The document provides an overview of mobile applications, categorizing them into mobile web apps, native apps, and hybrid apps, along with their development processes and features. It discusses the technologies used, such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and highlights the differences in deployment, speed, and development costs. The emergence of hybrid apps is noted for blurring the lines between mobile web and native applications, affecting development careers in this field.

1. Introduction to Mobile Application
A mobile application, most commonly
referred to as an app, is a type of
application software designed to run
on a mobile device, such as a
smartphone or tablet.
Three different approach for
developing a mobile application.
• Mobile Web Apps
• Hybrid Apps
• Native Apps

2. Mobile Web Apps
• Accessed through mobile device’s web browser.
• Built with three core technologies:
• HTML4/5 (defines static text and Images)
• CSS2/3 (defines styles and presentation)
• JavaScript (defines Interactions and animations).
• Since web apps are browser based they’re intend to be platform and
device independent.
• Simple and easy to access.
Google Chrome Opera Apple Safari

3. Mobile Web Apps- Examples
The Mobile Web apps url will look like as
m.domain.com or domain.com/mobile/
Few Examples of Mobile Web Apps :
http://m.timesofindia.com/
https://m.verizonwireless.com
http://m.stanford.edu/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/i/
Some urls automatically detecting the
devices based on the devices
type it will automatically resize layouts.

4. Native Apps
• Built for a particular device and its operating
systems.
• Downloaded from a web store and installed
on the device.
• Native apps are written in Java for Android,
Objective-C for Apple iOS.
Native apps examples :
• Native Calendar Apps
• Native SMS Apps
• Native Game Apps
• Native Push Notifications
• Native To do list

5. Native Apps – Platforms/ Operating Systems
Objective - c Apple (Ex : iPhone, iPad)
Java, C, C++ Google (Ex : Samsung, HTC)
Java RIM (Ex: Black Berry)
C, C++ Microsoft (Ex: Nokia)
C, C++, JS, HTML, CSS HP (Ex : HP Touch pads)

6. Hybrid Apps
Hybrid apps, like native apps, run on the
device, and are written with web technologies
(HTML5, CSS and JavaScript).
Hybrid apps run inside a native container, and
leverage the device’s browser engine (but not
the browser) to render the HTML and process
the JavaScript locally.
Remarks:
• Can’t handle heavy graphics
• Requires familiarity with a mobile framework
• You cannot access all hardware functions of mobile devices

7. Comparison

8. Hybrid Apps – Examples
• RBC Launch iOS app for RBC Direct Investing which is Hybrid app
developed with Hybrid application.
• This application can be download via apps store (iTunes).
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/rbc-mobile/id407597290?mt=8

9. Hybrid Apps – Examples

10. Hybrid Apps – Examples

11. Hybrid Apps – Example App (RBC)

12. Hybrid Mobile Frameworks
List of hybrid mobile frameworks which can be work in multiple
mobile devices
Features Jquery Mobile Jqtouch SenchaTouch Phonegap Rhomobile
Built with HTML5
CSS3
JQUERY
HTML5
CSS3
JQUERY
HTML5
CSS3
ExtJs
HTML
CSS
JS
Ruby
JavaScript
HTML
CSS
Supported Devices Apple
Android
BlackBerry
Palm WebOS etc
Apple
Android
iPod
Apple
Android
(Motorola,
Samsung)
iOS, Android,
webOS, Windows
Mobile, Symbian,
BlackBerry
,Windows Phone,
Windows 8
Android,
BlackBerry, iOS,
Symbian,
Windows Mobile
Performance Medium Medium Fast Fast Fast
Development
effort
Flexible Easy Flexible Flexible Flexible
Approval Process Open Source Open Source Open Source Open Source Open Source
Set up Webkit browsers Webkit browsers Webkit browsers Webkit browsers
(iOS, Android, BB
OS)
Webkit browsers
(Ruby,iOS,
Android, BB OS)

13. Which one to chose?
Feature Mobile Web Hybrid App Native
Development Cost Lowest Low Expensive
Speed of App Internet Speed Near Native Native Speed
Deployment Process Easy Relatively Easy Difficult
Approval Process NA Easy Difficult
Offline Capability Fails Good Design Works Works
Once upon a time there were very clear distinctions between mobile
web and native applications, but the recent surge in hybrid apps is blurring
the lines and changing the decision matrix.
Some of the more important considerations are explored below.

14. Became Hybrid Application Developer

15. Careers
HTML/CSS/JavaScript --------- UI Developer
JavaScript/Jquery --------- Jquery Developer
HTML5/CSS3 --------- Mobile Web Developer
Jquery Mobile/Sencha/Jqtouch --------- Hybrid Mobile Developer
HTML/CSS/JavaScript/OOPS --------- Interactive UI Developer
HTML4/5/CSS2/3/JS/Jquery --------- Web Developer
HTML5 --------- Game Developer

16. Example Works

17. Example Works