13th October, Australia- According to a survey, mobiles (especially smartphones) will be the dominant devices in the future. So, understandably, mobile apps will be more popular than they are right now. Apps are classified into several categories, like native and hybrid.

What are hybrid apps? These apps can work smoothly on different platforms (Android and iOS) without any problems. Only a single codebase will be used to create these apps (unlike native apps). But why are these apps so much in demand? Experts of an affordable hybrid mobile app development company in Australia described the following reasons:

Better user-experience and user-interface

Mobile apps must deliver the best experience to people who are using them. Hybrid apps fulfill this criterion and offer a uniform experience to both Android and iOS users. Usually, the backend of these apps is simple, which assists them in their better performance. Even when these apps are updated, they will run on different platforms simultaneously.

Also, the user interface of these apps is unique and creative, thus attracting the user's attention. Apps with better UI mean better usability, navigation, and aesthetics. These are the two main reasons for choosing a hybrid app.

Easier to maintain

Hybrid apps can be easily maintained instead of native ones. Native apps are updated with new rollouts, and developers need to create separate codebases for this purpose. However, hybrid apps don't need this step; they can be updated easily, thus aiding to these apps' popularity.

Offline support

If an app takes too long to respond, people will move away from it. They would rather visit a competitor’s app than this one. Most apps don’t offer offline support, and they don’t work in these situations. Hybrid apps are an exception to this, and they will work even when the user is offline.

Low development time and cost

Developers don’t need a lot of time to develop these apps, unlike the native ones. Hybrid apps usually consist of HTML and CSS, and not some complex programming language. So, developers don't need to acquire a new skill and spend resources on it. It will save a considerable amount of money too.

Easy to integrate

Hybrid apps are easier to integrate with different platforms than the native ones.