Difference Between Apps & Internet?

[gavjackson8]

Hi I'm new to the world of android so trying to get used to all the stuff on here.

Whats the difference between using specific apps e.g. facebook / ebay etc or just going on the web and visiting these places? Do they use a lot less internet allowance? Any other advantages / disadvantages?

Cheers

 

[Nodders]

Speed and accessibility really. You'll achieve the same thing in the end by going via the website but apps will either streamline the process for the purposes of a mobile phone or e.g. give you live information on your mobile phone homescreen.

 

[meyerweb]

The apps are intended to (and generally, but not always, do) make life easier for the mobile user. Bigger buttons, screens formatted for the small screen, etc.