The Modern Web

Hybrid Apps

If you want to publish your web apps through the big device app stores—such as the Apple App Store, Google Play, or the Windows Store—you need to create a hybrid app. These apps are similar to packaged apps in that all their resources are contained in a single archive, but they go one step further by adding a native shell, or wrapper, around the files, which ensures that the app can be integrated into the main operating system, providing security and better performance and also allowing access to restricted device APIs. A number of software solutions exist for making hybrid apps, but one of the most common—and certainly the easiest to learn—is PhoneGap.

PhoneGap

Although owned by Adobe, a commercial entity, PhoneGap is free, ...