The phrase "as a native application" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing software that is designed to run on a specific platform or operating system, as opposed to being web-based or cross-platform.
Example: "This software performs optimally as a native application, taking full advantage of the device's hardware capabilities."
Alternatives: "as a local application" or "as a desktop application".
GIMP v2.8 is now available as a native application on Mac OS X and offers some exciting new features as well as laying the groundwork for very exciting developments to come.
Now, that same functionality is coming over to the Desktop for both Mac and Windows as a native application.
Backlot Analytics will be available as a native application in Adobe AIR, and will also work in the browser.
Nothing happened for well over a year, and the odds of Google Voice ever making its way to the iPhone, at least as a native application, seemed bleak.
It comes pre-installed on Android phones as a native application (which works quite well), but its desktop website has a pretty poor user experience compared to iTunes.
But it won't be distributed through the App Store as a native application, it will be entirely HTML5-based and work in Safari.
But why not do a native application, such as an iPhone app? "We might make a native app in the future, but with Android phones multiplying and capable browsers appearing on so many devices, it just made sense to start with something with broader support," founder Gabe Rivera tells us.
This feels like a native application — actually, better than many native e-mail apps.
Our group previously reported on the development of an early version of the application both as a native, compiled application, written in Objective-C, and as an HTML5-based application that would run in a browser on Android and Apple tablets [ 24, 25].
Both worked fine, but were not as seamless as a native iPhone application.
Pulselocker, a music subscription service and storage locker targeting electronic music fans and DJs, has launched its service to the web, following an earlier beta as a native desktop application.
