Trend Report

The Great Debate: Mobile Websites Or Apps?

Give Consumers What They Want: Both

Julie Ask
Nicole Dvorak
 and  five contributors
Mar 10, 2016

Summary

Your best customers typically prefer your app and not your mobile website, but they depend on both. Consumers are more likely to make purchases within apps because the experience is better, but they spend more money on mobile Web because it is widely available. Most eBusiness professionals should offer both mobile Web and apps to smartphone owners. However, the approach to mobile Web and apps should be distinct, with each offering an excellent, yet differentiated, experience.

Log in to continue reading
Client log in
Welcome back. Log in to your account to continue reading this research.
Become a client
Become a client today for these benefits:
  • Stay ahead of changing market and customer dynamics with the latest insights.
  • Partner with expert analysts to make progress on your top initiatives.
  • Get answers from trusted research using Izola, Forrester's genAI tool.
Purchase this report
This report is available for individual purchase ($1495).