iPhone Web and Native Apps Comparison

iPhone Native Apps

VsWeb Apps

Which should we build?

By InfoBeans Mobile Development Practice

June 2009

Agenda

• What are iPhone Native Apps?• What are iPhone Safari or Web Apps?• Comparison• Deciding factors

What are iPhone Native Apps?

What are iPhone Web Apps?

Comparison of the two kinds of apps

Verdict – which app is right for you?

Native iPhone App• When your app is a complex

app like a game or involves many steps

• When it needs to use hardware features or location features

• When processor speed needs to be used

• When portability is not an issue

• When data needs to be stored on the iPhone

Web App• When your app solves a simple

task in very few steps• When no hardware features

are required• When processor speed is not

critical• When portability is important• When data does not need to

be stored on the phone itself, but on another server (so that it can be accessed from another app)

Conclusion

• The two kinds of apps are appropriate in different scenarios• Only the business requirements and functionality of the app

will determine which one is better over the other in that particular situation

• Evaluate the requirements and decide based on the comparison table

• We can help you decide and build – let us know and we will be happy to work with you on this. We have experience and expertise in building both kinds of applications

Contact information

Siddharth SethiCo founderInfoBeanswww.infobeans.com888 4 INFOBEANS