HYBRID VS. NATIVE VS. WEB
Native applications are developed particularly for the platform they are installed on. This allows them to take advantage of a mobile device’s features including hardware, accelerometer, GPS, and camera. Native applications are coded in the same language as the device’s operating system is written in. So, for example, a native iOS app will require an Objective-C and Swift framework for development.
Web applications are the most popular desktop applications that are generally written in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Web applications are accessed through the device’s web browser and there is no download requirement for them. However, they do not carry the ability to optimize the performance on a chosen platform by leveraging the hardware.
Hybrid applications merge native and web apps, as it is installed and operates similarly to a native app, but it works similarly to a web app.