Progressive Web Apps — Installable, Offline-capable, No App Store
Apps you install from your browser instead of an app store — works on phone and desktop.
Progressive Web Apps that install from your browser straight to your home screen or dock — no Apple App Store or Google Play, no 30% revenue cut, no review delays. PWAs cache assets for fast startup and (sometimes) offline use.
- OISY Wallet by DFINITY Foundation — Manage assets across multiple chains from one place. No extensions, no seed phrases.
- OpenChat by OpenChat DAO — Group messaging that runs on infrastructure, not someone's server.
- capsl by Christopher Harrison — Write a message. Seal it. Open it in the future.
- Caffeine by DFINITY Foundation — Create brilliant apps and websites through chat on an open tech stack specialized for AI.
- Cloak by Cloakencrypt — Encrypted credential storage where passwords are encrypted on your device before they ever leave it.
- Liquidium by Liquidium Inc. — Independent cross-chain lending — supply Bitcoin and borrow USDT without bridges or wrapping.
- WaterNeuron by WaterNeuron DAO — Stake ICP, get nICP — earn staking rewards while keeping your tokens liquid for DeFi.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install a PWA?
- Open the app's URL in any modern browser. Look for 'Install' in the address bar (desktop) or 'Add to Home Screen' (mobile). Done — it acts like a native app.
- Do PWAs work offline?
- Some do. PWAs can cache UI shell and recent data for offline browsing. On the Internet Computer operations (signing, transactions) need connectivity.
- Are PWAs slower than native apps?
- Not perceptibly. Modern web engines are fast; PWAs are basically websites that act like apps.
- Why no app-store install?
- App stores take 15-30% revenue cuts and gatekeep what's allowed. PWAs bypass both — install directly from the web.
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