One Codebase, Three Platforms: The Progressive Web App Strategy

Building separate native apps for iOS, Android, and desktop forces teams to maintain three codebases, multiplying development costs and maintenance burden. This guide presents two complementary strategies—Progressive Web Apps for rapid multi-platform deployment, and Capacitor for accessing native features when needed—enabling teams to ship unified applications with a single team. By adopting a PWA-first approach and adding Capacitor only when specific device capabilities become essential, teams achieve faster time-to-market while preserving long-term flexibility.