Web or Hybrid?

[Alan Mosley]

I am about to build a phone app, but do not know a lot about building phone apps. I am an experienced programmer, and have been building applications in MVC.

I do not need to use GPS or camera.

I need to sell the app, I cant have people getting  to the app for free (I am thinking this alone rules out web)

If I use hybrid, does that mean I have to build in JavaScript and use a WebApi to connect to database?

I can use MVC in Web, but can I use MVC in Hybrid?

What should I use?

Thanks

[Tyler]

I would suggest going Hybrid even if you are not using anything from the device itself. It does mean you need to do everything in javascript since there are no server-side pages. This may be a good time to learn Angularjs.org if you haven't used that. JQuery works, too.

About 3 months ago, I was in the same boat as you. I've never build a hybrid or native app. I learned about Angualar and Ionic and built a hybrid app from the ground up. 

[Zdravko]

Hi Alan,

In addition to Tyler's reply I want to add two blog post links that may shed some more light and help you to pick the best choice for you.

• What is a Hybrid Mobile App?
• Native, Web or Hybrid Apps? Learn The Difference

Furthermore, Telerik also provides a framework for mobile development in the face of Kendo UI that you may find useful.
A big plus and a great aspect of hybrid apps is the ability to access different native APIs through Cordova's plugins.

Regards,
Zdravko
Telerik

 

 

[Alan Mosley]

Thanks, I think I will go hybrid, I already use a lot of Knockoutjs, so I will use that rather then angularjs, much the same thing.