In the development of mobile applications there is a war between those who think it is better to develop native applications and those who think it is better to develop web applications. In my opinion, except in cases where the application requires the use of hardware resources low, almost everything can be solved with a web app (or webapp ) with the clear advantage that this will directly support on iOS , Android, etc ... while the native development requires developing an application for each platform (there are aids such as appcelerator but this does not prevent 2 applications need to generate and publish their shops, etc ... ) .
Today I consider the development of native applications is something I have much value in terms of marketing but it really is not necessary in many cases could be solved with a simple web app . That said , it is clear that there are applications to perform natively and if resources are available , it is much more attractive offer your app in the app stores . Insist in any case it is a matter of marketing , not technical .
We will continue talking about this because it actually has many implications but today I wanted to mention a little trick that can help minimize one of the advantages of native apps versus the webapps . I mean the fact that a native application is always between user applications , ie , have an icon on your home screen while in weabpps is necessary that the user enters into the browser and enter the address of the same .
In the iOs devices is very easy to save a shortcut to any Web page so that a generated icon on home screen and thereby already has a shortcut exactly like native applications with . Simply press the button on the arrow on your browser and choose "Add to Home Screen" .
This trick is good to have a problem is that many users are unaware and those who know do not usually remember to use it.
To increase the rate of users who keep our webapp icon on your home screen can show a small reminder message . Luckily , the guys at cubiq.org have developed a code that helps to achieve this and with many configuration options. On its website who offer a script called "add to home screen" and which displays a simple message that appears as a popup suggesting the user to add an icon to your home screen. If you configure an icon for these devices will be used to create the shortcut so we can get the same result as if it were a native app icon .
Adding this script users rate that will add an icon to your webapp to your home screen and thereby increase the use of the same and the difference between it and its equivalent developed as a native application is reduced increases.