Mobile
Ionic and Capacitor hybrid apps that reuse your existing web codebase for mobile — appropriate when speed to market and web technology familiarity outweigh native performance requirements.
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What it is
Hybrid mobile apps run web code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) inside a native WebView wrapper, using plugins like Capacitor or Cordova to bridge to device APIs. They share code with web applications and deploy through App Stores, but have performance characteristics closer to web than native.
What you get
Hybrid apps have a narrow but real use case: you have an existing web team, an existing web application, and a mobile requirement where native-quality performance is not critical. Capacitor makes it straightforward to wrap a web app and add native plugin access for camera, storage, notifications, and location.
The mistake is treating hybrid as a universal cost-saving measure. For consumer apps competing with native competitors, the performance difference is perceptible and hurts retention. For internal enterprise tools, field service apps, or low-interaction mobile experiences, the gap is often imperceptible and the cost saving is real.
We build hybrid apps with Ionic + Capacitor, using Angular or React as the web framework. Plugin selection is vetted for maintenance status and security. We test extensively on mid-range Android devices — where WebView performance is most constrained — not just flagship hardware.
Key capabilities
Each engagement is scoped to your requirements — these are the core capabilities we bring to the table.
Push notifications via FCM and APNs
App Store and Google Play submission
WebView performance profiling and optimisation
Offline support with local storage and sync
Enterprise MDM and deployment profile support
Our process
A structured, engineering-led approach that moves from understanding your goals to a production system — with no handoff surprises.
Typical engagement
8–16 WEEKS
We map your goals, constraints, and existing infrastructure. Scope is defined and success criteria agreed before any development begins.
We design the technical approach, select the right tools, and produce a milestone-driven delivery plan with no ambiguity.
Iterative development with regular demos. Code reviews, test coverage, and documentation happen in parallel — not at the end.
Production release with monitoring setup and handover documentation. We stay close during the first weeks post-launch.
Built with
When you have an existing Angular or React web application you want to deploy to mobile without a full rebuild, and performance requirements are modest. Internal enterprise tools, field service apps, and content-heavy apps where users scroll and read — rather than interact intensively — are good candidates. Consumer apps with animations, real-time interaction, or direct competition with polished native apps are not.
Most device features are accessible via Capacitor plugins: camera, microphone, geolocation, filesystem, contacts, push notifications, Bluetooth LE, NFC, and biometrics. Platform-specific features that require deep OS integration — widgets, live activities, background processing — are not accessible from hybrid.
No. Apple and Google do not discriminate by implementation technology. Hybrid apps are reviewed by the same criteria as native apps: functionality, performance, and compliance with store policies. Apps that violate policies (web browser wrappers, subscription circumvention) are rejected regardless of technology.
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