example, any app which is developed for iOS will not run on any other
                  platform such as Android, Windows, and BlackBerry. In other words, you cannot install the app
                  developed for Android platform on iOS platform. Most of the apps installed on your mobile

                  device are native apps. These apps are distinctly accessible from app stores and offer the fastest,
                  most reliable and most responsive experience to users.
                  Some  of  the  examples  of  native  apps  are  camera,
                  microphone, gallery, and address book. However, there
                  are some alternatives also available for these apps but using

                  native apps is easiest.
                  Web Apps

                  Web apps are actually web applications which give a user with experience similar to native apps.


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