Native v/s hybrid HTML5 Application Development - User perspective best approach

With the small screen and big target to execute various functionality and operations the mobile apps are highly adopting by the human beings. Mobile apps are not an option to build but it is imperative in this mobilized world. Choosing among native, hybrid and HTML5 mobile app development web based application for your business or organization is still a big issue that will be focused by this article to choose right one. Being a developer we face various types of clients who are confused to choose between native or hybrid app solution. In this article people who are far away from technology side will get some tremendous knowledge about these entire platforms.

The selection of developing an application using right approach while considering future scope, risks that can be reduced with several factors like development cost, Testability, reusability/portability, number of device accessibility, UI consistency, SEO, distribution, performance, and monetization. With this several factors to be analyzed and researched we can reach at the solution with the particular requirements.

The real and reliable developers will suggest right one approach and save your time and money. We have interacted with several clients who used to go with Cost Effective solution because native application development is high cost, difficult and time consuming and built Hybrid & HTML5 apps for iOS solution then rebuild their application using native approach. The native application provides high performance, fastest graphic support, Fluid Animation, Multitouch, built in component such as Camera, Calendar, Phonebook, and GPS support. User should not go directly with cost effective solutionif he is targeting large users for their application and going to use several native component of the phone. There are several other factors to be considered such as Mobile Operating Platform and their updated versions are coming in every six months so there will be a requirement to update the applications to support and run on desired platform. In this condition native applications are highly appropriative.

There are some direct hits that need to be considered before choosing the platform.

1. If you application need high speed, high performance app then native app is best solution.
2. If you application need cost effective solution, Hybrid and HTML5 is best solution.
3. If you need application will runs over several device Hybrid and HTML5 is best.
4. If your application need both offline and online support, Native and Hybrid app are best not HTML5.
5. If your application needs Fastest UI, Fluid Animation, Large Database and fast refresh use Native Approach.
6. If your required to maintain single code files use hybrid approach.
7. Most importantly if your application need to be native component centric and requires such as Camera, Phonebook, GPS, Sensors, Microphone and speaker then you should go for native approach without hesitating.

With the several popular framework and SDK like PhoneGap, SenchaTouch and Appcelerator Titanium hybrid solution is becoming more effective in several contexts. We would personally recommend give it to the developer, what they need, then, tools to build most effective solution rather than choosing approach.

Piyush Jain is the founder and CEO of Simpalm. Piyush founded Simpalm in 2009 and has grown it to be a leading mobile and web development company in DMV area.