{"id":1646,"date":"2019-01-21T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2024-10-01T10:38:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T10:38:03","slug":"a-timeless-guide-on-how-to-expand-your-native-app-to-a-web-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/a-timeless-guide-on-how-to-expand-your-native-app-to-a-web-app\/","title":{"rendered":"A Timeless Guide on How to Expand Your Native App to a Web App"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wondering why should you expand your already established native app to web app? Well, we can guide you to why you need to widen your horizon and how to make it possible.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/a-timeless-guide-on-how-to-expand-your-native-app-to-a-web-app\/#What_is_a_web_application\" title=\"What is a web application?\">What is a web application?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/a-timeless-guide-on-how-to-expand-your-native-app-to-a-web-app\/#Why_you_need_a_web_counterpart_for_your_already_running_native_app\" title=\"Why you need a web counterpart for your already running native app?\">Why you need a web counterpart for your already running native app?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/a-timeless-guide-on-how-to-expand-your-native-app-to-a-web-app\/#How_do_web_applications_work\" title=\"How do web applications work?\">How do web applications work?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/a-timeless-guide-on-how-to-expand-your-native-app-to-a-web-app\/#Web_app_requires_detailed_planning\" title=\"Web app requires detailed planning\">Web app requires detailed planning<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/a-timeless-guide-on-how-to-expand-your-native-app-to-a-web-app\/#Wrapping_up\" title=\"Wrapping up\">Wrapping up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undoubtedly, the mobile app market is increasing by leaps and bounds. Every founder ought to remember that if you fail to effectively satisfy the needs of your audience, they&#x2019;ll simply move to your competitors. To grab the eyeballs of your audience in a different marketplace, you have to review your existing goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many applications experience 70% of their users stop engaging with the app within three months of its launch. Expanding your native app to the web will make a drastic impact on the user base of your app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/web-app-development.webp\" alt=\"web-app-development\" width=\"1096\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/web-app-development.webp 1096w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/web-app-development-300x161.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/web-app-development-1024x551.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/web-app-development-768x413.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/web-app-development-390x210.webp 390w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/web-app-development-820x441.webp 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1096px) 100vw, 1096px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dazeinfo.com\/2016\/01\/22\/mobile-apps-vs-mobile-web-browser-usage-study\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_web_application\"><\/span><b>What is a web application?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A web application is a computer program residing on the server and end user accessing it via web browsers. It serves data based on&#xA0;user&#x2019;s interaction&#xA0;and offers mobile application like functionality.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_you_need_a_web_counterpart_for_your_already_running_native_app\"><\/span><b>Why you need a web counterpart for your already running native app?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Accessible anywhere:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When your&#xA0;iOS&#xA0;and Android native app reaches the saturation point, it is sure that you are missing other potential users. Beneath such circumstances, it witnesses a very low or no progress. In such a scenario, a web application can be a perfect remedy. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, in 2012 Instagram came up with the web app after popular demand for users who were unable to download the native app due to a bad network. Web applications are accessible anywhere on different devices that make them more user-friendly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Offer better user experience: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can either design your web app similar to the native app or can experiment more. In the web version, you get extra space to add features, more visual elements, and larger content. According to the need of use cases of your web app, decide which traits to remove or modify to offer better user experience.&#xA0;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Cost-effective: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development cost is reduced to a single code base. As a single web application can be operated over different OS, it saves a lot of running and maintenance cost.&#xA0;&#xA0;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_web_applications_work\"><\/span><b>How do web applications work?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web applications utilize server-side scripts to manage the storage &amp; retrieval of information, and client-side scripts to present the information to the users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the user searches any information on the web browser or the app&#x2019;s UI, the request is forwarded to the suitable programming web application server. The web application server generates the results of the requested search and sends that to the web server. The web server responds back that processed information to the user.&#xA0;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Designing web apps<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typically, web apps are developed in JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5 and run within a browser. Unlike iOS or Android app, there&#x2019;s no software development kit available for the developers to use. However, there are frameworks available like React, Angular and Vue.&#xA0;js&#xA0;that developers can use for a quick start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usually, web apps are simple and quick to develop nevertheless, it depends on your demand. There are still design-specific components to address while integrating a web counterpart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In native apps we faucet or perform different gestures like swipe, pinch or long press to complete our action. On the other hand, a web application works over the browser with mouse clicks. So, while building the web app you have to consider how your potential users going to access. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web apps are mainly utility-based applications that focus on specific tasks. It experiences a longer user session as compared to Native apps. It is important to optimize the web app and make it responsive to adjust the website elements depending on the device screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Backend&#xA0;architecture and security<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expanding the native app needs you to check the&#xA0;backend&#xA0;architecture and security for a top-notch web app user experience. If you have sorted the&#xA0;backend&#xA0;architecture for your native app, you need to analyze the impact of app development on the present resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web app comes with its own challenges&nbsp;for&nbsp;backend&nbsp;support. You need to decide on creating, storing any new records, ensure encryption &amp; security and deal with the server load to scale your resources. SSL certificates will make your web traffic secure. Make an effort to identify and fix as many vulnerabilities as possible during the development stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even during the financial transaction, it is significant to keep up the same level of security. Following all the payment services&#x2019; protocols, you can be ensured an all-around secure transaction.&#xA0;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, conduct some server load testing to avoid any drawback when it starts&#xA0;onboarding&#xA0;the users.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Common limitation of web apps<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are planning to support a large number of browsers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/web-development\/\">web app development<\/a> becomes a little harder. Especially for the older browsers as they don&#x2019;t support new features.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limited ways to promote web apps as there is no access to the app store.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web apps don&#x2019;t have access to the device built-in features like a camera or GPS. So, these apps have restricted functionalities as compared to native apps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the same person can use the application on multiple devices, it is tough to record usage statistics for a single person.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Web_app_requires_detailed_planning\"><\/span><b>Web app requires detailed planning<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identifying the user&#x2019;s requirement is one of the most vital practices in app development. You have to rigorously research the targeted capabilities to determine if they are achievable in your web app or not. It&#x2019;s quite disappointing to find that one or more of your user functions aren&#x2019;t supported. So, you have to analyze what features could be transferred to the web layer. Remember, it is better to rework solely on the main targeted functionality on the web portal version to make the app work faster. &#xA0;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also differences in the web-based code for&nbsp;the desktop browser&nbsp;and mobile browser. For instance, the HTML5 &lt;video&gt; tag&rsquo;s&nbsp;autoplay&nbsp;functionality doesn&rsquo;t work on mobile browsers. You can face problems with some web API methods on a mobile platform. But an expert <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">web developers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will assist you out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a Google survey, 60% of mobile web users say they expect a site to load on their device in 3 seconds or less. Also, for every extra 5 seconds of load time, the traffic dropped by 20%.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping the user behavior in mind, the necessity of optimizing the web app has inflated. If it is done well, the user experience of web app turns remarkable like a native or hybrid application.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_up\"><\/span><b>Wrapping up<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies like Instagram, Uber, WhatsApp, Telegram expanded their popular native app to the web. They have targeted users with slow mobile network speeds who face trouble in downloading and using the native app. Thus, they have only recreated the main functionalities&#xA0;for&#xA0;the web to help the users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#x2019;s not easy to expand a native app to a web app. Success depends on a number of factors. You have to consider new situations in which your web app could potentially be used. Likewise, you need to keep an eye on the design aspects. All these will ensure a seamless user transition and viable interaction with both apps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are feeling saturated with your current native app, adding a web app can prove to be an optimum choice to reach the new users and offer more to the existing users. With all new possibilities to scale your app, web app development is worth for businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need someone to design your web app? 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