Why We Make Native Instead Of Hybrid Apps?

Hybrid Vs Native Apps.

Rockhopper Apps wants to ensure we can leverage all the technology your mobile device supports.  This is why we developed native apps over hybrid.

Hybrid Apps is a technology write code once to support multiple device platforms such as iOS, Android, Windows, and Blackberry mobile devices.

Native Apps is using the original manufacture framework to develop apps.

It may sound compelling to make Hybrid Apps because they are often described as the easiest route to support all device platforms and save from development costs. It is important to note however; the user  does not get the same performance compare to a Native App.  For example,  the original Facebook App was hybrid.  When Facebook learned “we realized that when it comes to platforms like iOS, people expect a fast, reliable experience and our iOS app was falling short.” as noted in their article Under the hood: Rebuilding Facebook for iOS this finding lead Facebook to redevelop their app to a Native App to offer a better product.  Rockhopper Apps learned other industry leaders had related experiences that lead them to re-develop their apps into a Native App.

Another issue with hybrid apps, is when the mobile device manufacture adds new features, the hybrid app framework requires the vendor to extend their framework to support this feature.  Because Rockhopper Apps only develops Native Apps, we can give the user access to these new features immediately.

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William Grant

William Grant

William Grant is the President and Founder of Rockhopper Apps. His passion for technology started at age 14 when his parents bought him his first computer. During his high school years, William was offered a Co-op placement at Big Brothers to maintained their website. With 15 years experience in the technology sector, he continues to offer innovative technology to the world under the Rockhopper Apps brand.