Not sure if you're confused about what Parse is or whether you weren't being precise with your words, but Parse _or_ native iOS app development isn't comparable

Not sure if you're confused about what Parse is or whether you weren't being precise with your words, but Parse _or_ native iOS app development isn't comparable. Are you asking whether it's safe to depend on a service like Parse/Stackmob as your backend or are you asking about the pros and cons of building native apps vs html5/hybrid?