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What makes a good Progressive Web App?

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A concise checklist for making a web app feel native: cross browser, offline capable, responsive, and fast. Use it to judge whether the web can meet your product's real requirements before you commit to native. A good gut check against over building.

  • Responsiveness and speed matter more than platform
  • Offline support is achievable on the web
  • Test the web option against real needs before going native
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  1. Should my MVP be a mobile app or a web app? My users are mostly on phones in smaller Indian cities.

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