I think they are most of the time. Most apps don't deserve to be installed on my computer for them to work. And there's no browser network bar nor browser plugins like uBlock Origin to control what they can do.
So native apps need to offer something more than "not a web app" to pay their rent on my system where they have often things like full filesystem access.
So native apps need to offer something more than "not a web app" to pay their rent on my system where they have often things like full filesystem access.