> I can't figure out what the Reddit...'s plan is ... and nags you to install their app on mobile. That part the cynic in me sees as obvious: easier tracking w

> I can't figure out what the Reddit...'s plan is ... and nags you to install their app on mobile. That part the cynic in me sees as obvious: easier tracking with the perms that most apps require, so they can command a higher price for any ad impressions. I think the same is true for a great many apps that could be replaced by a well constructed site or, if offline use is needed, a PWA (the argument of supporting old devices is moot: if your phone is too old to run a well written PWA reasonably then it probably isn't new enough to be well-supported by the related native app either).