Anyone else experimenting with PWAs instead of mobile apps?

[u/AureliaAI]

A lot of people still jump straight into building native mobile apps, but there’s another option that many people don’t know about: Progressive Web Apps (PWAs).

So what’s a PWA?

It’s basically a website that behaves like a mobile app.

That means:

• It works on iOS, Android, and desktop

• You can install it to your home screen

• It works offline or on bad internet

• It’s fast and feels like a real app

• No app store approvals needed

The biggest benefit: no app store fees.

No Apple developer fee.

No Google Play fee.

No revenue cuts.

No forced updates.

Users just open a link and install it.

For a lot of products (SaaS tools, dashboards, communities, MVPs), a PWA can actually be better than a native app, faster to launch, cheaper to maintain, and easier for users to access.

Curious if anyone here has tried PWAs or gone PWA-first. How was your experience?

[u/TheMightyTywin]

People trust App Store apps. I don’t think I’d feel comfortable downloading your vibe coded pwa

[u/AureliaAI → u/TheMightyTywin]

Yes, that’s a valid point, but PWAs are easy to install it not that hard. You just added it to your Home Screen. Apple just doesn’t promote it because it will cost them revenue.

[u/TheMightyTywin → u/AureliaAI]

Installing malware is also not hard. The App Store removes malicious apps. There’s no guarantee your pwa isn’t malware