• Registered: 2010-02-26
  • Posts: 1

Topic: native iphone app with webapp?

hi there,

i am a total newby to iphone apps, i only have some knowledge of webdesign.
can i use webapp framework to build a native app that i can upload in the appel app-store?
or is this framework "only" for app-like webbased apps via safari on the iphone.

do i need to have a mac to upload the the app to the app store or is there a way with windows?

thanks
scooter

  • Registered: 2009-11-10
  • Posts: 107

Re: native iphone app with webapp?

Hi Scooter,

There is a rather convoluted way to turn a web app into a native app using Apple's Dashcode software, but generally speaking, the development path and methodology for a native app is quite different to a web app, even though the end results can sometimes look indistinguishable from each other.

If you need to create a native app then visit this forum > http://www.iphonedevforums.com/forum/index.php and ask for help, or better still buy a book such as 'iPhone in Action' and learn all about the pros and cons of each development approach.

Also, if you are a relative newbie to HTML, CSS and JS, you may be biting off more than you can chew with WAn which, as good as it is, is aimed at web developers, not novices (IMHO).