Website and app development: scope before price
A page people open in a browser is enough when the job is to read something and take a next step. An installed app is a separate choice. Chrome's installation guide, last updated 2024-09-20 UTC, says that once a person installs a progressive web app they can find an icon in the launcher, home screen, start menu, or launchpad, and that the app has a separate window within the operating system.
Most browsers that support installation use a Web App Manifest file and properties such as the name of the app. This guide does not turn that page into a current list of which browsers install a web app.
What should the phone version contain?
The same primary content as the desktop page. Google uses the mobile version of a site, crawled with the smartphone agent, for indexing and ranking. It recommends responsive design: the same HTML and the same URL, with the layout allowed to change by screen size.
If the phone page has less content than the desktop page, Google says to update the phone page so the primary content is equivalent, because indexing comes from the mobile site. If the phone page is meant to have less content, Google says you can expect some traffic loss.
Write that down before the build: who the page is for, the next action, and that the phone version carries the same primary content. The published build page, web development, states a written scope and a flat fixed price, with custom pricing. This guide does not add an app hourly rate.
Is there an app price on this page?
No.
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Key takeaways
- A page people open in a browser is enough when the job is to read something and take a next step.
- An installed app is a separate choice.
- The phone version should contain the same primary content as the desktop page.
- This guide does not add an app hourly rate or an app price.
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