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> The problem is that users much prefer native apps. I imagine there is some data on this, but it goes against my observations of me and my circle. I have may
by cookie_monsta 2y ago
> The problem is that users much prefer native apps.
I imagine there is some data on this, but it goes against my observations of me and my circle.
I have maybe 4 apps that I use heavily and another 10 that I use when I have to. I actively avoid installing another app when the web version is sufficient. I don't need the weekly updates to clog up my storage. I don't need notifications going off at all hours. And I don't need creepy unfathomable permissions requests.
Is there some 500ms delay if I click a button on the web version? Maybe. Honestly, I'm not so busy to have noticed.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> it goes against my observations of me and my circle Your friends are probably tech savvy. That means your browser is well configured (or configured at all), running an ad blocker and on a modern machine. You probably value the privacy attributes of using a browser, versus most of the population than will trade privacy for convenience.
- brookst 2y agoI’ve worked on a few native apps for large companies where there was already a decent web app but we were losing to competitors’ native apps. User feedback was loud and clear: many users see web apps as cost savings efforts that are inferior products and only exist so a lazy / cheap company doesn’t have to invest in native. Remember that permissions and notifications can also be a problem in web apps; that’s one thing the “make web apps as good as native” crowd has gotten us.