Honest question: are they really easier to make? I was using some hyperbole to get a discussion going, but unfortunately this item has dropped off the homepage

Honest question: are they really easier to make? I was using some hyperbole to get a discussion going, but unfortunately this item has dropped off the homepage. What I meant: Making a basic prototype for a GUI app is perhaps easier in the browser, but IMHO the whole road[1] to a finished application is easier for an iOS app. [1] front-end, back-end, payments, distribution, multiple browsers / OS problems