Mobile Apps Types + Responsive Vs Apative

Mobile Apps Types +Responsive Vs. AdaptiveCreated by shady selim @dr_Shady_Selim

Why web matters for apps?63% of people discover apps via searchaccording to Forrester Research, making it all the more important to focus on ASO. Investing in ASO is one of the best strategies for increasing the organic downloads of your mobile app.

Mobile Apps TypesNative AppsBuilt for specific mobile platform with its own languageWeb AppsBuilt with HTML5 and needs a browser to work with any mobile platformHybrid AppsWeb apps encapsulated in native app shells to use the best of 2 worldsMesh AppsApps with difference functionalities and connects to different sources for data and integrations

Major Types DifferencesHybridWebNativeYesNoYesSensorsNeedNeedNot MustInternetYesYesNoMulti platformYesNoYesApp StoreYesBookmarkYesIconNative + HTML5HTML5NativeProgramming Language

Resourceshttp://www.nngroup.com/articles/mobile-native-apps/http://www.socialhunt.net/blog/types-of-mobile-app/http://wiki.developerforce.com/page/Native,_HTML5,_or_Hybrid:_Understanding_Your_Mobile_Application_Development_Optionshttp://www.sasken.com/viewpoint/?p=331http://softwaretestinggarbage.blogspot.com/2012/10/types-of-mobile-application.html

Responsive Vs. AdaptiveAdaptive DesignDesign per device, uses agent detector script to detect and redirect to the right designResponsive DesignA design that uses responsive framework to adapt with the viewer agent device size

Most Famous Responsive FrameworksTwitter BootstrapFoundationSkeletonHTML5 BoilerplateHTML KickStartLess FrameworkGumbyPure

Resourceshttp://komelin.com/en/5tips/5-most-popular-html5-responsive-frameworkshttp://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2014/02/19/responsive-design-frameworks-just-because-you-can-should-you/http://www.designer-daily.com/5-responsive-frameworks-for-more-productive-web-design-34969http://www.opencodez.com/top-5-best-responsive-css-frameworks-for-web-design/http://designinstruct.com/roundups/html5-frameworks/