The difference between web app and native app

There are three differences between web applications and native applications:

1. There are differences in development:

(1) Native APP: Each mobile operating system needs independent development projects, including iphone version, Ipad version and Android version. Each platform needs an independent development language. Java (Android), Objective-C(iOS) and so on. You need to use your own software development package, development tools and your own controls.

(2) High development cost, slow development speed and high maintenance cost. The rules, promotion and operation of the three platforms (IOS, Android and windows) are different. The online review process of the official APP store is complex and slow, which will seriously affect the release of the APP.

(3)Web App: Because it runs on the browser of mobile devices, it only needs one development project. Web APP can be developed through HTML, CSS or JavaScript. Low development cost and fast development speed.

2. There are functional differences:

(1) Native APP: Native App is a systematic application, which can be compared to software on a computer. The native app can call the hardware devices of the mobile terminal, such as microphone, camera, SMS, GPS, Bluetooth, gravity sensing and so on. Realize rich functions

(2) WebApp: WebApp can be compared to a webpage on a computer. Web APP is more of a page display APP. Only limited mobile hardware device functions can be used. More used for page display, focusing on simple interaction, unable to use the unique functions of many hardware devices.

4. Version control is different:

(1) Native App: Users can freely choose whether to update the software version, so different users will use different versions at the same time. At the same time, it will also lead to higher maintenance costs. Users who use the old version cannot experience all the functions of the new version.

(2)Web App: All users use the same version, and all users get the same functions. Version update is convenient, just update the data directly on the server side. Once a function is completed, it can go online, and there is no pressure to update it dozens of times a day. If the client is just a browser, everything will be simple.

(3) In addition, when the web is applied across platforms, it has high uniformity and less development. Because its entrance is not obvious (browser navigation or clicking on the link at will to enter), the threshold for users to remember is also high, and the traffic introduced each time may become a one-time payment, and the user retention rate is low.