apps are the dominant paradigm on phones and tablets because the web experience on touch only devices with tiny screens was terrible when phones and tablets too

apps are the dominant paradigm on phones and tablets because the web experience on touch only devices with tiny screens was terrible when phones and tablets took off. the web experience has improved but still lags behind because the investment in native apps far outstrips the investment in making webapps better on mobile trying to emulate native apps in the browser is the same losing battle, but the inverse. good luck with canvas