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Native Web Apps

Authoring mobile and desktop-optimized web apps.

Native Web Apps Experience & Sentiment

Usage for mobile and desktop web app features was low overall, with an average of only 6% of respondents having used these features, versus 30% for all other features combined.

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16.9%
22.5%
59.9%
3,781
2

12%
33.2%
54.1%
3,803
3

3.8%
13.2%
80.8%
3,774
4

3.4%
21%
73.4%
3,777
5

11.5%
85.1%
3,761
6

17.8%
79.2%
3,795
7

9.4%
89.7%
3,761

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.
“Used” average:6%
“Positive” average:27%
“Negative” average:4%

Native Web Apps Tools

While building native apps with web technologies presents its set of challenges and limitations, it was still the most popular method among respondents.

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

JavaScript-based frameworks

1,964
2

Native technologies

709
3

Non-JavaScript frameworks

649
4

I haven't developed native apps

1,356
0%
11%
22%
33%
44%
55%
% of question respondents
3,560
66%
Have you used any of these tools to build native apps?

Native Web Apps Pain Points

iOS's dominant marketshare combined with its locked-down nature means there isn't much recourse when web platform issues crop up.

0%
14%
29%
43%
58%
72%
1

Apple/iOS issues

Answers matching “Apple/iOS issues” 153
2

PWA issues

Answers matching “PWA issues” 66
3

Browser support

4

UX issues

Answers matching “UX issues” 31
5

Performance

6

Native APIs access

7

Notifications

8

Service workers issues

9

app_store_issues

10

Offline support

11

Firefox issues

12

Animations

13

Other Answers

Answers matching “Other Answers” 329
0%
14%
29%
43%
58%
72%
% of question respondents
456
8%
What are your biggest pain points around making web apps that feel native?
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