When are Native Apps recommended

Native apps are part of our everyday such as Whatsapp, Spotify that use a devices features to its full potential. Native apps are used for clients seeking a high-performance app. Native apps are stored on the device, meaning load times are much faster. Native apps directly access the hardware of the device, such as camera and microphone.

Native apps are a higher cost and are chosen when;

• Performance of the app is vital to user experience
• The app is designed to use device specific features such as geo location and camera.
• Budget allows

Cost comes not only from a longer time to build a native app, but also because separate apps are required for Android and IOS.

360 Native App team

Depending on your audience, you may wish to develop in IOS or Android first. Native iOS apps are developed in Swift or Objective-C while native Android apps are written in Java.

360 has a dedicated IOS and Android native app team.

Microservices

For large complex applications, 360 recommend building native apps with microservices, which are discreet entities connected through http protocol. Microservices are cloud-based applications and are more suitable for scalable solutions and when a more dynamic and agile development process is required.

360 works with clients to refactor existing monolithic applications into microservices.

Cross platform Native apps

360 is a leading developer in React Native , the chosen code for Instagram, Uber Eats, Skype, Soundcloud, Twitter and Airbnb.

When is a React app recommended

React is a platform that offers the efficiency of cross-platform development and single code base without sacrificing the user experience or access to native APIs. React Native enables you to build a real mobile native app and native codes can be added as required to gain access to the mobile devices full functionality. React is technically a hybrid platform but has native features.

React is for apps that seek to;

• Reduce cost through a single code base.
• Have close to native user experience.
• Access device features such as geolocation and cameras.
• Can integrate with Native code where required.

360’s React team

360 has a highly experienced React team with tens of thousands of hours of React development experience.