Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App

Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by ransom1538 on Friday January 04, 2019 @12:44PM (#18825961)

After years of experience:

0) Native means you get notifications: APNS, GCM.

1) If you don't go native, you go SEO. SEO is hard.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by menckenjr on Sunday January 06, 2019 @07:33AM (#18838020)

Native means you also get background processing and access to things like geolocation and camera feed w/o needing a plugin.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by NightlyDev on Friday January 04, 2019 @12:53PM (#18826058)

Web has had notifications for years too.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by jurmous on Friday January 04, 2019 @01:06PM (#18826173)

Not on iOS. https://caniuse.com/#feat=notifications

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by rorykoehler on Saturday January 05, 2019 @12:21AM (#18830058)

I have never clicked yes to allow web notifications in my life. I have only once added a site as an icon on my mobile. The whole premise of this article is false. The real answer to whether to start with a site or an app is it depends. At Bibimapp we have an app [0] requiring sign up etc (launching beta next week) and a related site which is free to browse which provides value but approaching the problem space from a different angle. The site is essentially the top of the funnel.

[0] https://bibimapp.com/

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by ransom1538 on Saturday January 05, 2019 @08:36AM (#18831548)

"Web has had notifications for years too."

Yeah. But people don't use desktops anymore.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by pjmlp on Sunday January 06, 2019 @10:56AM (#18838911)

So what are all those laptops on every coffee shop I go to?

[ Parent | on HN ]