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For many companies, apps are advantageous: 1. easier to install. Users are not used to PWAs and may not manage to install them. 2. easier tracking - you can't
by Tepix 4y ago
For many companies, apps are advantageous:
1. easier to install. Users are not used to PWAs and may not manage to install them.
2. easier tracking - you can't delete cookies inside an app.
3. can unlock the full potential of the device (almost, some private APIs are only for Apple/Google).
PWAs have these advantages:
- no censorship from Apple, Google, Amazon, other app stores
- no fees paid to Apple and Google.
- might be easier to develop in some cases - will run on both iOS and Android
- scarface74 4y agoIt still doesn’t answer the question. Android supposedly has great PWA support obviating the need to write native apps yet no one has ever stepped up to the challenge of finding popular examples where a company was forced to write an app for iOS . But decided that a PWA was good enough for Android. And despite the whining about fees, most (80% it came out during the Epic trial) App Store revenue is from games. And most other companies are either in the B2B space where the customers sign contracts outside of the App Store, B2C companies that are advertising supported, sell physical goods and services that are not effected by the policy (Uber, Amazon, etc) or have the option to bypass the App Store in app purchases like Netflix and Spotify.
- Tepix 4y agoI think reason #1 that i gave is already the dealbreaker for most companies considering PWAs. If your users have difficulties discovering and installing your app, it's a no-go.