What is a native app?
A native app is a mobile app built for one operating system with that platform’s own language and tools: Swift for iOS, Kotlin for Android. It is installed from the App Store or Google Play and can use every feature of the device.
Also called: native application
Why it matters
Going native buys you speed, the smoothest feel and every device feature, from Bluetooth to widgets. It also usually means two code bases, iOS and Android, which raises both the build and the upkeep. Choose native when the device itself is part of the product, not just a screen for your data.
1Native vs hybridA hybrid app wraps web pages in an app shell; a native app draws the platform’s own interface.
2Native vs cross-platformFlutter and React Native share one code base across both platforms and still ship to the App Store and Google Play.
3When it pays offHeavy camera, audio, Bluetooth or background work, and apps where every detail of the feel matters.
ExampleA maker of smart meters in Ust-Kamenogorsk needs an app that pairs with the device over Bluetooth and keeps running in the background. It builds native apps for iOS and Android, because pairing and background tasks behave differently on each system. A simple booking app would not need this.
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Related terms
Cross-platformOne code base that runs as an app on iOS and Android, and often on the web and desktop too.FlutterGoogle’s open-source toolkit for building iOS, Android, web and desktop apps from one code base.React NativeMeta’s open-source framework for building iOS and Android apps in JavaScript or TypeScript with React.PWAA website that installs and behaves like an app, with a home screen icon, offline pages and notifications.
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