When a business wants an app, the first thought is usually the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store: two separate apps, two review processes and updates that customers may never install. Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) offer a simpler path.
What is a PWA?
A PWA is a web application that installs and behaves like an app. You open it in the browser, add it to your home screen, and from then on it opens full screen with its own icon, just like a store app. Under the hood it is one web app, so the same version works on Android phones, iPhones, tablets and computers.
Why businesses are choosing PWAs
- No app-store wait: people install straight from a link or a QR code.
- Always up to date: updates reach every user the next time they open the app.
- One app for every device, instead of separate Android and iPhone builds.
- Light on phones: PWAs are typically much smaller than store apps, which matters on entry-level devices.
- Easy to share: a link in WhatsApp is all it takes to get someone started.
Where PWAs are not the right fit
Apps that need deep access to phone hardware, or that must be listed in an app store for discovery, may still be better as native apps. For most business tools, such as staff apps, field sales, customer portals and ordering, a PWA does the job well.
PWAs in cBiZ
All the cBiZ apps are built this way: Business for owners, Employee for staff, SFA for field sales, FieldOps for technicians, Customer for your B2B customers and QR Store for shoppers. Each installs from the browser and carries your business's own branding.
Need your own app?
Cybcorp's software development team builds web apps and PWAs around your business, on top of cBiZ or on their own.
Ready to see it in your business? Start a 30-day free trial of cBiZ, with no credit card and nothing to install, or talk to our team: call 0751 650 020, WhatsApp +254 751 650 020 or email sales@cybcorp.tech.
