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Fundamentals
Websites, Web Apps, Mobile Sites, Mobile Apps, Desktop Apps…
A marketing website is mostly content and conversion. A web app is software that happens to run in a browser. A mobile site is responsive web on a phone. A native or cross-platform mobile app lives in the App Store / Play Store with device capabilities and different distribution. Desktop apps target installed OS environments.
None is universally “better.” The right choice depends on offline needs, performance, distribution, budget, and how people will actually use the product. Part of my job is helping you pick the honest option — not the trendiest one.