Seriously. I don’t want to install something on my phone when the dev is just using a WebView, if that’s what it’s called. When the app is basically just a website with the browser hidden.
What’s the reason for that? To attach the customer? To sell the app for money? Is there more ad revenue that way? Do you reach more people?
(Are there any good reasons for it, too? Security, maybe?)
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If they have an app they can gather far more personal data from you (and your device) that they can then turn around and sell
Also it adds a link to their website right on your phone.
If a company require me to download or install something I ammost likly looking up their direct competitors
…who usually require you to download their app, too - sadly
Because the majority of internet connections these days are from a mobile device. And if you want to reach the average person, you have to be where they are looking.
I think it’s really a shame that mobile OS’s are so locked down that the only real way for people to download things is through some centralized app store.
F-droid exists, but sadly most people and devs don’t use it.
