mobile web vs mobile apps
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What is a Mobile Website ?
A mobile website can be reached directly through a mobile device’s web browser and is therefore
accessible by all smartphones and tablets equipped with browsing capability and an internet
connection.
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• Can work on any mobile platform
• Comparatively less expense to develop than an app
• Can be found and accessed via search engines, websites, and blogs
• Never bothers user with manually update
• Requires mobile-first design strategy
to completely maximize
• You cannot access all of the
smartphone’s features (camera, etc.)
• Hard to charge for access or usage
Advantages & Disadvantages
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What is an App ?
An app is a software application that must be written in the native language of a particular platform; predominant platforms are Apple (iPhone), Google (Android), and Microsoft
(Windows).
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• Easy Of Use
• Usable Offline
• Speed
• Integration With smartphone Features
• Native code only works on one platform
• More expensive to develop maintain
• Requires user to download from platform
specific app store before accessing
• Requires user to update manually
• Must be developed separately for each
platform
• App stores charge large fees for publishing,
certifying, and updating
Advantages & Disadvantages
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Which is better: an App or a mobile website?
• Depends on your end goalso Interactive game an app is probably going to be your best
optiono Offer mobile-friendly content to the widest possible
audience than it must be a mobile website
• But app without website makes no sense
• For Mobile Web presence Website is the first step
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Digital marketers can no longer ignore mobile if they haven’t already made it a part of their
strategy
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Mobile Usage Stats:
• Estimated Number of smartphones to be shipped in 2013 – 937 Million
• Estimated Number of tablets to be shipped in 2013 – 215 Million• Number of times a day people look at their smartphone – 150• Average time it takes to load a mobile web page – 7 seconds• Percentage of global web traffic that comes from mobile – 17.4 %
Some statistics to KNOW !!
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Mobile App Stats:
• Percentage of mobile users that use an app only once after download – 22%
• Number of apps installed by the average smartphone user (Global) – 26
• Total projected Mobile app downloads in 2013 – 102 billion• Total projected mobile app revenue in 2013 - $26 billion
Some statistics to KNOW !!
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If your mobile goals are primarily marketing-driven, or if your aim is to deliver content and establish a broad mobile presence that can be easily shared between users and found on search engines, then the a mobile website is the logical choice.
On the other hand, if your goal is interactive engagement with users, or to provide an application that needs to work more like a computer program than a website, then an app is probably going to be required.
Conclusion
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• http://www.hswsolutions.com/services/mobile-web-development/mobile-website-vs-apps/
• http://www.adotas.com/2013/06/mobile-websites-vs-mobile-apps-which-is-better-for-your-business/
• http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2013/07/web-sites-vs-web-apps-what-the-experts-think/
• http://www.olson.com/when-to-create-a-mobile-website-vs-a-mobile-app/
• http://www.newmediacampaigns.com/blog/the-difference-between-apps-and-mobile-websites
• http://www.adaptistration.com/blog/2013/04/30/understanding-the-difference-between-apps-and-mobile-websites-2013/
• http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/mobile-marketing-stats-infographic/
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