Progressive Web Apps

Progressive Web Apps That Feel Like Native

Installable, offline-capable, push-enabled web experiences — without the App Store tax. Sub-second load times, 95+ Lighthouse PWA scores, and re-engagement rates that rival native.

95+
Lighthouse PWA score
<1s
Repeat-visit load
3.1×
Avg. re-engagement lift

Why Most Progressive Web Apps Projects Underperform

The Problem

Native apps cost more, ship slower, and most users never download them. Mobile-web sites work but feel like the second-class experience — slow, no offline, no push, no home-screen icon. The middle is where most teams give up.

Our Approach

PWAs done right close 80% of the native-vs-web gap. Service workers for instant repeat-visit loads, Web Push for re-engagement, install prompts for sticky users, offline-first caching that survives flaky networks. One codebase, every device.

End-to-End Progressive Web Apps

Everything needed to take your project from idea to production — and keep it running.

Installable Apps

Web App Manifest, install prompts, app-like splash screens, home-screen icons. Distributed via your URL — no App Store gatekeeping.

Offline-First

Service workers, Workbox-powered caching strategies, IndexedDB-backed offline data, background sync for queued mutations.

Web Push Notifications

Browser push on iOS 16.4+ and all major Android browsers. Segmentation, A/B testing, frequency controls.

Performance

Sub-second repeat-visit loads through aggressive precaching. Core Web Vitals in the green on real-world devices.

Background Sync

Queue user actions when offline, sync on reconnect with conflict resolution. Users don't lose work because the train went through a tunnel.

Secure by Default

HTTPS-only, Content Security Policy, modern auth (WebAuthn, passkeys), permission scopes done right.

How a Progressive Web Apps Engagement Runs

Same playbook on every project. Predictable timeline, fixed cost, daily communication.

01

Audit & Strategy

Is a PWA the right fit, or should you go native? We compare honestly. Sometimes the answer is 'do both.'

02

Architecture

Service worker strategy (network-first, cache-first, stale-while-revalidate), state management, push topology, install funnel design.

03

Build & Test

PWA-ready frameworks (Next.js, Nuxt, Remix, Astro), tested across iOS Safari, Android Chrome, desktop Edge/Firefox, low-end devices.

04

Launch & Measure

Install rate, retention vs non-installed, push opt-in rate, offline session count. PWA-specific dashboards from day one.

Our Tech Stack

We're framework-agnostic — we pick what fits your project, your team, and your hiring market.

React / Next.js
Vue / Nuxt
Workbox
IndexedDB
Web Push
WebAuthn
Cloudflare Workers
Lighthouse CI

Three Things We Do Differently

01

PWA-first, not PWA-bolted-on

Service workers, manifest, and offline strategy are designed from day one — not added in week 12 when someone remembers.

02

Honest about iOS limitations

Web Push on iOS only works for installed PWAs and has caveats. We tell you up front what works and what doesn't, by browser and OS version.

03

Performance budget enforced in CI

Lighthouse PWA score above 90 is a CI gate. Bundle-size budgets per route. Regressions block deploys.

What This Looks Like in Production

We went PWA instead of building separate iOS and Android apps. Install rate from web sessions is 18%, and installed users return 3× more often than non-installed. Saved roughly $180K vs the native quote.
Product Lead, Marketplace startup
18%
Install rate
3.1×
Install retention lift
$180K
Saved vs native
96
Lighthouse PWA

Common Questions

PWA when your users are mostly web-first, you need fast iteration, App Store gatekeeping is a problem, or budget is tight. Native when you need heavy device APIs (HealthKit, ARKit, complex Bluetooth, on-device ML), top-tier performance for games or media, or App Store presence is core to discovery. Many products start PWA and add native later — that's a valid path.
Yes — since iOS 16.4 (March 2023), but only for PWAs the user has installed to the home screen. Browser-tab push isn't supported on iOS. Android has supported Web Push for years across Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Samsung Internet, etc. We'll set realistic expectations on opt-in rates by platform.
Yes — via PWABuilder, Bubblewrap (for Google Play), or wrapping with Capacitor. We've done this for clients who want both a frictionless web install path and an App Store listing for discovery. It's not always worth the dual maintenance.
Service worker intercepts network requests and serves from cache when offline. Critical app shell precached at install. Dynamic data cached with stale-while-revalidate. Writes queued in IndexedDB and flushed via Background Sync when network returns. Conflict resolution handled in the sync layer.
Graceful degradation. PWA features that aren't supported (push on old Safari, install on Firefox mobile) silently fall back — the site still works as a regular website. We don't break anything for users on older browsers.

Related Services

Ready to Discuss Your Progressive Web Apps Project?

Tell us what you're building and we'll come back within 24 hours with a fixed-cost plan, timeline, and the team we'd assign to it.

Instant Quote ⚡ Discuss Project Book a Call