Website vs. web app vs. mobile app

Most owners ask for an app when they need a website, or a website when they need a login. The split is simple if you start from the job.

Website

A website explains the business and takes the inquiry. Booking, reviews, and a missed-call text can live on it. We quote after we see what you have.

Web app

A web app is software in the browser. People log in. They change records. A customer portal or a staff dashboard is a web app, and it is quoted like custom software.

Mobile app

A mobile app is for a pocket, a notification, or offline work. If a phone browser would do, we will not start in the app stores. We quote after we know an app is the job.

A short test

• Strangers need to find you and call: website.
• Staff or customers need a login: web app.
• The work happens away from a desk, or offline: mobile app.
• You are unsure: describe a Tuesday. That usually decides it.