Native Vs Cross-platform App Development

Pros Of Native App Development

  • Broad Functionality

The users can access to evey API and tool provided by the platform when users are working on. This is because Native App no limits on how programmers could work with the new app.

  • Better Store Support

A native app is easier to be published and usually ranked higher on the platform's app store. The reason is because native app can deliver better performance and speed.

  • Increased Scalability

The native app can buit dor the native environment and also tend to be more scalable, thanks to the flwxibility in resources management and the array of tools available.

  • High Performance And Great User Experience

The high performance will be produce at the direct interaction between the code and the underlying resources. In addition, native apps also have a better user experience that is synonymous with the platform.

 

Cons Of Native App Development

  • Costly

The higher cost will be need when building native apps. The reason is because must deploy two teams working on different platform if the app want to launch for both iOS and Android.

  • Time Consuming

The developer cannot be duplicated for another when they work done for a platform. So that, they need a separate team to work on the other app version.

 

Pros Of Cross-Platform App Development

  • Less Costly

One team of developers is needed to create a cross-platform app so that instead of having two teams of developers. When the number of developers is less, the development cost will less.

  • Faster Development

Only a single cycle of development is needed to create an app that runs on multiple platforms.

  • Single Code Base

Only one code base is created  when the aoo is created with a single cross-platform development tool.

 

Cons Of Cross-Platform App Development

  • Slower App

An additional abstraction layer and rendering process is needed to make the cross-paltform app. So that, cross-platform app will slower than its native counterpart.

  • Limited Functionality

Developers may have difficulty accessing smartphone functionalities such as microphone, camera and geolocation in ways possible for a native app.

  • Limited User Experience

The cross-platform app can't deliver the same user experience that accustomed to the platform. 

 

Summary

Native and cross-platform development have different pros and cons. Ultimately, the choice of going with either depends on project requirements and the skills of developers involved.

Native apps are still the best choice when it comes to user experience and performance. While they are more costly, you'll be at ease with lower defect rates and better visual.

Cross-platform apps are easy and quick to build, but it'll take more effort to deliver an equivalent user experience on the respective platform.

 

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