Lighthouse Score: 100No App Store RequiredWorks Offline
Progressive Web Apps
App experience.Web distribution. No store.
Progressive Web Apps that install on any device, work offline, and send push notifications — without the App Store gate, the 30% cut, or the review wait. One codebase, every platform.
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Lighthouse PWA Score
100
Perfect score
Offline ✓ Install ✓ Push ✓
Works offline — cached assets ready
No
App Store
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Load time
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Lighthouse PWA Audit
100/ 100
Installable
PWA Optimized
Offline Support
Push Configured
Every delivery passes Lighthouse PWA audit at 100
100
Lighthouse Score
PWA audit — all criteria met
<1s
Repeat Load Time
Cached assets serve instantly
0
App Store Required
Install direct from browser
iOS 16.4+
Push Support
Web push on iPhone & Android
We deploy to
Web (all browsers)
Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge
Android Home Screen
Install from browser — no Play Store
iOS Home Screen
iOS 16.4+ with push support
Google Play Store (TWA)
Optional store distribution
Common PWA Challenges
Problems we solve before they ship
issue_detected.log
ISSUE #01
iOS Push Notifications Break Your Re-engagement
Apple only added web push support in iOS 16.4+. Apps that don't handle the fallback gracefully lose their primary re-engagement channel on iOS. Most developers only discover this in production when push opt-in rates drop to single digits.
Our fix
We implement progressive enhancement: web push for iOS 16.4+ and Android, in-app messaging fallback for older iOS, with per-segment analytics to measure coverage before launch.
PWA Capabilities
What makes a PWA feel native
Offline-First Architecture
Service workers cache assets and data. Your app works without internet — content loads, forms queue for submission, and syncs when connectivity returns.
Web Push Notifications
Re-engage users without a native app. Web push works on Android (all browsers) and iOS 16.4+ Safari — configured and tested across both platforms.
Home Screen Installation
Add to Home Screen on Android and iOS. Installed PWAs get their own icon, splash screen, and standalone window — indistinguishable from native.
Instant Loading
Pre-cached assets load instantly on repeat visits. Core content appears in under 1 second — no server round-trips, no blank screens.
Secure by Requirement
PWAs require HTTPS. Service workers add a security boundary. Combined with CSP headers and input validation — more secure baseline than most native apps.
SEO-Discoverable
Unlike native apps, PWAs are indexed by Google. Your app's content ranks in search — no App Store algorithm, no per-download acquisition barrier.
PWA vs Native
When to choose each approach
We recommend the right approach honestly — no bias toward what we prefer to build.
Choose PWA When
- Single codebase serves web + Android + iOS home screen
- SEO discoverability matters — Google indexes PWA content
- Instant OTA updates without App Store review cycles
- No 15–30% App Store revenue cut on transactions
- Speed to market over absolute native performance
Choose Native When
- NFC, Bluetooth, or advanced camera APIs are required
- Background location or persistent background sync needed
- App Store featuring and visibility is a growth channel
- iOS < 16.4 push notification support required
- Pixel-critical performance — games, 3D, video editing
Our Process
Audit → Cache Strategy → Install → Launch
From PWA strategy to Lighthouse 100 — delivered in 3–4 weeks.
01Week 1
Audit & PWA Strategy
We audit your existing web app (or design from scratch) and map every feature to the right offline strategy, install flow, and push configuration. Deliverable: PWA spec + caching strategy document.
02Week 1–2
Service Worker Design
Cache-first, network-first, or stale-while-revalidate — we design the right Workbox strategy for each resource type. Background sync, fetch queuing, and update flow all specified before implementation.
03Week 2–3
Manifest, Icons & Install Flow
Web App Manifest with every icon size, splash screens, shortcut actions, and a custom install prompt triggered at the right user journey moment. Tested on real iOS and Android hardware.
04Week 3–4
Lighthouse 100 & Launch
Full Lighthouse PWA audit to 100 score. Push notification end-to-end test. TWA packaging for Google Play if required. Deployed, installable, and monitored across both platforms.
Technology
The full PWA stack, end to end
React
Next.js
Vue
TypeScript
Vite
Webpack
Firebase
Supabase
Node.js
PostgreSQL
GraphQL
Figma
What You Get
Every PWA engagement ships with all of this
Eight production deliverables, standard. Not upsells — every item ships because missing any one breaks the PWA install or offline experience.
Web App Manifest
Icons, splash screen, display mode, shortcuts — installable on iOS, Android, and desktop
Service Worker (Workbox)
Install Prompt Flow
Web Push Notifications
Offline Fallback Page
Lighthouse Score: 100
Perfect PWA audit — every criteria verified before launch
HTTPS + Security Headers
CSP, HSTS, and PWA security baseline — production-hardened
30-Day Support
Post-launch engineer on-call — no hand-off cliff after go-live
All 8 deliverables — standard on every PWA project, no exceptions.
FAQ
Questions we get all the time
If yours is not here, reach out. We respond within 24 hours with a real answer from an engineer — not a sales pitch.
For many use cases — yes. Social feeds, productivity tools, e-commerce, dashboards, news apps, booking systems — PWAs can match native 90% of the experience. Limitations exist: no NFC, Bluetooth (except Chrome), some camera APIs, and background sync on iOS is limited. We'll be honest about whether PWA fits your requirements.
Yes, with caveats. iOS 16.4+ supports web push notifications. Add to Home Screen works on all modern iOS. Service workers work on iOS. Some APIs (background sync, share target) have iOS limitations. For apps where these matter, we'd recommend a native or cross-platform approach instead.
A responsive website adapts its layout to mobile screens. A PWA goes further: offline support, home screen installation, push notifications, and app-like navigation (no browser chrome, standalone mode). The user experience is fundamentally different — it feels like an app, not a website.
You can publish PWAs to the Google Play Store as a Trusted Web Activity (TWA) and experimentally to the App Store. This gives you store discoverability while keeping a single web codebase. We handle both paths — web distribution and store packaging are not mutually exclusive.
A PWA conversion of an existing web app takes 2–4 weeks. Building from scratch (React or Next.js) takes 6–10 weeks for an MVP. PWAs ship faster than native because there's one codebase, one deployment target, and no App Store review cycle.
PWAs are typically 40–60% cheaper than building separate iOS and Android native apps because there's a single codebase and no platform-specific teams. A conversion of an existing web app starts around $8,000–$20,000; a from-scratch PWA MVP runs $20,000–$50,000. You also save the recurring 15–30% App Store and Play Store revenue cut on any in-app transactions.
Yes. Service workers cache your app shell and assets so the interface loads instantly offline, while IndexedDB and the Cache API store data and queued user actions locally. When connectivity returns, Background Sync replays queued requests to your server. We design resource-specific strategies so content, images, and API calls each cache correctly.
Very. Unlike native apps, PWA content is fully crawlable and indexed by Google, so every page can rank in search and AI Overviews. Fast load times and 100 Lighthouse scores are direct Core Web Vitals ranking signals. We build with server-side rendering or pre-rendering where needed so crawlers see complete content, not an empty JavaScript shell.
“They built our SaaS from scratch — auth, billing, dashboards, the works. Running 14 months with 99.97% uptime. When we needed features, the code was so clean changes were fast.”
JM
James Morton
CEO · Docket Analytics · Vancouver, Canada
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