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WebView App Development

One web app, inside a native shell, in both stores

We wrap your existing web app in a thin native container — App Store distribution without a second codebase.

Plan a WebView app

Architecture

Native APIs as a type-safe bridge to the web layer

Push, biometrics, camera, geo — native capabilities reach React through a Promise-based bridge channel. No WebView-as-black-box.

We ship

Capacitor

When an existing web app needs a native shell for store distribution.

We ship

Custom bridge

When the native team contributes modules and the channel must be typed.

We ship

TWA · PWA

When iOS Safari is enough and Android runs through a Trusted Web Activity.

When WebView, when not

An honest capability matrix

WebView is the right answer when most user sessions run online anyway and you already own a web codebase. Here is the trade-off, plainly laid out.

Capability matrix · WebView · Hybrid · Native

CapabilityWebViewHybridNative

Time-to-market

Weeks instead of months — one codebase is enough.

Offline-first

Without a SQLite layer, offline gets expensive quickly.

Push notifications

APNs / FCM run through the native shell.

Biometrics / Wallet

FaceID, TouchID, NFC — reachable via the bridge.

60fps animation

Complex custom drawing belongs in native.

Update velocity

Web layer ships without a store review.

By the numbers

This is hafencity.dev

15+ Experts

Engineers, designers, and strategists working as one practice from our Hamburg HQ.

50+ Clients

Companies across consumer, healthcare, and B2B trust us with their digital products. Long-term partnerships are the default.

97% Recommendation rate

Repeat engagements and references our buyers actually call. Trust compounds when delivery does.

50+ Launches

Custom mobile and web products shipped from concept to maintenance — owned end-to-end by our team.

100% In-house

Strategy, design, and engineering all live at our Hamburg HQ. One team, one project lead, accountable to you from kickoff to launch.

Since 2023

Helping companies ship digital products — and growing alongside the teams we work with.

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