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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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                        Circle the native apps icon and underline the web apps icon.

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