Some web apps

I think I have made it a habit to write a web app when I can't find a tool I really trust. Here are some of those apps.

The apps are web pages

To use them you visit their web pages below.

You may wonder why I do not write "real/native" apps insted.

My answer is that advanced web pages apps (technically called PWA) today can do mostly anything that "native" apps can do for you as a user. And it is much less job to write a web page for something complicated than to write a native app for it.

But the main reason I prefer PWA:s is security. I asked Claude AI for a link to a web page that explained this is a non-technical way. Neither the AI or I could find such a web page. However, to my surprise Claude found an analogy that is very good:

Maybe the angle is everyday analogies rather than technical concepts. Something like:
  • A native app is like letting someone into your house — you checked their ID at the door, but once they're in, they can move around
  • A PWA is like talking to someone through a window — less vetting, but they can't actually get inside