This web app type is a combination of a website and a mobile app. It can be accessed by typing in the URL, but has the functionality of an app, for example enabling users to receive notifications or use it offline. In other words, a progressive web app is a native application, but in a browser. This app type will allow you to cut costs and reach a wider audience — not all of your users might have all-powerful smartphones to access the features of the native app, but a progressive web app can deliver a solid, albeit cut experience still. It can be used alongside a native app, or as a standalone application. Creating progressive web apps has lately become one of the popular web software development services.