Native app vs Hybrid app - What’s right for you?

Purpose behind developing an application- Most E-Commerce business owners who are a little skeptical about entering the mobile market are likely to test the waters beforehand. In such cases, developing a hybrid mobile app makes more sense than the native app. It acts as a minimum viable product (MVP) to get a rough idea of the app’s popularity and how the masses receive the app interface. Post analysis, you may proceed to create a native application.

Budget for development- The budget set by you for app development is a decisive factor when choosing the right platform. While hybrid mobile apps work across platforms, native mobile apps are platform-oriented so the budget required for native app development is significantly higher.

Time required- Hybrid apps have a single codebase for all operating systems while native apps have multiple codebases - one for each individual platform. Clearly, hybrid apps are easy to develop/manage and require less development time than its counterpart.