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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 on iOS platform
                  which is developed for android 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.
                  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
                  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.



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