[stevewodil]

It's very common for new apps to launch just on iOS because it simplifies the development process. We've seen this time and time again (Instagram, Snapchat, etc.).

If they get big enough to justify a bigger more diverse dev team I'm sure they'll get around to a web version as well if they can deliver the same experience on web.

[fatsdomino001]

Why not begin on web though? I mean I get it for clubhouse, instagram and snapchat because they're making use of phone functions like easily being able to record audio or take pictures... still it's interesting how much web gets belittled compared to apps these days.

[stevewodil]

Oftentimes it has to do with the native APIs that are available.

I'm building an app, and being able to deliver a better experience when selecting an image/video to upload was a consideration and one reason why I didn't use a mobile site and instead went with an app.

Push notifications are another big appeal of apps vs. a website, although I know that has changed somewhat recently it probably won't cause any massive shift in mobile site development.

Oh, and tracking :)

[ashneo76]

Web is much more straightforward to build. It is not locked in to the elite people who can afford a shiny mac and the Apple dev license to get started. I disagree with this take. Ios and it's walled garden isn't the answer

[stevewodil]

Sure but I'm not sure you can do things like control background audio and data streaming which Clubhouse would need to do in the background so you can listen without being in the app.