Native iOS

Understanding Native Apps & Hybrid Apps That said, there are apparent differences between native and hybrid apps. Native apps are the most common. They’re coded in a specific language like Swift for iOS or Java for Android. A popular example is WhatsApp .

Facebook is an example of a hybrid app (more on this below). You can log into Facebook on your computer (web app) or download the app on your phone. Twitter and Evernote are also hybrid apps.

Hybrid App Examples

Hybrid apps are popular because they allow developers to write code for a mobile app once and still accommodate multiple platforms . Because hybrid apps add an extra layer between the source code and the target platform, they may perform slightly slower than native or web versions of the same app.