Mobile apps and Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are techniques used to provide a better end-user experience.

Mobile apps are specially designed software applications that are installed on smartphones via the app store, often giving users a better experience and more functionalities compared to a website. The app is developed specifically for the Apple and Android (Google Play) stores and can be downloaded there. These are usually referred to as ‘native apps’.

PWAs are web-based applications that, compared to a classic web application, offer more features for users browsing via a smartphone. Features such as adding the website directly to the home screen, receiving push notifications, working offline… In other words: PWAs are web applications that behave like a native mobile application.