Web Apps vs Mobile Apps: Choosing the Right Path in 2026

About this episode

Matt and Mike discuss the tradeoffs between web apps, PWAs, and native mobile apps for developers and businesses.

Should you build a web app, PWA, or native mobile app? In this episode, Matt and Mike break down the real-world tradeoffs developers and businesses face - from hardware access and performance to user acquisition, pricing, and long-term scalability.

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Lawrence, Mike Karan

Topics covered

• web apps
• mobile apps
• PWA
• native apps
• development tradeoffs
• user acquisition
• scalability

Keywords

• web app
• mobile app
• PWA
• native app
• performance
• user acquisition
• scalability

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