How Progressive Web Apps can help you (re)engage your users

Written by Stéphanie Guerreiro on Monday, January 15th 2018

With over half of all worldwide internet traffic coming from mobile devices, there’s no doubt about the fact that mobile is king.

However, user behavior seems to be going more towards being fed up with installing applications. Despite the general craze over native applications’ UX, only about a third of smartphone owners download apps each month.

Progressive Web Apps are here to tackle this paradox by solving the application-download burnout issue. The proof is in the 4 points to come.

App Store 4.2.6 rule and app builders

Written by Jerome Granados on Thursday, January 11th 2018

In June, 2017, Apple introduced the 4.2.6 rule into the App Store guidelines. This rule address those using app builders such as GoodBarber.

This new rule was followed by a lot of questions and lack of understanding, from users of app builders as well as app builders themselves. On December 20, 2017, Apple updated the wording of the 4.2.6 rule to provide some clarification.

The Newsletter Widget

Written by Muriel Santoni on Thursday, January 11th 2018

Sending a newsletter is a great way to stay in touch with your audience and keep them coming back.
Whether you've chosen to make a PWA or a native app, your application is the exclusive meeting point for your community, and its important that it provides access to all ways of staying in contact with you or your brand.

That's why we've decided to add a new widget that you can easily integrate into your Home, the Newsletter Widget.

Progressive Web Apps : Feature compatibility based on the browser

Written by Muriel Santoni on Wednesday, January 10th 2018

One of Progressive Web Apps strongest points is that they are adaptive, meaning that they always provide the best experience possible based on the screen they're being viewed on, as well as the capabilities of the browser they're being run on.

Therefore, it's useful to be aware of each browser's capabilities and its compatibility with Progressive Web App features.

Here is the list of the main browsers on the market, and their compatibility with the key PWA features . The interactive table below sums it up. Select the browser that interests you and check out its compatibility with the different features, also taking into account the screen type and operating system being used.

Top 5 Beautiful Apps of 2017

Written by Alexandra Soroka on Sunday, January 7th 2018

2017 was quite an eventful year in the app world full of surprises, detours, and ultimately advancements. As always, our customers have impressed us with their great taste and creative uses of the GoodBarber platform. Take a look at some of our favorite apps from this year and get inspired for your next project!

What's new at GoodBarber? December 2017

Written by Mathieu Fancello on Friday, January 5th 2018

This month we focused on your app's central point: the Modular Home.
With the goals of widening your range of options and allowing you to create the perfect home screen for your app always in mind, we worked on 3 new widgets that will open the doors in terms of engagement, user experience, and design.

The Search Widget

Written by Muriel Santoni on Thursday, January 4th 2018

A few months ago, we introduced the Search section which allows your users to perform searches within the content of your app.

Now, another way to access the Search section is available :

Happy Holidays!

Written by Alexandra Soroka on Monday, December 25th 2017

Happy Holidays to everyone across the globe from the GoodBarber Team! We hope this holiday season treats you well...if you're in need of a last minute Christmas recipe don't forget about the GoodBarber Christmas app with all the team's favorites inside ;)

Bon appétit et bonnes fêtes!

New GoodBarber 4.0 Themes : Holiday

Written by Muriel Santoni on Thursday, December 21st 2017

We're back today to present a new theme created by Marie-Julie, our designer, that will warm up your app this holiday season!
Like in Sunset, Stardust, and Blurred, the use of a color gradient is present again, with blue tones this time, putting us in the holiday mood.

Marie-Julie is showing you, as usual, what your app could look like if you decided to go with this theme. From colors to typography to icons...discover the potential of this theme in a glance, on both mobile and desktop.

SMS Notifications : Prices slashed by 90%

Written by Jerome Granados on Thursday, December 14th 2017

With the SMS add-on, you can send notifications via SMS to your Progressive Web App users.

SMS notifications are a reliable and solid way to send messages on a mobile phone. However, there is a significant difference in cost when comparing them to web push notifications.

Kevin and Seb3 worked on a system that allows for the cost of an SMS to be reduced by up to 90% in certain countries. This update is already available for users with the SMS add-on.

What's new at GoodBarber? November 2017

Written by Mathieu Fancello on Monday, December 11th 2017

This year's big update was the release of our new product: Progressive Web Apps, and as you know, here at GoodBarber we strongly believe that PWA's are about to revolutionize the way we use both mobile and web.

We are committed to giving you the opportunity to enjoy today what everyone will be snatching up tomorrow, which is focused strongly on developments specific to PWA's over the past few months.

New : SMS Notifications

Written by Jerome Granados on Thursday, December 7th 2017

It is now possible to send notifications via SMS with GoodBarber. SMS notifications is a new add-on in the catalogue. Once installed, you can notify the users of your Progressive Web App via SMS.

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