Billions of internet users visit millions of websites daily. Whether it be a favorite blog, social media, an online store, a news website, or an online entertainment source. In the digital age of today, a business is extremely limited without an online presence. When consumers learn of a new business or brand, it is common to Google the brand in search for its website. Websites are so common for brands that any old website will not do because an outdated design will have customers searching for a better, easier on the eye website to enjoy. We make sure that your website is user-friendly, mobile-friendly, and modern so that visitors will love it.
Native mobile apps are built for a specific platform, such as iOS for the Apple iPhone or Android for a Samsung device. They are downloaded and installed via an app store and have access to system resources, such as GPS and the camera function. Mobile apps live and run on the device itself. Snapchat, Instagram, Google Maps and Facebook Messenger are some examples of popular mobile apps. With the power of push notifications and fast functionality, your users will be ecstatic to learn that you are serious about your brand and making sure that interacting with your brand is easy.
Mobile Apps may also work offline.
Mobile apps are more expensive to develop than progressive web apps, and because they are platform-specific, launching an app across different platforms pretty much means starting from scratch in terms of design and development. However, they are much faster, and tend to be more advanced in terms of features and functionality.
Native mobile apps are built using specific languages and Integrated Development Environments (IDE) depending on the intended platform. Apple devices run on the iOS native operating system, so Apple apps are built using either Objective-C or Swift, and the Xcode IDE. Native apps for Android are written in Java and are commonly built using the Android Studio or Eclipse IDE.
Apple and Google also provide their own development tools, interface elements and software development kits (SDK) which developers can use to build native mobile apps.
In light of recent web development trends, it’s absolutely worth being aware of progressive web apps. While standard web apps lack some of the functionality that mobile apps can offer, progressive web apps fall right in between.
Progressive web apps are able to work offline and load extremely quickly. This is primarily due to advancements in the sophistication of the modern browser: thanks to the Application Cache feature, websites can now store large volumes of data offline. Progressive web apps can therefore be used without an internet connection, giving them some typical native mobile app functionalities such as push notifications, native video and audio capture, and native video playback.
Progressive web apps don’t require download or installation, similar to websites. In many ways, they seem to offer the best of both worlds. As Alex Russell, who invented the term, describes them: PWAs are “responsive, connectivity-independent, app-like, fresh, safe, discoverable, re-engageable, installable, linkable web experiences.”
