(English) What is the difference between a mobile web & a native app?

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When it comes to apps for smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices, there are two choices:

Native Apps – Are installed directly onto the mobile device.
Web Apps – Are accessed through the mobile device’s Web browser.

Native Apps have a number of benefits over web-based Apps. Here are just a few:

Easy to Find – Native apps are downloaded from places like Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store. bobile also has an app store, The bobile Market, where all approved apps built with bobile are available for free.
With web-based apps, there is no central location to find them.

Higher Quality  – Native apps must be approved by App stores before they are available for download. This guarantees a level of quality and safety, which web-based apps do not offer.

Faster – Native apps are downloaded on the mobile device, therefore, they typically run faster and perform better than web-based apps.

Offer Better Integration – Native apps can interface with other device features, like the camera, the GPS, the accelerometer, the compass, the list of contacts and more.
Web-based apps have limited ability to integrate.

Don’t Require Internet Connection – Web-based apps are tethered to the Internet. If the connection is lost, the app stops working. Native apps only rely on the Internet to receive updates. They can run anywhere and anytime, with or without an Internet connection.

So, are you ready to build your own app and share it with your clients?
bobile’s app creator lets you design a professional-grade native app for free. You can have a great app ready to be approved and marketed in the bobile Market in as little as ten minutes.
Do you want to include e-commerce features on your app, or submit it to the Apple and Google app stores? We offer features that enable you to do just that!

So, what are you waiting for – create your native app now!

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