In recent times, mobile apps have not only influenced the software development industry but have even impacted every other individual’s life. Can’t relate it? Well, tell me the first thing you do right after you wake up in the morning?

Well, everyone picks up their phone and open their favorite apps and browse through the social media accounts, check bill payment due dates, and even make the payments. Our lives have become completely dependent on mobile applications, and we can’t imagine survival without these apps. We usually take the most critical decisions from mobile apps only, so the mobile app development industry has become significant in our lives today.

The Evolution of Progressive Web Apps

Every minute a new mobile app is launched while outdating the existing ones. The competition is very stiff in the market, and if you are into the mobile or web app development industry, it becomes necessary that you build an outstanding app that people will simply love. At this point, the major dilemma developers’ go through is which platform to choose- native, hybrid, or progressive web apps (PWA). Some of them might say that they have good experience and knowledge about Hybrid or native and feel that these platforms have good benefits, then why try progressive web apps? Well, this guide is going to clear this question of why PWA is gaining the spotlight in recent times and why it might overrule native and hybrid apps.

Getting into the Details of PWD

Mobile applications act as the route map for your business- it will either make or break your business. As a result, customers will lose interest in your apps and never turn back to your business. So, it becomes very important that you pick the platform very carefully and invest a good time while you study the pros and cons of every single platform- native, hybrid, or PWA. And as PWA is getting the hype nowadays, let’s discuss the in-depth details of PWA.

Progressive web apps are a progressively evolving technology and act as the perfect blend of features of native as well as hybrid. PWA works in the background while uplifting the user experience and making it smooth. PWA works on JavaScript; the code enables the application to even work during the offline mode and enables web pages to load faster as compared to native apps. And the recent updates in the scripting languages have made it viable to develop a website into a PWA.

Why has PWA gained an edge over Native & Hybrid?

No doubt, hybrid and native have their own set of unique features and specifications that make them unique, but there are many valid reasons why PWA is gaining power over both these platforms. Let’s have a look at why PWA is expected to overrule Native and Hybrid in the coming time.

• Regardless of the browser used by the end-customer, PWA is built with progressive enhancement and operates perfectly for all users. From laptops, PC, tablets, to mobiles, PWA works perfectly overall sort of mobile devices. 
• People complain a lot about time-consuming and frequent app updates. PWA carries out automatic app updates in the background without affecting the app experience of the customers and consuming minimum data.
• There seems no need to open the app store to install anything individually, PWA enables the customers to install the website as an app directly on the home screen of their phone. So, with PWA, you save a lot of disk space and data as well and even save a lot of time as the app takes hardly any time while downloading.
• Instead of developing separate mobile apps for every platform, PWA can save you a lot of expenses and helps in building efficient apps in a shorter time period. 

With the growing adoption and the rapid growth of progressive web apps, it seems that PWA will overrule hybrid and native platforms in the years to come. However, people who have a specific set of requirements in their apps and have a specific target audience will continue to work with Native or Hybrid itself.