Analysis of the possibilities of cooperation of mobile applications with network services of the type REST and Web Service

The article presents the results of a review of libraries for the Android platform, supporting the integration with REST and SOAP network services. An analysis of the performance and complexity of client programs using the most popular solutions. The research methods were based on the author's mobile application that enable the simulation of asynchronous communication. The result of the research is a comparative analysis of libraries, that facilitate the selection of adequate solutions.