A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PROGRESSIVE WEB APPS (PWAS) VS NATIVE APPS: USER EXPERIENCE (UX)
Keywords:
Native Mobile Applications, Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), User Experience (UX) Evaluation, Mobile App Performance.,,Abstract
Mobile applications are central to communication, commerce, and learning, making the choice of
development approach critical. Two dominant models are native apps, built in platform-specific languages (e.g.,
Swift, Kotlin), and Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), which use web technologies but offer native-like features.
Native apps integrate deeply with the OS, enabling advanced hardware access, smooth animations, and robust
offline capability, at the expense of multiple codebases and higher maintenance costs. PWAs run from a single
codebase, can be installed from the browser, consume minimal storage, and work offline through service workers
— offering lower cost and wider reach. This study evaluates PWAs and native apps across five UX dimensions
(speed, navigation, offline performance, storage efficiency, overall satisfaction) using a mixed-methods
approach: quantitative benchmarking (Lighthouse, Chrome Dev.-Tools, and Android Profiler) and qualitative
survey analysis (50–100 respondents). Additionally, the study incorporates trend data (2015–2029) to situate
results in the context of rising mobile adoption and increasing mobile traffic share. The report also outlines a
Random Forest-based classification pipeline to model retention and experience outcomes from survey features.
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