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Hybrid in this instance means HTML wrapped in an iOS wrapper ala Phonegap.

So why doesn't the website say anything about the part of wrapping it for Android/iOS? I'm just as confused as unwind.

To run a webapp inside a native app, wrap it in a web view. What gets you confused?

It's supposed to help me build hybrid apps. But from what I can see, it only helps me build web apps. So I still don't see what is hybrid about this.

I can wrap a simple HTML page with phonegap. Does this make HTML hybrid, too?

No but it makes phonegap 'hybrid'. I think that's the point.

I guess they expect you to know what it means. Granted the site isn't very good at explaining clearly what the product is. Just a lot of buzzwords here and there.

I personnaly prefer projects like Titanium(or React native), instead of using a webview and styled webpages(that will never feel native), it just uses javascript to call native phone apis,GUI included, so no HTML or CSS that looks like IOS on Android phones,but only native widgets.

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