Does your business utilise mobile applications? Perhaps a progressive web app is best for you?

Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are web applications that offer a native app-like experience. Here’s a breakdown of their key features:

• Responsive Design: PWAs are designed to work on any device, whether it’s a desktop, tablet, or mobile, providing a seamless user experience across all screen sizes.
• Offline Functionality: PWAs can function offline or with a poor internet connection by using cached data, ensuring uninterrupted access to key features and content.
• App-Like Experience: PWAs offer a user experience similar to native mobile apps, including fast loading times, smooth navigation, and the ability to add them to a device’s home screen.
• No Installation Required: Unlike traditional apps, PWAs don’t require installation from an app store. Users can simply visit the website and add it directly to their home screen.
• Push Notifications: PWAs can send push notifications to engage users, similar to native apps, helping businesses stay connected with their audience.
• Automatic Updates: PWAs are updated automatically in the background, ensuring users always have access to the latest version without needing manual updates.
• Improved Performance: By leveraging service workers and other modern web technologies, PWAs load quickly, even on slower networks, and offer a highly optimised performance.
• SEO-Friendly: Since PWAs are essentially websites, they can be indexed by search engines, making them discoverable through organic search results.
• Cross-Platform Compatibility: PWAs work across different platforms (iOS, Android, Windows) without the need for separate versions, reducing development costs and time.

A PWA has an app-like interface, works on any platform, and like native apps uses push notifications to increase user engagement. Unlike native apps PWA’s utilise the content of your website to populate the app, this eliminates the need to develop an iOS and Android app. As a result, this saves money at the development stage and reduces maintenance costs.

The key thing in any progressive web application is to clearly define the purpose of your mobile app. From there we use wireframes or visuals to develop a mockup or prototype. Our front-end developers account for user interface design, synchronisation & caching of app data. The back end of the mobile app manages user experience and handles database integration.