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Just one user's opinion. I'd just use the web site for a one-off event. But if I had to install something for some reason, I probably wouldn't care what technology it was made with and would only care if there was a functionality or performance difference. Honestly, nobody but web developers cares about PWAs. If you put a gun to my head and made me choose between Native and PWA, I guess I'd choose a native app that looks and feels like a native app, performs like a native app, uses native controls and UX idioms, and has the security guarantees of a native app. I honestly don't think users's really care about this PWA vs. Native App war that web developers insist on making a big deal over.

AppClip would be best

Well, and that all works on Safari…

And that’s not what most people consider a PWA.

I have attended conferences that can be described as "scrappy": flakey oversubscribed wifi, lots of interesting talks and multiple "streams" in different rooms over 2-3 days in a foreign country where my visit was too short to bother to buy a SIM card. Being apple to see the schedule offline would have been a boon, a problem that can be effectively solved by PWAs.

Any app that's geared towards visitors or tourists is better served as a PWA - think of the apps used to pay for transit, or parking in a city you're visiting. A website is Ok, but offline access and a shortcut on the homescreen would be better.

Or you know, go to the agenda before you leave your hotel and convert it to a PDF….