Ask HN: What is the purpose of mobile applications?

Re:Ask HN: What is the purpose of mobile applications? by seizethecheese on Thursday July 23, 2020 @04:35PM (#23931947)

I’m sure part of this is consumer preference. We are 100% web at the moment and customers ask for an app all the time. Reasons they give:

- They want native notifications, not email or SMS.

- They perceive that web will be more difficult to log into.

- The don’t know how to install a website onto their phone like an app.

(For context, we are Bottomless.com, YC W19.)

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Re:Ask HN: What is the purpose of mobile applications? by rickbhardwaj on Thursday July 23, 2020 @05:22PM (#23932405)

Hey, I actually just founded a startup (still in stealth mode) that's trying to build better notifications and authentication for the mobile web. Our thesis is that this the primary gap between websites and apps, so we're trying to close it. I'd love to chat with you about this. If you have some time, shoot me an email at [email protected].

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