Improved Mobile Performance
Article Summary
Teamweek just made a bold move: they killed their native mobile apps. Instead of maintaining separate iOS and Android codebases, they bet everything on a mobile-optimized web experience.
Back in 2016, Teamweek (a team calendar tool) discontinued their native mobile apps from the App Store and Google Play. Their solution? A performance-enhanced mobile web app that works across all devices and updates automatically without app store delays.
Key Takeaways
- Native apps removed from app stores in favor of mobile web
- Cross-platform support without maintaining separate codebases
- Automatic updates bypass iOS app store review delays
- Users can still add web app to home screen for native-like access
Teamweek chose mobile web over native apps to ship faster, support all platforms equally, and eliminate app store friction.
About This Article
Teamweek had to maintain separate native iOS and Android codebases while keeping up with feature releases. App store review processes kept getting in the way, causing delays before new features reached mobile users.
Teamweek built a mobile-friendly web application that updates automatically without needing app store approval. Code changes deploy instantly across all mobile operating systems through the browser.
Users could access performance improvements and new features right away instead of waiting for app store reviews. Teamweek also cut down on engineering work by dropping the need to maintain multiple native platforms, so the team could focus on a single codebase.