A short overview on html5 web apps vs native apps. it shows how html5 apps are able to compete with native apps. Unleash the force of HTML5 ;)

1. by david pichsenmeister
html5
(the light side)
vs.
native apps
(the dark side)

2. web native
accessing
through
the web central store
development
costs
reasonable expensive
approval
process
limited
hardware access

4. Mark Zuckerberg: “Our Biggest Mistake
Was Betting Too Much On HTML5”
techcrunch, sep 2012

5. Mark Zuckerberg: “Our Biggest Mistake
Was Betting Too Much On HTML5”
“Why LinkedIn dumped HTML5 & went
native for its mobile apps”
venturebeat, april 2013
techcrunch, sep 2012

6. venturebeat, april 2013

7. the dark side of
web apps

8. web-apps are slow

9. they can not be used offline
web-apps are slow

10. they can not be used offline
web-apps are slow
no access to underlying hardware

11. they can not be used offline
web-apps are slow
no access to underlying hardware
no push notifications

12. they can not be used offline
web-apps are slow
no access to underlying hardware
no push notifications
(direct)
not yet :(

13. use the force,
luke!

14. avoid replicating the default
native style

15. aim for a custom, native app look
& feel
avoid replicating the default
native style

16. aim for a custom, native app look
& feel
avoid replicating the default
native style
use CSS3 translate3d for
every(!) animation

17. use fastclick.js

18. use HTML5 Application Cache
use fastclick.js

19. use HTML5 Application Cache
use fastclick.js
use offline storage (localStorage,
indexedDB, …)

20. force the user to “download” the
webapp (e.g. IOS -> add to
homescreen)

22. want to try?
www.sharedspaces.at
still in (kind of) beta

23. resources
http://blog.forecast.io/its-not-a-web-app-its-an-app-you-install-from-the-
web/
http://www.businessinsider.com/html5-vs-native-apps-for-mobile-2013-
6?op=1
http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/20/html5-vs-native-vs-hybrid-mobile-
apps-3500-developers-say-all-three-please/
http://www.comscore.
com/Insights/Press_Releases/2012/5/Introducing_Mobile_Metrix_2_Ins
ight_into_Mobile_Behavior

24. resources
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/03/the-mobile-war-is-over-and-the-app-
has-won-80-of-mobile-time-spent-in-apps/

25. MAY tHE fORcE bE
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