Mobile app development can be categorized into Native apps development and Cross-platform apps development amongst the few.
Native app development is building a mobile app exclusively for a single platform. The app is built with programming languages and tools that are specific to a single platform. For example, you can develop a native Android app with Java and opt for Objective-C for iOS apps.
Cross-platform app development refers to the process of creating apps that work on different platforms. There are tools like React Native, and Flutter, that lets you deploy your apps on both Android and iOS.
Mobile App Technologies that Eywa works on
At Eywa, we’ve done our fair share of app development over a decade using Native iOS, Native Android, ionic Angular / React, React Native, and Flutter.
Native iOS: Native iOS apps are developed in Objective C along with some excellent Apple tools and resources like iOS SDK, XCode, TestFlight, etc.
Native Android: Similarly Native Android apps are developed in Java, C++ programming language along with Google tools like Android SDK, Firebase, and Android Jetpack
ionic Angular / React: Ionic is based on Cordova which relies on a Webview component (UIWebView on iOS and WebView on Android) or a chromeless browser view. Ionic React is a native React version of Ionic Framework, the free, open-source SDK powering millions of mission-critical apps all over the world.
React Native: React native apps are written using Javascript. This Javascript code communicates with the platforms (iOS, Android) with the help of a mobile javascript API which relays necessary data calls and functions to the native platform API
Flutter: Flutter is Google's UI toolkit for building beautiful, natively compiled mobile, web, and desktop applications from a single codebase.
Cross-platform development:
We believe Cross-platform development allows developers to build mobile applications that run on multiple operating systems by using a single framework and sharing the same code base.
The framework enables businesses to create native-like experiences by reducing the development effort and costs while speeding up the time-to-market.
The multiple ways in which cross-platform development benefits can help accelerate your growth and ensure excellent business performance. We have listed below just a few of the many advantages cross-platform has over native:
- Code re-usability
- Cost reduction
- Faster application development and time-to-market
- Brand consistency
- Broader market reach
- Quick prototyping
- Easy product maintenance
We believe your business can take advantage of the cross-platform development benefits to improve business performance. By removing the burden of a cumbersome development process, you can shift your focus towards product innovation and driving value for your customers, which will ultimately augment your long-term profits.