| 1. | These are software programs that are used on mobile devices. | These are software programs that are used on computer. |
| 2. | Mobile applications are developed for broader range of users. | Web applications are developed for shorter range of users as compared to mobile applications. |
| 3. | New applications can be downloaded from app store. | Applications will be updated on website. |
| 4. | It is not easy to create responsive design for small screen devices such as mobile devices, tablets. | It is easy to code relative design for large screen devices such as desktop and laptop. |
| 5. | Mobile storage capacity is less than desktop or laptop when it comes to downloading apps and multimedia therefore, sometime it becomes difficult to test mobile apps. | Desktop or laptop has larger storage capacity as compare to mobile. |
| 6. | Mobile apps sometimes do not require any internet connection but speed matters, quality of connection matters, speed of LTE connection, etc. | Web app generally requires internet connection to perform any task. |
| 7. | It is quite complex and complicated to test mobile apps because of different mobile devices having different and greater number of functionalities. | It is easy and simple to test web applications because of functionality of desktop. |
| 8. | Testing team have to check performance of mobile devices on fully charged devices and low charged devices because application that drains battery life gets deleted soon. | There is no such of problem of battery life. |
| 9. | One has to consider different screen size, different OEM’s (original equipment manufacturer), storage capacity, etc., in mobile app testing. | One does not consider such things in web app testing. |
| 10. | Testing team has to focus on interaction of mobile devices with user’s moves, voice and environment, eye moves, etc., as it offers variety of options to perform operations. | Testing team does not need on interaction of web devices with user’s move, direction of user's attentions, eye moves, etc. as it offers less variety of options to perform operations. |
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The following are the tools or Frameworks for Mobile App Testing-
- Appium
- Espresso
- XCUITest
- Xamarin
- Robotium and more.
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The following are the tools or Frameworks for Web App Testing-
- Selenium, the most popular one among all other commercial tools.
- WebLOAD
- Acunetix
- Netsparker and more.
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| 12. | Tablets, peripheral devices like smartwatches, fitness trackers, and even medical devices like heart pacemakers may need to undergo testing. | Mouse, webcams, game controllers, keyboards, and other peripheral devices are tested. |