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Website (+responsive mobile sites) have been using custom UIs for years and no one bats an eye A framework for mobile uses custom UIs and everyone loses their

• npunt 8y ago
  1. People regularly complain about inconsistent web UI. 2. Even web apps often have similar idioms and patterns to their UI that they've settled on. It's their own patterns that are different from desktop OS, it's basically another category. 3. Most web apps are used on desktop, not mobile. On mobile, it's mostly native apps that are used. So they're not substitutes.
  • oblio 8y ago
    Many "native apps" are just "hidden" web apps, users just don't know it.
    • maccard 8y ago
      Such as?
      • oblio 8y ago
        Every Cordova (https://cordova.apache.org/ https://cordova.apache.org/ -> search for showcase) or PhoneGap (https://phonegap.com/app/ https://phonegap.com/app/) app.
  • pennaMan 8y ago
    > Most web apps are used on desktop, not mobile. On mobile, it's mostly native apps that are used. So they're not substitutes. This needs some citation
• apetrovic 8y ago
  Honestly, I expect from a web page to be shitty. I'm surprised when some web page aren't slow, unresponsive, or doesn't distract me with million designer quirks. My expectations are different with mobile apps. If I'm spending some time to find the app on the app store (and maybe pay for it) and giving the app a place and a storage on my phone, I'm expecting from the app to be polished and give me pleasant experience.