← Full Stack Mobile App Development learning path

Full Stack Mobile App Development · Module 1 of 10

Mobile app landscape

Understand native, cross-platform and web apps.

📖 Key ideas

Android (Kotlin/Java) and iOS (Swift) are the two main platforms.
Native apps use platform languages and SDKs.
Cross-platform: Flutter, React Native, Kotlin Multiplatform.
Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) run in browsers and can be installed.
Full stack mobile = app + backend APIs + database + deployment.

💡 Real-life example: Native apps are tailor-made suits; cross-platform apps are well-fitting ready-made suits for two body types.

Native appBuilt with platform tools

Cross-platformOne codebase for Android and iOS

PWAInstallable web app

BackendServer side powering the app