This is wrong. The most important reasons why I prefer mobile apps are the same as why I prefer desktop programs.
- I can download it once and then use it.
- I can see when it gets updated (versus a website that gets updated every time I load it). For security reasons it's better, I can even verify my app with other people online and make sure we run the same thing.
- End-to-end encryption doesn't make much sense in a webpage, because I fundamentally have to trust the server (which serves me the whole app I run every time). If you care about end-to-end encryption, you want an app.
- For open source apps, I can audit the code, possibly edit it, and use it. I cannot do that with a webpage.
- I exclusively use free apps, so 30% of zero is... zero.
- I can download it once and then use it.
- I can see when it gets updated (versus a website that gets updated every time I load it). For security reasons it's better, I can even verify my app with other people online and make sure we run the same thing.
- End-to-end encryption doesn't make much sense in a webpage, because I fundamentally have to trust the server (which serves me the whole app I run every time). If you care about end-to-end encryption, you want an app.
- For open source apps, I can audit the code, possibly edit it, and use it. I cannot do that with a webpage.
- I exclusively use free apps, so 30% of zero is... zero.