andronicvaleriu72
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- Nov 22, 2021
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Hi, I want to make an app, but I want it to be a website and aslo a mobile app, how to do it, and can anyine help? Thanks!
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- Thread starter andronicvaleriu72
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- May 2, 2010
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You can use flutter, it was supposed to be good at this type of thing, not sure if it is really, I only ever WANTED to try it! lol
You can build just a website that is mobile responsive, and I'm sure there are sites that let you "Package them up" into connection only apps, that just point to your site, and nobody knows the difference. Basically a wrapper.
You can build just a website that is mobile responsive, and I'm sure there are sites that let you "Package them up" into connection only apps, that just point to your site, and nobody knows the difference. Basically a wrapper.
PPCPirate
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the wrapper thing works but honestly it depends how complex your app is. if its mostly content/forms then just build a responsive site and wrap it, capacitor or something similar does the job and you get one codebase for android/ios. thats the cheapest route.
if you want it to actually feel native and use camera, push notifications, offline stuff etc then flutter or react native is the better call. react native is nice cause you can share alot of logic with a web version if you set it up right.
also look into PWAs before you commit to anything. you can make a website installable to the home screen, works offline, sends notifications... for alot of simple app ideas thats literally enough and you skip the app stores entirely. saves you the apple dev fee and the review headaches.
what does the app actually do tho? thats gonna decide this more than anything. a wrapper is fine for a directory or a shop, not so fine for a game or something heavy.
if you want it to actually feel native and use camera, push notifications, offline stuff etc then flutter or react native is the better call. react native is nice cause you can share alot of logic with a web version if you set it up right.
also look into PWAs before you commit to anything. you can make a website installable to the home screen, works offline, sends notifications... for alot of simple app ideas thats literally enough and you skip the app stores entirely. saves you the apple dev fee and the review headaches.
what does the app actually do tho? thats gonna decide this more than anything. a wrapper is fine for a directory or a shop, not so fine for a game or something heavy.
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Get users first before you over think it
Making app is great
Getting users to the web version before all the play store jagons is the real deal
gravess
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- Apr 21, 2026
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If you are not up to hiring someone, don't disappoint yourself but u won't learn enough in a month to build any decent app. That being said, if u start learning now u can build some decent app in a few months. Avoid AI other than explaining u topics, don't use it for writing code till you are really good at writing it yourself.
If your goal is to just get it done you will not have the time to learn programming from scratch. AI helps here, it works best for web apps (mainly React), prompt it to make a responsive website with mobile focused UI/UX.
As for the backend logic, be careful using AI, it can introduce serious authentication vulnerabilities.
As for the backend logic, be careful using AI, it can introduce serious authentication vulnerabilities.
dealnotifier
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- Jul 23, 2026
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As this poster says, use capacitor wrapper for simple CRUD apps, react native/flutter if you are strongly committed to mobile.
If you go the PWA route, you can get server-side push notifications by using the VAPID protocol. It's convenient if you already self-host and want push notifications without vendor lock-in.