Hosted Progressive Web App
Fastest route to an independent iPhone app. It uses your existing static shell, HTTPS hosting, Home Screen installation, local caching, and optional Supabase sync.
Decision recordWeb firstNative ready
Platform strategy
Keep the app simple now. Preserve a native path for later.
The same travel companion can serve Safari, Android browsers, desktop browsers, and later native app stores without rewriting the working product.
Capacitor wrapper
Best native packaging path for this existing web app. Reuse the current UI for iOS, Android, and web while adding native plugins only where needed.
Kotlin Multiplatform
Powerful for a native-first product, but not the right first move. It would require rebuilding the interface and re-solving web delivery while the current app is already functional.
Decision table
What each path gives you
| Path | Use now? | iPhone | Android | Web | Offline shell | Native store | Rewrite cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosted PWA | Yes | Home Screen web app | Installable web app | Yes | Yes, after HTTPS and cache | No | Low |
| Capacitor | Prepare | Native container | Native container | Keep existing web app | Yes | Yes | Low to medium |
| Kotlin Multiplatform | Later only | Native | Native | Additional web strategy required | Yes | Yes | High |
When to adopt Capacitor
Move beyond PWA only when a real need appears.
- App Store or Play Store distribution
- Push notifications
- Native share sheet integration
- Background sync
- Secure native file storage
- Deeper offline map handling
When Kotlin becomes rational
Use it only for a native-first product reset.
- Heavy background processing
- Complex native navigation
- Native map SDK requirements
- Large offline datasets
- Dedicated engineering capacity
- A deliberate UI rewrite budget
Prepared files
Capacitor wrapper starter
The workspace contains a non-destructive starter inside native-wrapper\capacitor\. It does not create iOS or Android projects automatically because those require npm, Xcode, and Android Studio on your development machines.
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