Hybrid mobile appsWe define hybrid  as a web app, primarily built using HTML5

and JavaScript, that is then wrapped inside a thin native container that provides access to native platform features.

PhoneGap is an example of the most popular container for creating hybrid mobile apps.

you can play games , engage with your friends through social media, take photos, track your Health, and much more.

Native mobile appsA native mobile app is a smartphone application that is

coded in a specific programming language, such as Objective C for iOS and Java for Android operating systems.

Native mobile apps provide fast performance & a high degree of reliability.

They also have access to a phone's various devices, such as its camera and address book.

Anatomy of a Hybrid Mobile GIS Application

Anatomy of a Native Mobile GIS Application

1. Linkedin – (http://documentcloud.github.com)

2. Netflix – (http://kentbrewster.com/sxsw-2011)

3. Evernote

4. Greplin

5. GetGlue

Examples of hybrid mobile apps

Examples of native mobile app

1.Ingress

2.Instagram -( instagram.com)

3.Camera+ app for apple’s ios devices

Pros & Cons of Native and Hybrid Mobile App

Native app is better then hybrid because of its peformance. Native apps are compiled into machine code ,which gives the best performance that one can get from the mobile phone.Best performance includes :- 1.fast and fluid animations 2.full access to phone hardware, 3.multi touch support 4. the latest APIs.

Conclusion