Native or hybrid apps?

I have seen many debates on this lately, and I couldn’t help but chip in so, here is what I have to say:

From the user’s perspective, native apps always look and feel better because it’s coded to a particular OS, e.g., Java/Kotlin for Android, Swift for iOS, etc. as opposed to hybrid apps which is a website wrapped in a native container. Sometimes, the user may not be able to distinguish between a hybrid and native app at first. Still, in the end, the app performance always gives it away, mainly because when a native app is installed on a device, most of its contents are already downloaded, unlike hybrid apps that load most of the information on the page as the user navigates through the app. The performance of a hybrid app can also be affected by the number of server requests, i.e., how many people are making requests to the same server simultaneously. So, when it comes down to performance and the best user experience, native apps are in the lead.

From the developer’s perspective, building hybrid apps as opposed to building native apps are like a breath of fresh air because of how time and cost-friendly it is. If you had the choice of developing an app compatible with both iOS and Android using just one code base as opposed to having to use Java/Kotlin to create an Android app then switching to XCode to use Swift to develop the same app for iOS, it’s really a no-brainer. Choosing to go with hybrid has its advantages but also has its disadvantages such as the fact that hybrid apps find it difficult to relate with other built-in capabilities of the user’s device e.g., camera, contact list, hard-press buttons, etc. Developing hybrid apps is fantastic because of the time and cost saved; it also makes more sense to develop a hybrid app when frequent changes are made after it is rolled out for use. This way is better for users because the changes are already there when the user opens the app. After all, it was loaded from the server where the update was done, which is better than the user manually updating the app whenever there is a new change.