This study seeks to demonstrate how mobile applications work today, the types of applications that exist, their main platforms and the technologies that are implemented for the development of apps, define the characteristics of each of them, their architecture and the way in which that these take advantage of the capabilities of mobile devices.The way in which mobile applications have become a necessary tool for the development of people's daily activities is analyzed, and the way in which they can fulfill a variety of tasks, each one using their individual characteristics.For the development of this study, descriptive research was implemented and it was designed under the methodological approach of the qualitative approach, as a data collection technique, documentary and bibliographic analysis was used, since the objectives of this study seek to determine the characteristics and functionalities of The different types of applications used these methodologies and techniques that allow us to focus on meeting the objectivesThis study seeks to demonstrate how mobile applications work today, the types of applications that exist, their main platforms and the technologies that are implemented for the development of apps, define the characteristics of each of them, their architecture and the way in which that these take advantage of the capabilities of mobile devices.The way in which mobile applications have become a necessary tool for the development of people's daily activities is analyzed, and the way in which they can fulfill a variety of tasks, each one using their individual characteristics.For the development of this study, descriptive research was implemented and it was designed under the methodological approach of the qualitative approach, as a data collection technique, documentary and bibliographic analysis was used, since the objectives of this study seek to determine the characteristics and functionalities of The different types of applications used these methodologies and techniques that allow us to focus on meeting the objectivesEste estudio busca demostrar cómo funcionan las aplicaciones móviles hoy en día, los tipos de aplicaciones que existen, sus principales plataformas y las tecnologías que se implementan para el desarrollo de las apps, definir las características de cada una de ellas su arquitectura y el modo en que estas aprovechan las capacidades de los dispositivos móviles.Se analiza la forma en la que las aplicaciones móviles se han convertido en una herramienta necesaria para el desarrollo de las actividades diarias de las personas, y la manera en que estas pueden cumplir una diversidad de tareas cada una haciendo uso de sus características individuales.Para el desarrollo de este estudio se implementó la investigación descriptiva y fue diseñada bajo el planteamiento metodológico del enfoque cualitativo, como técnica de recolección de datos se usó el análisis documental y bibliográfico, dado que los objetivos de este estudio buscan determinar las características y funcionalidades de los diferentes tipos de aplicaciones se usaron estas metodologías y técnicas que nos permite enfocarnos en el cumplimiento de los objetivos