No app store. No wait. Works on every device.
A Progressive Web App (PWA) is a website that behaves like a native app. You access it through your browser, but you can also install it directly to your phone or desktop home screen — no App Store or Google Play involved.
PWAs use modern browser technology to deliver features that used to be exclusive to native apps: push notifications, home screen icons, full-screen mode, and fast load times even on slow connections.
In short: the experience of an app, with the reach of the web.
Open UvsU in Safari → tap the Share button → tap Add to Home Screen
Open UvsU in Chrome → tap the three-dot menu → tap Install App or Add to Home Screen
Look for the install icon in your address bar (Chrome, Edge, Arc) and click it to add UvsU to your taskbar or dock.
Building for iOS, Android, and web simultaneously would have tripled our development effort before a single user had even tried the product. We chose PWA first for practical, principled reasons:
A PWA runs on iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux — in the browser or installed to the home screen. We write and maintain one app instead of three separate ones (web, iOS, Android).
Native app updates require building, submitting for review, waiting 1–3 days for Apple or Google approval, and hoping users update. With a PWA, we push a fix and everyone gets it instantly — no app store, no waiting.
On iOS, tap Share → Add to Home Screen. On Android, tap the browser menu → Install App. On desktop, look for the install icon in your address bar. No account needed, no 200 MB download — it's instant.
PWAs use a fraction of the storage that native apps do. UvsU installs in seconds and takes up minimal space, which matters a lot on older phones or devices with limited storage.
Every time you open UvsU with a connection, it silently fetches the latest version in the background. You always have the newest features without doing anything.
PWAs aren't a compromise — they're a strategic choice. Some of the most used apps in the world adopted the same approach before (or instead of) building native apps:
| Company | What they did | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Starbucks | Launched a PWA for ordering | 2x daily active users; |
| Rebuilt their mobile web as a PWA | 60% more engagement, 44% more ad revenue, 40% more time spent | |
| Twitter / X | Twitter Lite PWA | 65% increase in pages per session, 75% more tweets sent |
| Uber | PWA for markets with slow connections | Core ride-booking loads in under 3 seconds on 2G networks |
| Alibaba | AliExpress PWA | 104% increase in new users across all browsers; 2x more interactions on iOS |
| Launched on the web as a PWA before adding camera features | Reached millions of users instantly without an app store |
We're committed to launching dedicated App Store and Google Play apps as UvsU grows. Starting as a PWA lets us build the right product, learn from real users, and ship native apps that are actually worth downloading — not just a rushed port.
See the full roadmap| Feature | UvsU PWA | Typical native app |
|---|---|---|
| Install from home screen | ||
| Push notifications | ||
| No app store required | – | |
| Instant updates | – | |
| Works on all devices | – | |
| Deep OS integration (e.g. widgets) | – | |
| App store discoverability | – |
Push notifications on iOS require iOS 16.4+ and installing UvsU to your home screen first.