alt Hacker NewsI am honestly _astonished_ that the current crop of agents are not all written natively for every platform.
I tried porting a moderately complex workout app that I’ve built over years (and which includes a whole agentic loop) from web to iOS native. It took me a couple of evenings.
There is now no excuse to not offer a native experience for every supported platform when you are a bigger company.
Make one of the platforms using good coding practices. Vibe code the others from the source using a proper test battery.
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I have a question about web to iOS native. How do you distribute that app? I’m assuming you’re paying $99 yearly to distribute through the App Store? Is this app meant just for you or for anyone to find?
Reason I’m asking is because I’d like to make native iOS apps just for myself rather than progressive web apps. But I haven’t understood the best way to distribute.
Because it’s too complex and not worth the effort. Most users will not care about or perceive the benefit. If they delegate that responsibility to Google via Electron, they can focus on features/bug fixes that move the needle.