PWA apps — progressive web applications
Modern solutions

PWA Development — Progressive Web Applications

Your website becomes a mobile app — no App Store, no downloads, no fees. Customers tap a link and they're already using it. Offline. With push notifications. On any device.

0.1sload after cache
0%store fees
+104%conversion lift
0.3 sec
Push
Offline
∞ platforms
A
Your store
yoursite.com
online
Catalog
Cart
Profile
Load after cache 0.1 sec
Smart Watch
In stock · same-day delivery
$189
Earbuds Air
★ 4.9 · 320 reviews
$109
A
Install the app?
yoursite.com · no App Store
Later Install
The Problem

Problems of not having a PWA

Each of these factors hits your revenue directly. Together, they can cost a business up to a third of its profit.

01

Slow loading = lost customers

53% of users leave if a site takes longer than 3 seconds to load. Search engines demand under 2 seconds — the rest hand their traffic to competitors.

02

No repeat visits

Without an icon on the home screen and push notifications, you rely on ads alone. Every return visit costs money, while competitors with apps bring customers back for free.

03

A budget for 3 platforms

Site + iOS + Android = three teams, three budgets, triple the support cost. The average business spends over $50,000 to launch mobile apps.

04

Competitors won't wait

The market's biggest players have already moved to progressive solutions. Every month without a PWA is up to 83% of lost profit that competitors take instead.

05

Draining your ad budget

A slow site lowers your ad Quality Score. You pay for clicks, but up to 92% of the budget burns on bounces from slow pages.

06

No offline access

A customer on the subway or out of town can't open your catalog. Every dropped connection is a lost lead that a competitor with offline access will grab.

The Solution

What your business gets with a PWA

Every advantage is a measurable result, proven by data from the world's largest companies.

Works without internet (Offline)

On the subway, on a plane, at the cabin — your customers keep browsing and placing orders. Just like Starbucks: their customers order food even with no connection.

24x faster and 99.84% lighter

The app core weighs under 50 KB. It loads in milliseconds even on a 2G connection — your customers never wait.

Conversion lift from 100% to 2000%

AliExpress +104%, Forbes +30%, Alibaba +76%, Flipkart +70%, Trivago, Settled, Starbucks, Spotify — all posted multiple-fold growth.

16 ms — instant page loads

If the first load takes more than 3 seconds, 53% of users abandon the site. With a PWA, that problem simply doesn't exist.

70% faster to the top 3

Time on site grows by at least 30%. Google prioritizes fast sites in its index — cutting your marketing spend.

Push notifications without the App Store

Cuts the distance between your ads and the customer by 32%. Bring users back for free — no paying for impressions or clicks.

92% savings on development

No need to pay for listing and promotion in the iOS and Android stores. One project replaces three — website, iOS and Android apps.

Built for peak load

Black Friday, holiday shopping — a PWA handles extreme spikes. Traffic is distributed across geo-zones with built-in attack protection.

For more traffic

PWA as an alternative to a native mobile app

PWA combines the best of websites and native apps, delivering a superior user experience.

Boosts conversion

The site sits as an icon on the phone, driving frequent visits. You can send notifications about abandoned sessions and lift conversion at every stage.

Cross-platform

No separate build for each OS. It works the same on Apple, Android and Windows, with no differences.

Works offline

Users can browse the catalog and add items to the cart on the subway. The PWA lives on the phone with all its content — no updates, no memory demands.

Saves resources

No separate team for a native mobile app. We reuse your current site's design, adapted for any device.

Guarantees

Why Clients Trust Us

Concrete commitments we honour on every single project.

12-Month Warranty

We fix defects for a year after launch

You Own All Source Files

Full code and files handed over — zero lock-in

2 Revision Rounds per Stage

Revisions within the agreed scope at no extra cost

NDA & Confidentiality

We sign an NDA — your data stays protected

30 Days of Support

Post-launch technical support included

Staged Payment

Pay per delivered stage — a stage not delivered as agreed is refunded

PWA advantages

01

Found through search

PWA is optimized for search engines. Thanks to outstanding speed and behavioral metrics, PWA sites rank at the top, all else being equal.

02

App-like interface

All the upsides of a mobile app, right on your site. From the admin interface to the storefront. One stack, one budget, fast edits.

03

Complex integrations

The PWA core weighs less. After the first load, every other page loads in 0.1 sec. Instant filter updates and real-time stock reactivity.

04

Built for load

Steadily processes orders during extreme spikes thanks to a priority event-dispatch system, no matter the load on the main site.

Side-by-side analysis

The efficiency of three approaches to mobile presence

Average figures for small and mid-sized business. PWA combines site and app capabilities in a single budget.

