Native App Development

How to implement performance and advanced features

Although cross-platform Apps now have beautiful performance and features, sometimes, you need to consider building a Native App.

What is a Native App

A Native App is an application built using the Native Programming Language of the device for which it was designed.
In practice, if you need to develop an iOS App, you’ll have to use programming languages such as SWIFT, X-CODE, and OBJECTIVE-C.
On the other hand, if you need to develop an Android App, you’ll use JAVA and KOTLIN.

Why a Native App

Being written in the Native Language, these Apps will exploit all the potential and all the device’s functions on which they will be installed.
In this way, the performances are excellent with all the devices that use the same programming language.

When to create a Native App

Let’s suppose that you want to create an App that requires high-performance functions such as augmented reality, streaming, multimedia content, complex animations, interactive games, etc.

In this case, the best solution is to evaluate the creation of a Native App that allows you to delegate all these features to the device and then have an optimal user experience.

Native Functionalities

Let’s see now in more detail some examples of Native Features that you may need in your App divided into categories.

Multimedia streaming

• Live video sharing
• In-App payments
• Local storage

Travel

• Search engine
• Push notifications
• Payment gateway

Fitness

• Synchronized with wearable devices (BlueTooth)
• Geolocation
• Pedometer

Agriculture

• GPS integration (beacons, location services)
• Real-time access to USDA-NRCS
• Field condition monitoring

Retail

• Android-based POS system, MSR (LRC, F2F, EMV standard), or all-in-one software solution.
• Encryption

Warehouse

• Camera access to scan barcodes (EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, QR)
• Connection to warehouse management software

Car Sharing

• Maps API
• Payment gateway
• Integration of in-app calling functionality

Health care

• Synchronization with wearable devices (BlueTooth)
• Geolocation
• Emergency call

Training

• Augmented Reality
• Pencil
• Live video sharing
• Local storage

Advantages and disadvantages of Native Apps

Let’s analyze in detail the advantages and, of course, also the disadvantages that you will have to consider before deciding to develop a Native App:

Advantages

1. Performance: using the Native Programming Language of the device for which it has been designed, a Native App will exploit the maximum of all the potentialities and all the functions of the device on which it will be installed, reaching super performances. These performances will be significant when you need to implement advanced graphic and animation features.
2. Possibility to store data locally: data are synchronized with the server only when there are changes, so the opening of the application and its use are almost immediate.
3. Increased security: the marketplaces approve the Apps; they are free of bugs, free of dangerous parts of code, and respect the guidelines of the respective marketplaces.
4. Support: unlike Cross-platform Apps, developer support is provided directly by the developer.
5. Native Libraries: use of widget libraries explicitly developed for the programming platform used
6. Can be used off-line
7. Access to device functionality: camera, microphone, GPS, accelerometer, etc.

Disadvantages

1. The main disadvantage of native apps is in terms of development time and costs.
2. You’ll face the need to develop different codebases, each made specifically for the device on which you want to make your application available. This operation takes time, and consequently, the maintenance costs will increase.

To make the best decision, we recommend this article (link)

Some examples Native App:

Many well-known brands have created Native Apps; this is a shortlist: