{"id":27038,"date":"2017-03-16T13:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.kalpakprojects.com\/Extentia\/?p=27038"},"modified":"2023-07-07T09:37:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T09:37:32","slug":"digital-lifecycle-decisions-should-you-consider-a-native-or-mobile-web-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.kalpakprojects.com\/Extentia\/digital-lifecycle-decisions-should-you-consider-a-native-or-mobile-web-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Lifecycle Decisions \u2013 Should You Consider a Native or Mobile Web App?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27038\" class=\"elementor elementor-27038\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eac3b72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eac3b72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bf56e0 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"1bf56e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e189aa8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e189aa8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0e72c2 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"c0e72c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a42d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a42d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/web.kalpakprojects.com\/Extentia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/16fa7f_4063be5db80142d59f814c4ca8403bd3mv2_d_2296_2389_s_2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9373f68 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"9373f68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3fc9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab3fc9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Jim Kinlan, Partner Success Director . Mar 16, 2017 . 3 min read<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8047da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8047da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Digital Lifecycle Decisions \u2013 Should You Consider a Native or Mobile Web App?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0e8b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0e8b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; background: #ffffff; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1b1b1e; font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" data-hook=\"rcv-block3\">As a forward-thinking IT provider, we feel it is important to keep our customers informed about key decisions that they will likely face in their digital lifecycle. One of these decisions concerns how to best address the needs of your customers while they are altering their computing lifestyles \u2013 from desktop to mobile.<\/div><div data-hook=\"rcv-block3\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; background: #ffffff; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1b1b1e; font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" data-hook=\"rcv-block3\"><span style=\"background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27063 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.kalpakprojects.com\/Extentia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/16fa7f_bfed8b78c54c4ba496e9137312c85cb3mv2-1-300x212.png\" alt=\"As a forward-thinking IT provider, we feel it is important to keep our customers informed about key decisions that they will likely face in their digital lifecycle. One of these decisions concerns how to best address the needs of your customers while they are altering their computing lifestyles \u2013 from desktop to mobile.\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.kalpakprojects.com\/Extentia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/16fa7f_bfed8b78c54c4ba496e9137312c85cb3mv2-1-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/web.kalpakprojects.com\/Extentia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/16fa7f_bfed8b78c54c4ba496e9137312c85cb3mv2-1.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div data-hook=\"rcv-block6\"><p id=\"viewer-5jg0c\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\">Many organizations will make a knee-jerk reaction and think that they need native and\/or hybrid applications for mobile devices without thinking through the specifics of coding issues, distribution issues, and what user problems that they are trying to solve. One must always survey the field, take stock of their resources and then strategize.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Here are the top ten reasons to consider a mobile web app:<\/strong><\/p><\/div><p id=\"viewer-50be6\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">1. The control for your app is not at all dependent on an app store accepting and approving your application.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-ag6n2\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">2. There is nothing to download for the user to get it to work \u2013 it\u2019s immediate and because of the mobile website\u2019s immediacy, it is much better to be share with other users.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-58cpd\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">3. Users don\u2019t need to upgrade their software to get new features and functionality or to fix issues. It is updated automatically. It does not have to go through any external\/third party store approval process.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-3rj7l\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">4. The developer only needs to support the current version of the application, because there is only one version \u2013 the one that users are connected to. There is no need to ensure that previous versions are updated or supported.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-c01s9\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">5. Mobile web apps are beginning to provide more functionality to get access to more and more native features of devices like GPS and uploading files.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-3teij\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">6. It is faster to develop a mobile web application. In addition, there is no lag time for your application to be accepted upon its release or even minor updates.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-f9l5q\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">7. If you charge for additional services through your web app, you are not subject to rules that take a cut of your payout \u2013 but it does mean that you must provide the mechanism for the e-commerce transaction.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-2d3tj\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">8. A mobile website can have similar functionality to that of an app with data driven functionality.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-d78qc\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">9. If one of your customer\u2019s mobile devices is out of juice or simply not available, a mobile web app is available from any mobile or desktop device.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-4vrt1\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">10. If your mobile web app is successful, there is no reason why you can\u2019t still consider native or hybrid mobile apps to supplement your success.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-4dt0s\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><strong><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Here are a few important reasons why only a native app will suffice:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p id=\"viewer-crc9t\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">1. If your app requires access to a mobile device\u2019s special features, then it may be imperative to use a native app (for example \u2013 camera, accelerometer, or the actual immediacy of faster processing power).<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-9g07\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">2. If your app requires at least a limited usage without a network connection to features such as note taking, then a native app is what you need.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-24kkp\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">3. If your app requires complex calculations and\/or processing power, a native app may be advisable.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-71cts\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">4. If your app is a game that requires interactivity, then a native app is in order.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">5. If your priority is to provide a user experience that is highly consistent with the mobile device\u2019s operating system, then that can be a checkmark for creating a native app.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-6lkn1\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Thus if your business would seem to benefit from such an application, whether it be mobile or native, it is imperative to partner with an experienced and skilled concern who not only understands the ins and outs of such apps but is committed to your business goals.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-dae5h\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 _40ACk Ecq9kg bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Read other <a class=\"TWoY9 itht3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.extentia.com\/media-resources\/blog\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer noopener\" data-hook=\"linkViewer\">Extentia Blog posts here<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Kinlan, Partner Success Director . 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