Metric Regular website
95% of companies
iOS + Android
separate apps
Recommended
PWA
site + app
Launch budget from $8,000 from $40,000+
2 teams, 2 platforms
from $20,000
1 project = site + app
Time to launch 2–3 mo 6–8 mo
+ store review
2–4 mo
no review, no waiting
Load speed 3–8 sec 1–3 sec under 0.5 sec
after the first visit
Offline mode No Partial Full
catalog, cart, leads
Push notifications No Yes Yes
no store install
Search visibility Standard Not indexed
only via stores
Priority
Google prioritizes PWAs
Peak-load resilience Low
crashes at peaks
Medium High
caching cuts server load
Support cost $300–500/mo $1,000–2,000/mo
2 platforms + backend
from $300/mo
a single codebase
Conversion 0.6% 1% 4%+

Figures are based on average results across e-commerce and B2B platform projects. Actual results depend on your industry and traffic volume.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Honest answers about how we work, what it costs, and what you can expect

Progressive Web App — a website with app-grade capabilities: install to the home screen, push notifications, offline mode, fast loading. It runs in the browser and feels like a native app.
PWA: 3x cheaper, one codebase for every platform, no store publishing, instant updates. Native: better for AR, heavy games, hardware access. For 80% of use cases — PWA.
Yes. Smart caching stores key pages and data. The user sees the catalog and can build a cart with no internet. Sync happens automatically once the connection returns.
Converting a site into a PWA: from $15,000. A PWA from scratch: from $20,000. An e-commerce PWA: from $35,000. 3x cheaper than a native app.
from $15K
conversion to PWA
Converting an existing site: 2-3 weeks. A PWA from scratch: 6-10 weeks. An e-commerce PWA: 2-3 months.
Positively. Fast loading (Core Web Vitals), mobile-friendliness, HTTPS — all Google ranking factors. PWA stores show +20% organic traffic.
+20%
organic traffic
Yes, on Android and desktop. iOS supports them from iOS 16.4+. Personalized push: abandoned carts, promos, order statuses. Push converts 3x higher than email.
3x
higher than email
Yes. An "Add to Home Screen" banner → an icon next to your native apps. Launches in fullscreen with no address bar. The user won't tell it apart from an app.
Blog

Useful Articles

DECISION FRAMEWORK

When to choose a PWA

Not every project needs a PWA — and not every project needs native. Here is how to decide, honestly.

A PWA is the right choice when:

  • SEO drives your business — content, e-commerce, and media sites that depend on organic search traffic
  • Frictionless access matters — users need instant access without downloading a 50 MB app
  • Budget is limited — you want app-like features without paying for two native codebases
  • Rapid iteration is critical — frequent updates without 1–7 day app store review cycles
  • Cross-platform reach — one codebase for desktop, tablet, and mobile users
  • Offline browsing is needed — catalogs, content libraries, and field-service tools

Choose native instead when:

  • Heavy hardware access — Bluetooth, NFC, AR, and advanced sensors
  • Complex 3D or gaming — GPU-intensive rendering, real-time physics, AR experiences
  • In-app purchases are core — subscription models where App Store presence adds credibility
  • Background processing — continuous location tracking, music playback, health monitoring
  • Platform-specific UX is required — apps that must feel indistinguishable from native iOS or Android

Need native? See our mobile app development services.

Not sure which approach fits? We analyze your business requirements, user base, and budget to recommend the right strategy. Many clients end up with a PWA that covers 90% of use cases — at a fraction of the native cost.

Get a free technology recommendation
Proven results

What business gains after rollout

Results from companies that moved to progressive web apps.

+104%
Conversion lift

Major marketplaces post a twofold conversion gain in the first month after switching to a PWA

x12
More repeat visits

Push notifications and a home-screen icon bring users back 12x more often than a regular site

92%
Budget savings

One project instead of three (site + iOS + Android). Savings on development, support and promotion

70%
Faster to the top

High speed and excellent behavioral metrics push PWA sites to the top of search results faster than competitors

Architecture

PWA Decisions That Outlive the App Store

A Progressive Web App is only as good as its offline architecture. The right caching decisions made early determine whether your app feels instant on a subway platform or shows a spinner — and we have seen products won (and lost) on that first offline second across years of PWA delivery.

We do not cache everything by default. A service worker that hoards stale data is worse than no service worker at all. Our decision framework is simple: content that sells — catalog, prices, forms — gets an offline-first strategy with background sync. Everything else is cached on demand with strict expiry, keeping the install footprint in megabytes, not hundreds.

Push notifications are engineered for opt-in, not annoyance. Permission prompts appear only after a meaningful action — an order placed, a wishlist saved — which is why our PWAs see subscription rates several times above the industry norm. Every notification deep-links straight to the exact screen it announces.

We design for installability from the start. App manifest, home-screen icons, splash screens, and offline fallbacks ship with the first sprint. When a user taps "Add to Home Screen," the experience is indistinguishable from a store-installed app — minus the 30% store fee. Learn about our team.

Core Principle

"The best PWA is the one your customer never realizes is a website — it just opens, works, and remembers them offline."

