When Does an App Makes Sense?

4kCode
2 min readAug 24, 2018

Despite the many benefits of the web sites, apps are still very popular, and there are a number of specific scenarios where an app will be your best choice. Generally speaking, if you need one of the following features, building an app makes sense.

1.Interactivity

For interactive games, an app is always going to be your best choice, at least for the foreseeable future.

2. Personal use

If your target users are going to be using your app in a personalized regular basis (like a note or a reminder application) then an app is your best choice.

3.Complex Calculations or Reporting

If you need something that will take data and allow you to manipulate it with complex calculations charts or reports (like banking) an app will help you do that very effectively.

4.No Connection Required

If you need to provide offline access to content or perform functions without an internet connection then an app makes sense. This is not the case in web based applications which you need to have a access to the internet to access your application.

What Goal are you trying to achieve for your mobile app?

Before proceeding, make sure you have a legitimate reason to build a mobile app. Here are…

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