A hybrid app combines web technologies—such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript—with native mobile components, packaged in a wrapper like React Native, Ionic, or Flutter. This approach allows apps to run on multiple platforms (iOS, Android) using a single codebase. Hybrid apps balance performance with development efficiency, enabling faster releases and easier maintenance compared to fully native applications.
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Hybrid app
A mobile application that combines web technologies with native app features, allowing it to run on multiple platforms from a single codebase.
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