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It's a bummer obviously, but is there an actual reason not to just use the website?
by sp332 4y ago
It's a bummer obviously, but is there an actual reason not to just use the website?
- mongol 4y agoApps are more monetizable.
- icelancer 4y agoa huge amount of mobile users don't know what a "website" is and just use apps
- twobitshifter 4y agoBut they usually use the google app to find info, rather than going to the app store.
- dmitriid 4y ago- available without internet - you can have personalisation in the app without needing to create an account - can have access to location without asking the user every time
- jakear 4y ago- use a service worker - use local storage - persist previous location, have quick way to use a map or request location if needed
- ccouzens 4y agoDoesn't local storage expire if you don't use a site for 7 days in Safari? https://webkit.org/blog/10218/full-third-party-cookie-blocking-and-more/ https://webkit.org/blog/10218/full-third-party-cookie-blocki... ("7-Day Cap on All Script-Writeable Storage" heading about half way down)
- jakear 4y agoAs horrendously user hostile as that is, the use case here seems to be you find an event to attend when in service range and want to check back on it when you’re nearby, which may be out of service. The 7 day expiry wouldn’t be hit.
- unreal37 4y agoThe app pulls in a CSV with the list of events, so the app requires internet to work right?
- alin23 4y ago(author here) the data is always cached so even with no internet, you can still access the newest data, filter it, see it on a map etc. But really, the biggest reason why I wanted this to be an app is because I like how native apps feel as opposed to a website. Push Notifications, map panning and zooming and the calendar integration have a low quality feel when used on the web (in iOS).