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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 (formerly known as Twitter).
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Circle the native apps icon and underline the web apps icon.
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 gaming apps which shared more than 24% area of
the app store. Gaming apps allows us to improve our cognitive skills such as attention and focus.
Some of the gaming apps allows children to learn while playing. These apps also allows us to play
games with other friends and share scores on social media.
The most commonly used gaming apps are 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 allows businessmen to do their work more effectively.
The most commonly used productive apps are Google Calendar,
Evernote and Dropbox.
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