Build and compile apps with phonegap build

Building and compiling cross platform android app was never been so easy. Thanks to phonegap build and it's cloud service. Which enables cross platform developers to build mobile apps and compile them in cloud without any kind of glitch. Phonegap is mobile app development platform by Adobe for cross platform mobile app development using web technologies like HTML,CSS and JavaScript. Phonegap build is and additional tool for compiling the mobile app in cloud which reduces use of command prompt compilation.

Phonegap uses web technologies like HTML,css and JavaScript for mobile app development. Additional plugins are also used for giving native app feel to apps. Phonegap build service is a paid service where you need to pay for compilation your app in cloud. The plans for phonegap build is as follows:

A free plan is also included which enable developer to give it a try on phonegap build. The free plan include compilation of one app with basic Cordova support and maximum app size of 25 mb. The paid plan is gonna cost around $10. Which include maximum compilation of 25 apps of unlimited size with full Cordova support and support for any additional plugins.

At last, phonegap build is a great tool for app compilation which reduces time of compilation dramatically. One should definitely give it a try. If you find this post helpful share it.

Which one to choose Hybrid or Native app ?

What are Native apps ?
Native apps are the apps which are confined to a particular hardware and have more access to hardware components than Hybrid apps. These apps also Provide great user experience. You need to write different set of code for different platforms for performing the same task. For example a recipe app will have 3 different set of codes for three platforms Android, iOs, and windows respectivley. This is the major drawback of native apps.

What are hybrid apps ?

Hybrid apps are based on "write once deploy everywhere ". That means write your code once and deploy on any of platform without changing the code. This is possible because we write code in web languages like HTML,CSS, and JavaScript. This make the app under stable to every OS which can process a web document. With only HTML,CSS,JavaScript our app will more look like a webpage instead of an app. To give our app flexibility we need to install some plugins which will give our app access to system hardware like camera,sensors,contacts etc. And our app will look and feel like an Native app so this will save time and cost of building. Some popular plugins are Cordova, ionic,Appresser etc

Which one to choose ?

It all depends on your need. Whether you are building a hard ware specific app like camera app, file transfer app in these cases you are more focused on hardware so one should go for native. On the other hand if your app is a e-commerce app or a news app which rely less on hardware can be build with hybrid technology. So at last it all depends on your need.