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Get the best of both worlds, build in html5 and put a thin wrapper around a webview with phonegap/titanium to get in the distribution channel
by matthewcford 16y ago
Get the best of both worlds, build in html5 and put a thin wrapper around a webview with phonegap/titanium to get in the distribution channel
- foobarbazetc 16y agoIf you don't care about user experience, sure, do this. Otherwise, build native apps. If you can name one successful app that's just a webview then this might be an option.
- daxelrod 16y agoThe Bank of America app is a webview of their mobile site. It has excellent ratings, and is currently the #1 free app in the Finance category. All that said, it's clearly not a native app. Transitions from screen to screen are slow, do not animate smoothly, and sometimes exhibit drawing problems. The punchline: their app description announces an upcoming native app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bank-america-mobile-banking/id284847138 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bank-america-mobile-banking/i...