What is Hybrid app development?
To define the essence of hybrid app development is to say it being the combination of native & web app development, hence a blend solution.
Developers use web technologies such as JavaScript, CSS, and HTML to create hybrid apps. The code is then integrated into the native application using open source frameworks such as Ionic and React Native.
Native VS Web App development
To design different types of apps for a certain operating system such as iOS, Android, Windows etc. native app development is employed, whereas Web apps are only developed as web pages and are accessible via the mobile device's browser without having the app downloaded.
Ionic Framework for Hybrid app development
Ionic framework was initially created in 2013 by Drifty to serve as an open-source powerful cross-platform SDK for hybrid mobile app developers.