Native Apps versus Web Apps: which is best for healthcare applications?

Selvarajah, Kirusnapillai; Craven, Michael P.; Massey, Adam; Crowe, John; Vedhara, Kavita; Raine-Fenning, Nick

Abstract

Smartphone applications (Apps) provide a new way to deliver healthcare, illustrated by the fact that healthcare Apps are estimated to make up over 30% of new Apps currently being developed; with this number seemingly set to increase as the benefits become more apparent. In this paper, using the development of an In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment stress study App as the exemplar, the alternatives of Native App and Web App design and implementa-tion are considered across several factors that include: user interface, ease of development, capabilities, performance, cost, and potential problems. Development for iOS and Android platforms and a Web App using JavaScript and HTML5 are discussed.

Citation

Selvarajah, K., Craven, M. P., Massey, A., Crowe, J., Vedhara, K., & Raine-Fenning, N. (2013). Native Apps versus Web Apps: which is best for healthcare applications?. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 8005, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39262-7_22

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Feb 16, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 16, 2016
• Journal: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Electronic ISSN: 0302-9743
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8005
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39262-7_22
• Keywords: Web Apps, Native Apps, mHealth, Ecological Momentary As-sessment, User Interface, User Experience, JavaScript, HTML5, Android, iOS
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1005474
• Publisher URL: http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-39262-7_22
• Additional Information: Chapter in: Human-computer interaction : applications and Services : 15th International HCI International 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 21-26, 2013, Proceedings, Part II. Berlin: Springer, 2013. isbn: 978-3-642-39261-0. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39262-7_22