There are two approaches to the mobile app development. The first is to build separate apps for each operating system. The second is to use multi-platform solutions that allow you to write a single application, which will work on both Android and iOS.
It's necessary to create a separate Android and iOS app, if you are developing a mobile game or a complex app with specific functions for each platform. The cross-platform solution works better for non-gaming apps with simpler functions, such as making a reservation, buy a product, or optimize some business processes. Cross-platform approach is cheaper than developing two separate apps for Android and iOS. Development for different operating systems costs 2-3 times more expensive, as you need to develop two apps instead of one.
Cross platform development option works fine for launching a mobile app for a new business to test its necessity. In this case, a multi-platform solution will help you save money — this way you can avoid additional costs for developing two applications for different platforms.
How Neti Team Makes Mobile Apps
Our developers write applications using cross-platform React Native, which interacts with the native components of Android and iOS, so it does not have the disadvantages. Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Skype, Uber, and many other popular apps were created using React Native. Microsoft uses React Native to build desktop programs — they are only 20% slower than those written in the native language. For the user, this difference is hardly noticeable.
There are other platforms that allow you to simultaneously write applications for different operating systems: Cordova, Phonegap, Ionic Framework. They are about 30% cheaper to build an app than using React Native. But Cordova, Phonegap, and Ionic Framework use web-view, a website wrapper that runs twice as slow on a phone. An app based on these platforms can give an unpleasant impression — it could work slowly and sometimes freeze.
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