Native, cross-platform or PWA: which app should you create?
The three ways to create a mobile app, what each one costs you, and how to choose without regret.
Every app-creation project starts with the same fork in the road: native, cross-platform, or a progressive web app. Pick wrong and you pay for it in speed, cost, or user experience.
Native
Two codebases, the best performance and the deepest access to the phone. Right when the app is your core product and every interaction matters.
Cross-platform
One codebase for iOS and Android. Faster and cheaper to create, with near-native quality for most apps. This is where most of our mobile app creation lands today.
PWA
A web app that installs like a native one. Cheapest to create and instantly updatable, but limited on some device features and store presence.
- Need max performance & device access → native
- Want one team, both stores, good UX → cross-platform
- Web-first, budget-tight, no store needed → PWA
There is no universally right answer, only the right answer for the app you’re creating and the users you’re creating it for.