Mobile app development in HTML5

Mobile apps have been around for only a few years, but have gained immense consumer attention. Developers creating native apps are faced with the daunting task of maintaining different sources for each target platform, while web and hybrid apps are faced with a series of technical and non technical issues. Native apps function smoothly in a standard way that the user is already familiar with and provide the richest user experience having full and direct access to the onboard hardware and software. On the other hand web apps offer cross-platform compatibility, saving development time, effort and money for developers. Moreover, HTML5 is expected to enhance user experience offered by web apps, which is one of their major shortcomings. The aim of this paper is to investigate various aspects of HTML5 in mobile app development.