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While they are arguably old, these two quick sources I found seem to indicate quite the opposite: https://amp.businessinsider.com/time-spent-mobile-browsing-vs

While they are arguably old, these two quick sources I found seem to indicate quite the opposite: https://amp.businessinsider.com/time-spent-mobile-browsing-vs-apps-2015-9 https://amp.businessinsider.com/time-spent-mobile-browsing-v... https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2014/apr/02/apps-more-popular-than-the-mobile-web-data-shows https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2014/apr/02/... Even though they are old, the trend at the time was clear: people are spending more time in apps (most of which are probably native) than on the web. The idea that the web is universal and what most people spend their time on isn’t a fact you have established. Web technologies are loved by developers for their speed and ubiquity. But as a user, I strongly prefer the feel of mobile apps for my day to day interactions. I find the web, particularly on mobile, to be a mess. The interaction models are all unique and confusing and typically not well implemented, while native UI widgets work well and are understood.

WorldMaker 8y ago
But your mobile device is also only one device you interact with in a day. Very few people have the same OS across all their devices, even if you allow for the "close cousins" scenarios like people that only use iOS and macOS. Everyone uses the web everywhere, though, it's the one thing guaranteed to tie all of a user's devices/accounts/actions/"digital life" together today. I don't have numbers to back it up, I have a lot of anecdotal evidence I've seen, but it does look like there seem to be at least as many people that don't care what widgets an app uses, so long as the app works, as there are people such as yourself that even notice native UI widgets and care about them (deeply and vocally, as often the case may be).
- monocularvision 8y ago
  Perhaps, but I surmise that most people spend a large amount of their personal time and life on their mobile devices while people who are using full computers are generally doing so for work. I have seen it personally in my work that native mobile app usage has surpassed both desktop and mobile web usage.

WorldMaker 8y ago

But your mobile device is also only one device you interact with in a day. Very few people have the same OS across all their devices, even if you allow for the "close cousins" scenarios like people that only use iOS and macOS. Everyone uses the web everywhere, though, it's the one thing guaranteed to tie all of a user's devices/accounts/actions/"digital life" together today. I don't have numbers to back it up, I have a lot of anecdotal evidence I've seen, but it does look like there seem to be at least as many people that don't care what widgets an app uses, so long as the app works, as there are people such as yourself that even notice native UI widgets and care about them (deeply and vocally, as often the case may be).

monocularvision 8y ago
Perhaps, but I surmise that most people spend a large amount of their personal time and life on their mobile devices while people who are using full computers are generally doing so for work. I have seen it personally in my work that native mobile app usage has surpassed both desktop and mobile web usage.