A mobile app is a software application developed specifically for use on small, wireless computing devices, such as smartphones and tablets, rather than desktop or laptop computers. Mobile apps are designed with consideration for the demands and constraints of the devices and also to take advantage of any specialized capabilities they have.

There are mainly three types of apps: –

1. Native apps
2. Hybrid apps
3. Web apps

Types of apps

1. Native apps: – it is mainly used for iOS, Android, and windows, etc. The app built for systems like iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Symbian, Blackberry cannot be used on a platform other than their own. In other words, you won’t be able to use the Android app on the iPhone. Their greatest advantage is high performance. Their performance is great. They also have a good user experience. But they have some disadvantages too. They have high cost as compared to other types of apps. Their maintenance requires a high price. They are installed in the app store. They also win the speed competition.

2. Hybrid apps: – they are made for all platforms altogether with Xamarin, React Native, Ionic, Angular Mobile Sencha Touch, etc. they are a part native app and part hybrid app. Like the native app, they live in the app store and can take advantage of many device features available. Like the web page, they rely on HTML being rendered with the browser. They are fast and easy to develop. They are popular because they have reduced the developmental cost. They have cross-platform compatibility but still can access the phone’s hardware. They work on different mobile operating systems. They have an average performance. They have a low cost but require hybrid tools to develop.

3. Web apps: – they behave as similar to native apps. They require a minimum of device memory. They use a webpage/browser to run. As all personal databases are saved on a server, users can get access from any device whenever there is an internet connection. That is why the use of web apps with a poor connection would result in bad user experience. The drawback is access to not that many APIs for developers, with the exception of geolocation and few others. You can view a mobile web app on Android, iOS, windows, tablets, or all other phone devices. They are good on PCs and average in a mobile browser. The apps who don’t have high-performance requirements and do not need push notification to access device functionality can be made like a web app. They have the lowest cost due to the single code base. There is no store restriction to launch.

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Market shares of mobile applications: –

Mobile applications are used all over the world. They are designed to run on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. They are typically available through app stores that are operated by the owner of the mobile operating system. Some of the most popular operating system-native stores are Apple’s App Store, Google Play, as well as Windows Phone Store and BlackBerry App World. As of March 2017, there were 2.8 million available apps at Google Play Store and 2.2 million apps available in Apple’s App Store, the two leading app stores in the world.

Conclusion: –
There are many mobile applications available in the app store. Some of them are so much useful and some are useless as they have some disadvantages. If you want your mobile application to be successful/useful, choose your mobile application design carefully. Syspoly is a mobile application designing company. It designs your mobile application according to your needs and budgets.