But you could make that same argument for other apps: "Why does app XYZ need to be a native app? It does nothing a web app can't do" If Apple starts asking tha

But you could make that same argument for other apps: "Why does app XYZ need to be a native app? It does nothing a web app can't do" If Apple starts asking that question, shouldn't they ask it for all apps regardless of implementation details? If a restaurant reimplements an app instead of using a template, that doesn't automatically make the app do things a web app can't. It's odd for Apple to rule out things like code reuse. It shouldn't matter whether a restaurant app shares common code with another restaurant's app. Does the app show me information like a map, business hours, a phone number and a menu? Does it let me order online? Judge the app by its value, not by implementation details.