Storing files on server or in app? Your opinion?

[JackUW]

What is you opinion on this issue?

What i mean is having all the app files (that should be in www folder)
on a server instead of in the www folder in your app.

One really really nice thing is that i can update the app/make
bugfixes very fast without having to wait for approvale from Apple (if
i release my app on appstore). And the enduser don´t have to install a
new app.

The not so cool stuff about it is that it only makes sense if you app
is an online app (because it needs a internet connection). And the
users needs to download stuff to their phone (scripts/images and the
html pages) everytime they run your app. That can make them very
sadface.

So what is your opinion on this. How do you release your app? Maybe
you use a hybrid style? Some files are stored on your server (like
scripts) and some files (html, images) are stored in your app?

[jcesarmobile]

If you have your code on a external server, apple might not approve your app

[Marc Rhodes]

Jack,

Have you taken a look at Rover Retriever from Rover Apps? <http://roverapps.com> 

You can deploy your PhongeGap (now Cordova) HTML/JS/CSS/etc. files to a Rover gateway and it will deliver your web app to the Rover Retriever app on the phone. With the use of cache manifest files once a user downloads the files they will not have to download again until they change.

More information about developing with Rover is here: <http://roverapps.com/developer>

Marc Rhodes

[Giacomo Balli]

only keep online feeds and realtime updated stuff.
Not nice to keep actual code outside of app. Especially for Apple...