Web API in mobile app or mobile app with web surface?

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So, We had THIS discussion, which came to the conclusion both web applications and mobile applications are in demand and you should not really choose between them.

Now, the conclusion came to a choice. I think, I will have to develop both a mobile friendly web application and a mobile application with online features. The choice is, should I integrate the web application's feature in the mobile app (via an API) OR provide the mobile apps features in the web application (via a browser surface)?

What should take the PRIORITY in design?

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I think a lot of it depends on the application and how people are intended to use it. I see a lot of services and apps that start out as web applications and end up with a mobile component. As an example, if your coding a business application dealing with data entry, you would probably want to start with a web version. A mobile version might give you other functionality, but the majority of the app is in the web version.

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I think a lot of it depends on the application and how people are intended to use it. I see a lot of services and apps that start out as web applications and end up with a mobile component. As an example, if your coding a business application dealing with data entry, you would probably want to start with a web version. A mobile version might give you other functionality, but the majority of the app is in the web version.

Thank you for your input! Yes, with your opinion and others added, I will create a web application first. From design, it will be mobile responsive and later -if deadline lets me- release a mobile app with some extra functionality. In this priority-order.

With this and since deadline makes me start from now on, I consider this discussion closed.