Lean Mobile App Development

Pros and cons of going hybrid

Hybrid apps fall on a spectrum between pure web app and pure native app, and bring advantages from each domain. As with native apps, there is no right or wrong--it's just a matter of determining which is appropriate for your situation. Hybrid apps may not have the same performance or graphics potential as native, but they offer benefits of a different sort:

• Write once, run anywhere. Cross-platform tools (which we'll cover next), translate code, such as JavaScript or C#, into native language for multiple platforms. Even a simple native shell wrapped around some web code will allow you to list your app in both stores and gain access to both audiences.
• Since you can develop a portion of the app as a single codebase, ...