# Making native mobile apps is now roughly as easy as making PWAs

Published: 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
Canonical: https://wow.pjh.is/journal/native-apps-are-as-easy-as-pwas

It's nice to vibe-code apps for your phone.

To date I've always made [PWAs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_web_app) instead of native apps. The main reason is that I thought native app development would be far more faff than PWA development. Turns out that's no longer true—with Claude and Codex, it all just works.

One thing that surprised me (but shouldn't have done): you can install native apps over Wi-Fi. You just have to pair your device.

(For a simple app that doesn't need native-only features, PWAs remain the better choice—they're faster to iterate on.)