{"id":6518,"date":"2019-06-13T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T12:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intexsoft.com\/?post_type=blog&p=6518"},"modified":"2022-07-19T10:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T10:59:51","slug":"cross-platform-or-native-app-development-which-is-best","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/intexsoft.com\/blog\/cross-platform-or-native-app-development-which-is-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Native App Development or Cross-platform?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No one wants to do the work twice. The software development industry has long been searching for a way to develop an application that would suit both iOS and Android platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this article, we are going to consider the pros and cons of cross-platform development and which is the most important to answer the question: does this approach really save money?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Key Approaches to Mobile Development<\/span><\/h2>\n

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In mobile application development, much of the code can be transferred between platforms. For example, the logic of shopping, miscalculation of a route or writing a message does not change depending on whether the client is Android or iOS.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, it\u2019s not as simple as it seems. Approaches to development on iOS and Android are significantly different: working with the UI, accessing hardware components, such as a camera or sensors, etc. As a result, the intention to quickly and cheaply create an application can end with the development of three applications: cross-platform, iOS and Android. Companies become disappointed by the result, as it may be very different from expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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UI Design Impact<\/span><\/h2>\n

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To a large extent, the ease of development, native or cross-platform, is influenced by the way the screens are designed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The main reason that cross-platform applications are gaining popularity is their unified design that is applicable for two platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this case, it is cheaper and faster to apply cross-platform solutions: you only need to create one version of the design and then you can run it on two platforms at once.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, sometimes the following situation occurs in app development: some elements are easier to create on Android than on iOS. And vice versa: something is easier to implement on iOS than on Android. In this case, the development of a cross-platform application takes much longer than if the application was created separately for each platform.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Each platform has its own<\/span> design guidelines<\/a>. If the designer follows them and uses standard approaches, then the development of a native application will be cheaper and faster than the development of a cross-platform solution.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Disadvantages of Cross-Platform Mobile Development<\/span><\/h2>\n

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