I still prefer native apps when they're well-designed. A well-designed, minimal native app almost always performs better than a well-designed, minimal mobile we

I still prefer native apps when they're well-designed. A well-designed, minimal native app almost always performs better than a well-designed, minimal mobile website in my experience. But a lot of major apps have become so bloated that their mobile website versions work better. Twitter is one example, but Facebook is another infamous one. I'm sure many folks on HN have went through the experience of realizing that it was the FB app that was draining their smartphone battery like crazy. That said, the lack of a website is still a dealbreaker for me in this case. I don't want to have to access a social network through my phone. I do understanding going mobile-first on a new social network, but I'm not really interested in jumping aboard until I can use it from my laptop/desktop. But that may not mean much in terms of the app's success. I'm probably just not in the target audience.