Cloud-based Mobile App

Ref: Beginning Mobile Application Development in the Cloud

Types of mobile apps:

1. Mobile web app (just webpage being opened in web browser on device, "install" by using add to Home screen)

2. Purely native app

3. Hybrid native app (use HTML to build interface but wrap in native container)

Advantage of building hybrid native app with HTML5

1. cross platform
2. standards compliant: HTML5 will still running even iOS & Android becomes history
3. lower cost, rapid development
4. low friction deployment (content update immediately without third party approval)

Advantage using Cloud

1. low cost (pay for what u used ( bandwidth, storage) + fixed monthly fee
2. low maintenance (no system admin/config required)
3. flexibility (add/remove servers/db quickly, even change geolocation)
4. high capacity (cloud provide as much bandwidth & storage as u need)