Website to app
Hello,
I have a website that I would like to also have it has an app on android and Apple. The catch is I need the app to work offline and have documents downloaded offline, modifications to be made, saved and shipped once back online.
Claude was suggesting to have the website in the app but it won’t perform properly I think.
But I think it’s better to have a native app since there is all the offline accessibility features that need to be integrated. I am trying to create a full native app but it’s pretty much ai copying the whole website. Also I would like to have to modify all from one location.
(Code is currently python, xml, JavaScript, html/ces, SQL for database)
Is this feasible and what should I look out for? Should I look in to flutter instead?
EDIT: It is pretty much an ERP system and the features needed offline are: checklists, time punches, plans and documents. For all of them we also need to be able to edit and resubmit offline, where it saves on the phone and pushes it once back online.
Thank you!
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You should consider PWA first, that will be the cheapest solution to convert a website into an offline app
If you list what you need in detail is easier to define the right tool. But if the only need is "offline" the PWAs cover the problem pretty well
Android have amazing support for them. And iOS 26 added good offline features