Re:Are apps even that relevant anymore?
by polytely on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @07:19AM
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With this comparison you should keep in mind that the new reddit mobile website seems to be designed to be as annoying as possible to force people into their official app.
Re:Are apps even that relevant anymore?
by bagacrap on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @12:31AM
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That doesn't seem like the best example, since you just said his native app is better than a native app. Perhaps he's just a better designer.
Fair point. What I was mostly trying to get across is that native mobile apps can leverage UX/UI features not available to mobile web apps (hence the comparison to the Reddit mobile web client).
Being/having a good designer definitely helps, but it seems to me that there are serious benefits to not being constrained by whatever web browser the platform you’re working on provides.
To give an example, Christian Selig's Apollo iOS client for Reddit is lightyears ahead of both the Reddit mobile website and the official Reddit iOS app. By using the native iOS APIs and matching what people expect from gestures on an iOS app, he's able to create an amazing experience for users.