Do we need a webapps icon?
24 November 2011
Do consumers need an icon to tell them whether they are downloading a web app or a native app? Application store Mobgets thinks that they do, and has proposed an image (left) as the logo.
Mobgets said that as an app distributor it is "acutely aware" of the need for an icon that lets users know if they are downloading a native or web app.
A statement from the company said, "With the increased supply and demand of Web Apps - apps accessed over a network such as the Internet or an Intranet rather than locally - Mobgets acknowledges that consumers need to be made aware that an app is a Web App as opposed to a Native App as they do sometimes perform differently.
Mobget's CEO, Andy Allan added, "With companies like Adobe, Apple and Google all throwing their might behind HTML5 and the development of Web Apps, it is clear that Web Apps are here to stay. Whilst in time, they may perform the same as a native apps, we feel consumers need to be aware of the app format before buying".
Do you see the value in having an icon (even if not this one) for web apps, or would it just serve to confuse consumers?
