Progressive Web Apps vs Native: How to Choose the Right Mobile App

Sasha Andrieiev
1 min readJul 1, 2020

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The mobile app has become an essential tool in every company’s kit, and there’s a need for a mobile app to deliver a great experience and good results.

A native app is an app that is created for a specific platform and it is downloaded from the app stores like Google Play or App Store, using a memory of an operating system.

The pros of native apps:

  • Polished performance and UI;
  • Full access to device and hardware capabilities;
  • Suitable for complex applications;
  • Virtual store support.

A progressive web app is a web technology that transforms a website into an app. PWAs are installed on mobile devices bypassing official app stores. A PWA combines all the best particularities of a website and mobile app. One-click in a browser and your app is installed.

Key strength aspects of PWA:

  • Adaptive;
  • Optimized performance;
  • Optional installation;
  • No obligatory updates;
  • Linkable;
  • Secure.

What differs native app vs PWA? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each option? How to choose between them? Read on to find out.

https://jelvix.com/blog/pwa-vs-native-app-benefits-for-users-and-developers

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Sasha Andrieiev
Sasha Andrieiev

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