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Native Web Apps

Native-like web apps are another area where respondent interest is high, but the platform fails to deliver. The primary pain point here is interoperability, and while there are promising initiatives such as Interop 2024, the mobile landscape especially remains very fragmented.

Mobile Web Apps Experience & Sentiment

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1

12,745
2

12,790
3

4.6%
12,685
4

4.8%
12,653
5

4%
12,692
6

4.3%
12,775
7

5.2%
12,666

Experience

  • Used it: Respondents who have used an item.
  • Heard of it: Respondents who have heard about an item, but haven't used it.
  • Never heard of it: Respondents who have never heard about an item.

Sentiment

  • Positive: Respondents who are interested in learning more about a technology; or are willing to use it again.
  • Neutral: Responents who did not indicate any sentiment about a technology.
  • Negative: Respondents who are not interested in learning more about a technology; or have used it and had a negative experience.

Native Web Apps Tools

0%
11%
23%
34%
45%
57%
1

JavaScript-based frameworks

6,994
2

Native technologies

2,810
3

Non-JavaScript frameworks

2,345
4

I haven't developed native apps

4,419
0%
11%
23%
34%
45%
57%
% of question respondents
Have you used any of these tools to build native apps?

Local storage features

0%
18%
37%
55%
73%
92%
1

11,670
2

9,140
3

8,795
4

3,877
5

2,556
6

🚫 None

570
0%
18%
37%
55%
73%
92%
% of question respondents
Have you used any of the following to store data client-side?

PWA Features

0%
11%
22%
33%
44%
55%
1

6,584
2

6,327
3

2,361
4

🚫 None

3,772
0%
11%
22%
33%
44%
55%
% of question respondents
Have you used any of the following PWA technologies/APIs?

Native Web Apps Pain Points

0%
24%
47%
71%
94%
118%
1

Browser support

2

PWA issues

3

Safari issues

4

iOS issues

5

Hard to install

6

7

Lack of PWA support

8

Native APIs access

9

Apple issues

10

Performance

11

Other Answers

Answers matching “Other Answers” 1,393
0%
24%
47%
71%
94%
118%
% of question respondents
What are your biggest pain points around making web apps that feel native?
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