Table 2 Comparison of main technical characteristics between Web and native applications in the developer perspective.
From: New Trends on Ubiquitous Mobile Multimedia Applications
Features/access | Web applications | Native applications |
|---|---|---|
Installation | "Add to main screen option" | Through App Store |
Initializing | Open Safari bookmark or insert URL | Click installed icon |
App Frameworks | JavaScripted | Custom |
iPhone Frameworks | Limited | Full SDK |
Sandbox | Safari sandbox | App sandbox |
Cache | Safari cache | Sandbox files |
File system | None | Sandboxed |
OS Memory | Page shared | iPhone OS (128/256 MB) |
Customizing | User Web login | App and iPhone settings |
Sensors | Limited | Yes |
Location | Yes | Yes |
Accelerometers | Limited | Yes |
Cocoa Touch | Limited | Yes |
Network | Auto | Custom |
Multimedia | Embedded | Custom |
Database | No | SQLLite |
Offline | No | Yes |