While a native mobile application is
written using the native development language and tools specific to that
platform, a hybrid app uses web technologies as its core. This is what makes it
possible for developers to use a single codebase across multiple platforms.
As such, hybrid apps are much easier to
create than native ones. You don't need to learn multiple languages or work
within different programming paradigms; all you need is knowledge of HTML5,
CSS3, and JavaScript. This also means that there are fewer bugs in hybrid apps
because they don't have to be tested separately on each platform before being
released into the wild (or rather onto app stores).
Similarly, to the web-only application solution, the UI library must be
recreated. Here is where solutions like Ionic, NativeScript, Xamarin, React
Native, and others step in. These options all provide robust UI components that
look and feel like their native counterparts, giving you a full suite of
building blocks for your hybrid mobile app.
Unless you are creating a highly performance game or other similar application, hybrid mobile app development might be the right choice because it offers an easier development approach, cost savings.
