Is Native App Market Near About End For Mobile Apps ?

Most of the mobile app development companies will get into shock if native apps stops to exist in the marketplace. Before answering to the question above , we should should have at least clear understating about terms and points of different between different platforms . The another question that arises in everyone's mind is is progressive web apps has the ability to work as an alternative to native apps ?


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Let's look at point of different and similarities between both the playrooms below .

Native Mobile Apps

Native mobile apps are apps that is specifically developed by developers for that specific platform . The native app is build in Java on Android and and Swift/Objective C in iOS . Native apps gives highly reliable and fast performance which tends to give higher user satisfaction .

Progressive Mobile Apps 

Progressive apps are based on modern technology that uses modern interfaces along with use of modern browsers to get the app . In layman terms we can call it off as application which is modified version of website .

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Now it's high time to figure our the point of difference between two applications : 

Security 

While making a comparison between the two , Native mobile apps always tend to give an extra layer of security and safeguard in respect of data storage in mobile devices .

Responsiveness 

In this also Native apps lead the command by rendering highest level of responsiveness in terms of user experience , whereas web apps fails to render such high level of responsiveness .

Separate Coding 

When it comes to coding of mobile app for two different platform , progressive web apps needs to write single code for developing mobile application on web , Android and iOS platform . Native apps are build by specific developer for both android and iOS platform and hence needs separate coding for both of them .

With Or Without Installation

Progressive web apps need not to be installed as like native mobile apps in user's smartphones . Progressive web apps can be updated without even updating it from the play store. Developer have control on the updating process thereby cutting out the involvement on App Store . 

App Loading Time & Cost Factor

Native apps taken time for loading in comparison with progressive apps which gives the high end performance . Also as discussed earlier , Native apps requires different developers for different platform namely iOS and Android and thereby the cost of developing the application always tends to be on higher side .

Push Notifications 

Both native and progressive apps can be integrated with push notification and will notify users of latest updates by way of push notifications on smartphones .

Offline Mode Usage

Application on both the platform has ability to perform in offline mode or can even work on slow internet connection .

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Conclusion

From the above decision , we can't see even 1000 miles away that there is a chance of end of market for native apps . A native apps can never go out of the marketplaces because of its offering of endless benefits . Both the platforms have their own advantages and is taking lead in their own market .

Top rated mobile app development company like Winklix , understand the importance of both the platform and thereby we suggest the platform to our clients on the basis of their emerging business needs .