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

            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 and Windows. 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.

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