You already have a working web product. We package it as real App Store and Google Play apps with Capacitor, add the native features a website cannot reach, and tell you where a WebView will hold you back.
SIZ Group is a hybrid app development company in Austin, Texas. We have worked with more than 465 clients across the USA since 2018, and many of them came to us with the same situation: a web application customers already use, a team that knows HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and a need to appear in the app stores without starting over.
A hybrid app runs your web interface inside a native shell. On iOS that shell uses WKWebView, and on Android it uses the system WebView. Capacitor sits between the two worlds, giving your web code access to the camera, push notifications, secure storage, file system and other device APIs through plugins. The result is installable from the stores, sends notifications and works offline, while most of the code is still the web code you already own.
This is a different approach from Flutter or React Native, which ask you to rewrite the interface in a new framework. Hybrid mobile app development keeps the interface on the web platform. That is its main advantage and also the source of every limit described further down this page.
Most hybrid work starts with code you already have, so our services are organized around converting, extending and maintaining it.
We take your existing React, Angular, Vue or plain JavaScript app, make it responsive for small screens and touch input, and wrap it with Capacitor. Routing, authentication and deep links are reworked so the app behaves like an app, not a bookmarked website.
Ionic Framework provides web components that adapt their look to iOS and Android, including tab bars, swipe-back navigation, modals and pull to refresh. We use it when your current web UI was built for desktop and needs a mobile layer.
When an official or community Capacitor plugin does not cover a feature, we write one in Swift and Kotlin. Typical examples are custom Bluetooth devices, background location rules and payment terminal SDKs.
Many older hybrid apps still run on Apache Cordova with plugins that no longer build on current Xcode or Android versions. We move them to Capacitor, which treats the native projects as source you can open and edit.
Sometimes the best first step is a PWA with a service worker, offline caching and a web app manifest. iPhone users can add it to their home screen and, since iOS 16.4, receive web push notifications, with no store review involved.
Apple rejects apps that are little more than a repackaged website under its minimum functionality guideline. We add the native value that passes review, such as push notifications, offline access, biometric login and native sharing.
Hybrid is strongest for apps made of forms, lists, dashboards, content and account management. Internal company tools, customer portals, booking flows and ordering systems fit well, because their screens are mostly data and text that a modern WebView renders quickly.
It struggles with very long lists that scroll fast, complex gesture-driven interfaces, heavy real-time animation, 3D, games and long-running background work. In those areas a WebView adds overhead that no amount of tuning fully removes. Our team, hired from the top 4% of applicants, builds native and cross-platform apps too, so when your roadmap crosses that line we will say so before you invest.
Talk to usOne team from first call to launch, with demos at every milestone.
We review your current codebase for mobile readiness: bundle size, routing, session handling and how the UI behaves on small touch screens. You get a list of what can stay and what must change.
Designers adapt navigation to thumb reach, safe areas and the notch. We decide where Ionic components replace desktop patterns and where your existing styles can stay.
We add Capacitor, connect the native plugins you need and configure deep links, app icons and splash screens. Offline storage and caching are set up so key screens open without a connection.
We test on real iPhones and on Android devices with older WebView versions, where performance problems appear first. Scrolling, keyboard behavior and memory use get special attention.
We prepare the store listings and submit for review with the native features that justify an app. After launch we keep Capacitor, plugins and native SDKs updated for each new iOS and Android release.
Our hybrid stack is built on the web platform with native code added only where it earns its place.
Companies with a mature web dashboard can offer a store-listed app to customers who expect one, without funding a second product team.
Field forms, inventory checks and approval workflows need a camera, offline mode and login, not complex animation.
Table reservations and ordering flows are mostly lists and forms, which a hybrid app renders well.
Content that already lives on the web can reach the home screen with push notifications for new articles or events.
The starting point matters more than anything else. A well-built responsive web app may need only a mobile design pass, Capacitor setup and a few plugins. A desktop-first app with server-rendered pages and fragile session handling needs more rework before it behaves like an app.
Custom native plugins, offline sync with conflict handling and features that Apple requires for approval add cost. So does fixing an old Cordova project before it can move forward.
Mobile apps at SIZ Group start at $4,500. Final cost depends on scope and is confirmed in writing after a free consultation, where we review your web app and tell you honestly whether hybrid, PWA or a different approach gives you better value.
Every project is scoped on a free call and confirmed in writing before work starts.
A PWA runs in the browser and is added to the home screen without any app store. A hybrid app is the same kind of web code packaged in a native shell with Capacitor and distributed through the App Store and Google Play. Hybrid apps get fuller access to device features and store visibility.
Apple accepts hybrid apps that offer real app value. It rejects apps that are just a website in a wrapper. We plan native features such as push notifications, offline access and biometric login so the app passes review.
No. Capacitor is the native runtime that packages web code and exposes device APIs. Ionic is a UI component library that gives web apps a mobile look. You can use Capacitor without Ionic, which we often do when your web UI is already mobile friendly.
Skip hybrid for games, AR, heavy animation, very large fast-scrolling feeds or apps that do long background processing. In those cases Flutter, React Native or native code will perform better.
We have designed and developed 678 apps since 2018 across native, cross-platform and hybrid stacks. As a hybrid app development company that also builds native, we recommend hybrid only when it suits your product.
Yes. Because Capacitor uses real native projects, we can replace single screens with native code over time while the rest stays on the web layer.
Book a free consultation and we will review your web app and recommend hybrid, PWA or another route.
