Desktop Apps:
- Desktop apps are developed to run on desktop, computer and laptop.
- They are developed for a particular operating system.
- Example : Word processing, Spreadsheet and Calculator.
Web Apps:
- Web apps are the apps which run on web browser.
- Internet connection is mandatory for the web page to run.
- Example : Google Maps, Facebook and Twitter.
Mobile Apps:
- Developed for mobile devices and are designed to run on mobile devices like Smartphone and tablet.
- Mobile devices have operating system like android, iOS, Blackberry OS, Symbian and Windows Phone OS.
| Mobile Platform |
App Store |
| Android |
Play Store 
|
| iOS |
App Store 
|
| BlackBerry |
App World 
|
| Windows |
Phone Store 
|
3. Developing a mobile App
- Different computer languages like Java are used to create different apps.