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Not everything needs an app (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
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I have an app for programming my chicken coop. My 401k company just created an app for onboarding new participants.

These should have been mobile friendly webpages.

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[–] 7 points 3 years ago* (3 children)

Because not everybody likes the stock interface of Lemmy. Same thing with Reddit, and why people chose to use third-party apps there, as well. Web apps aren't always designed in the most intuitive ways for every user, and sometimes a native app can fill those UI/UX gaps, or add features that aren't possible through a PWA.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    features that aren't possible through a PWA

    That list is getting smaller every day.

    https://whatpwacando.today/

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    why PWA and not a plain web app? I think the only difference is that PWAs can ve turned into a pinned pop-up window (that acts a bit like an electron app) when using a chromium-based browser.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Even then, there's a lot of feature you end up missing out on. Even just basic navigation has to be done via the browser's default navigation options. Even simple things like long-pressing something on the page will typically only give you access to your browser's long-press menu (though that's not always the case, in my experience very few web apps handle this effectively).

    Personally, I prefer the experience of a native app. But I get why it's not appealing to all people.

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