Monday 7 September 2015

Difference between Mobile App and Mobile website

The presence of a mobile site or a mobile app has become an important requirement for every business if they want to expand their reach among a wider audience. Both mobile app and mobile website have time and again proved their effectiveness when it comes to boosting sales, expanding the reach as well as in retaining of the loyal customers.

In this blog post, we will look in to detail the differences between a mobile app and a mobile website.

Mobile Website

A mobile website as the name suggests is the mobile version of a website that is designed specifically for smaller screen viewing in smartphones, tablets and even a mobile phone with an internet connection. The mobile website would be compatible with all versions of web browsers including Chrome, Safari and Mozilla Firefox etc. The mobile version of a website would be displayed whenever a user types the URL address or clicks a link from their mobile device which would navigate them towards the mobile version of a website.

Benefits of a mobile website

One of the key benefits of a mobile website is the user-friendly experience it offers for the customers from their mobile devices. The same look and feel of the regular website can be enjoyed in a mobile website too by optimizing the regular website for mobile devices. Thus users can be assured of improved readability and functionality in a mobile website when viewed from a mobile device.

Mobile App



Mobile app unlike a mobile website will have to be downloaded and installed on your mobile phone device from an app market place which is available for Android, iOS and Windows.

Benefits of a mobile app

The one click functionality is the major highlight in a mobile app. The mobile app is also considered to be much easier to access compared to a mobile website. It gives businesses enhanced control over their customers by providing them with location based push notifications, loyalty programs and easier mobile payments using a single platform.


Conclusion

Businesses can either hire mobile app developer or a mobile web development company to design and develop a mobile app as well as a mobile website depending on their business requirements.  

4 comments:

  1. Awesome post! To make the right choice, I propose you to take a look at the infographic here. There you can find necessary information in the form of pros and cons of a mobile site and an application.
    Good luck!

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  3. Very well explanation of Mobile App vs Mobile Website. Here you can also find more knowledgeable material on Ultimate Guide on Web Application Development

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