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Can anyone comment on why most people want software like Anki to be a native application? Most people who implemented their own SRS have done so in the form of a mobile app. Why?

I would think that having a web app would be much easier from a single developer point of view: maintain one application that can be accessed from any device. I am biased because I'm a web developer but I'd like to be corrected.

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I want a native app for Anki (and similar things) because I don't always have an internet connection. It's pretty much as simple as that. Anki does have a web version which I have used, though.

Progressive web apps[0] are one solution to that. I’m not saying it’s perfect but it is possible to have both I think

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_web_app

With a mobile app like AnkiDroid, you can do SRS where you have no coverage. E.g. waiting in a car, while parked several levels underground.

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