Progressive #WebApps or #PWA's are cost-effective in comparison to the #Nativeapps because it uses the same technology as we use to develop the websites. It has more benefits than you might think of. Checkout in detail Here: https://medium.com/@habilelab/reasons-how-will-progressive-web-apps-replace-native-mobile-apps-b1670a128eb

1. Progressive web Apps vs. Native Apps
The introduction of `service workers` in web browsers, has led the
foundation of web application to behave and feel like mobile
application.
Progressive Web Apps or PWAs are cost effective in comparison to the
Native apps, because it uses same technology as we use to develop the
websites. It has more benefits than you might think of.
But indeed it have pitfalls too.
In this article we will discuss, a very high level difference in these two.
And that will help you whether you should choose for PWA or Native
for you next mobile app.
So let’s begin.
What is Native Apps?
The word ‘Native’ is refers to specific platform, such as Android, iOS,
Windows. Native apps uses the specific platform APIs in the process of
App development. For example,
Android uses Java/Kotlin
Ios uses Swift
Windows uses .NET

2. Which basically means, if you want your app to run on android, you will
have to find the developers who has specific knowledge and experience
in JAVA and Android.
Which applies to each and every platform. So If you want your app on
Android, Ios… your will have to find the developers for each platform.

3. Key Features of Native Applications:
1. Uses device capability at its limit.
Native Apps are very fast, since they are built on the core APIs
provided by their manufacturer. So the Native apps performs
blazing fast.
2. All Hardware features are available.
Sensors like GPS, Gyroscope, and Compass etc. are fully
supported by the native apps.
3. Quality Assurance
The only way to get your apps to user is to submit your app to app
stores like, Google Play etc. You can get feedback and ratings by
the user who installs your app.
Let’s talk about Progressive Web Apps now…
What is Progressive Web Apps?
First things first, what is web app! It’s an application that user
access through web browsers. Just like we used to go to
facebook.com to use Facebook few years back. Websites like,
orkut, gmail are all examples of the web apps.

4. But, where does the word progressive from?
Actually, this word doesn’t reveal its secret, but
It’s all about how the development of PWAs is done.
Never Mind! Let’s continue…
So, it’s a regular website with some special features. Then,
How it’s comparable to the Mobile Applications?
Introduction of service workers in web browser is the game
changer in the space of Mobile Applications.
Key Features of PWAs.
1. Cross Platform
Since it’s simply a web app, it doesn’t require specific platform
to run.
2. Cost Effective
Saves you cost of development of multiple platforms. Instantly
available on all platforms.
3. Launcher Icon
Just like Apps shortcuts, PWAs provides you a launcher Icon on
the home screen.
4. Offline Availability

5. PWA have powerful caching mechanism, which deal with your
online and offline browsing of the app.
Watch the speed test :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoIhPjS5y1M
5. Updates On-The-Air
This is the area where PWA excels, unlike Native apps,
whenever you push updates it all depends on the user that if he
installs or not, it consumes a lot of data, since whole new
version of app needs to be downloaded.
PWA automatically updates when connected to internet.

6. So, PWA can do pretty much everything a Native Mobile App can do.
But
- PWA requires browser, so the native functionality like
- Hardware rendering (GPU), and Sensors have limited
accessibility by these apps.
https://whatwebcando.today/ check here the sensors that are
accessible.
So, when to go Progressive?
Let me give you some perspective.
Above graph shows the retention rate of the Mobile apps installed.
At least 1,000 new apps pour into the Google Play Store and the Apple
App Store each day, and Smartphone users download zero new apps in a
typical month.
A full 94% of revenue in the App Store comes from just 1% of all
publishers.
You see the problem? Most apps get never used.

7. The simple answer is, unless your Application needs some native
functionality such as use of sensors and extensive graphics usage like in
Games, PWA can solve your problem.
Here is full comparison of PWA and Native Apps
*Red Areas denotes the Failure
*Green Areas denotes Excels

8. Problems with Native Apps:
1. Costs high
2. Generally low retention
3. High maintenance cost
4. Slow Updates across the platforms
You can clearly see that, if your application do not depends too much on
the native functions, such as accessing contacts, messages and sensors.
Choice for Native is not good.
- PWA on another hand is good for many reason if it fits within the use
case as we have discussed.
PWA is not native killer, Native has its own benefits, but Sooner or later
as the web technologies are advancing, it’s yet to see what will come
next. Since developers like Google are pushing the boundaries of Web
browsers every day.
Bottom Line:
So, I will not say that you should go for PWA instead of an App, it
depends on your requirements, but for most cases if you do not need
native functionality in your app, PWA might save you a lot in going live
and getting user attentions quickly.
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