>My understanding is that a hybrid app is a native app that accepts the value of HTML5 for display, as part of the app. IME there's less distinction between native and hybrid apps in 2015: http://kennethormandy.com/journal/your-favourite-app-isnt-native

Excellent article, bookmarked, thanks

About hybrid application built with Cordova, http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/5.0.0/guide_hybrid_webviews_index.md.html#Embedding%20WebViews

Cordova applications are ordinarily implemented as a browser-based WebView within the native mobile platform. This section shows how, for supporting platforms, to create your own WebView components that make full use of Cordova APIs. You can then deploy these Cordova application components along with native components in a hybrid application.

To deploy a WebView, you need to be familiar with each native programming environment. The following provides instructions for supported platforms:

Amazon Fire OS WebViews
Android WebViews
iOS WebViews
Windows Phone 8.0 WebViews