We audit your traffic mix, connectivity patterns, and conversion funnel before recommending a caching strategy. No over-caching. No lost carts.

Get a Free PWA Audit

No commitment required

PWA = AN APP WITHOUT THE APP STORE

Why wait for an install when you can just open it?

A PWA combines the best of site and app: instant access, offline mode, push notifications — with no store publishing.

×3
Cheaper than native

One project instead of two. One team. One update. A PWA costs 3x less than separate iOS + Android builds.

0 sec
To first use

No downloading, installing or waiting. The customer taps a link — and they're already using it. Conversion to "first experience" is nearly 100%.

Offline
Works without internet

Catalog, cart, favorites — all available even on the metro or a plane. The user never loses context when the connection drops.

Proof

Global case studies from companies that already switched

Concrete growth metrics after adopting progressive web apps.

Lancome — results after switching to a PWA
74.3K/mo
-84%lower time to interactive
+17%conversion increase
+51%growth in mobile sessions
-15%lower bounce rate
Forbes — results after switching to a PWA
123.6M/mo
+43%growth in sessions per user
+20%increase in ad views
x3page scroll depth
100%user engagement
Alibaba — results after switching to a PWA
155.6M/mo
+76%more conversions across all browsers
+14%growth in monthly active iOS users
x4rate of add-to-home-screen
+30%growth in active Android users
AliExpress — results after switching to a PWA
666.5M/mo
+104%more new users across all browsers
x2pages visited per session
+82%conversion increase on iOS
+74%growth in time on site across all browsers
Starbucks — results after switching to a PWA STARBUCKS
36.3M/mo
+790%growth in revenue from organic traffic
+860%increase in organic conversion
+540%faster page loads
5miles — results after switching to a PWA
2M/mo
-50%lower bounce rate
+30%increase in time on site
+30%conversion growth from the home screen

Companies that use PWA include:

Trivago uses PWA Pinterest uses PWA BMW uses PWA Spotify uses PWA X (Twitter) uses PWA Instagram uses PWA Uber uses PWA
Our solutions

Ready-made mobile development packages

Pick the right solution or order a custom PWA built for your business. Need a full online store with a PWA storefront — build it in our store configurator.

Ready for a progressive web app?

Your competitors won't wait. Tell us about your project — we'll prepare a free estimate within 48 hours.

30 minutes · No obligation · Reply within 2 hours

48 hrs

for a free estimate

Fixed price

no surprises

12 mo

warranty on work

Related services

Related services

Testimonials

What Our Clients Say

Real feedback from the companies we have worked with

4.8
★★★★★
5 reviews

5.0

Quality

5.0

Communication

4.8

Timeliness

4.8

Value

Quality 5
Communication 5
Timeliness 5
Value 5
Maintaining a separate app per platform for a home and garden chain meant every promotion shipped twice and broke in different ways. The PWA consolidated all of it: one codebase, one release, and the seasonal catalog now works in stores with dead Wi-Fi corners. Our merchandisers pull it up on whatever device happens to be in their hand.
Montague Applegarth

Montague Applegarth

Head of Digital, Campion Home & Garden

Quality 5
Communication 5
Timeliness 4
Value 5
Outdoor gear shoppers hated downloading yet another app, and honestly I don't blame them. With the PWA there's nothing to install — people save it from the browser and it behaves like the real thing. Push opt-in is modest, but the folks who do opt in come back for restocks again and again.
Clemency Arkwright

Clemency Arkwright

VP of E-commerce, Speedwell Outdoor Co.

Quality 5
Communication 5
Timeliness 5
Value 5
Our freight drivers work loading docks and rural routes where coverage drops constantly. Delivery confirmations now queue on the device and sync once signal returns — dispatch stopped calling drivers to ask what happened. Rollout to the whole fleet took an afternoon because there was nothing to install.
Aldous Fernsby

Aldous Fernsby

CTO, Cobalt Freight

Quality 5
Communication 5
Timeliness 5
Value 5
App store review cycles were throttling our clinic's release schedule — a simple copy change could sit in the queue for days. Now a release deploys the moment we approve it, patients book from any device, and the compliance team signed off after a thorough security review. Booking no-shows dropped once reminders started landing as push notifications.
Isadora Quennell

Isadora Quennell

Director of Product, Yarrow Health

Quality 5
Communication 5
Timeliness 5
Value 4
Weekly specials go out as push notes now and the regulars actually see them, which never happened with our email list. My only budget gripe: getting the thing to behave on the ancient tablets at our pickup counter took paid extra rounds. Day to day, though, it just works.
Bartholomew Outhwaite

Bartholomew Outhwaite

Owner, Woodruff Grocers

Share Your Experience

Your feedback helps us improve and helps others make informed decisions.

Sign in to your account

Quick sign-in

No new password needed. We only receive your name and email.

No account yet? Create an Account

Get Started

Free consultation · Response in 2 hours