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A lot of people here seem to be advocating the superior experience that native apps provide, but forgetting how saturated the app market is and what a poor job Apple does to help its users discover new apps.

Further, the majority of US smartphone users download zero apps in a typical month. What's the point of making a "superior" app, if no one is ever going to see it? https://qz.com/253618/most-smartphone-users-download-zero-ap...

From a user perspective, I care less about whether the app is a PWA or native, and more about the "goal" I'm trying to achieve. If my goal is to find a new house, a PWA allows me to instantly see results (without first having to download an app), then use native-like features such as being notified when new properties are available. I can use these features after I visit a given website and am prompted to save the app to my homescreen.

Compare this to the random native apps that people accumulate on their phone until it slows down so much that they have to perform an "app purge".

This is really great. Would love to see a version available for Smart TVs.

Seems this is a fairly popular idea :) I've also been working on something similar for the past year.

https://vocabifyapp.com/

Currently only a web app with a React/Redux/Node/Firebase stack. Anyway, hope it goes well and good luck with your project!

I always thought it was the Noughties and the Teenies?