## What a PWA Actually Gets You A progressive web app runs in the browser but behaves like an installed app — offline support, push notifications, and a home screen icon — without an app store review process. For UAE businesses testing a new market or product, that means shipping in days instead of weeks, and iterating without waiting on App Store approval. ## Where Native Still Wins Native apps still outperform PWAs for heavy device integration — Bluetooth hardware, advanced camera use, or background processing. If your product depends on those, native or cross-platform is the safer bet. ## A Practical Decision Framework Start with a PWA if you're validating demand or serving a content- and forms-heavy product. Move to native once you have proven traction and a clear need for device-level capabilities the browser can't provide.
