PURE Apps — what's live today and the native-app decision

Live today — PURE installs as an app on all four platforms

PURE is a full installable web app (PWA): its own window and icon, offline tolerance for visited pages (network-first service worker), share-target, app shortcuts, and the install invitations across the site. The front door for everyone is acquisto.biz/get-app.html (QR codes point there).

Platform	How it installs	What you get
Windows (Chrome/Edge)	Install icon in the address bar, or the Install button on get-app	Own window, taskbar icon, Alt-Tab, offline shell
Mac (Chrome/Edge)	Same install icon	Own window + Dock icon
Mac (Safari 17+)	File Add to Dock	Dock app, own window
Android (Chrome)	Install banner / menu Install app	Home-screen app, near-native feel
iPhone / iPad (Safari)	Share Add to Home Screen	Home-screen app (Apple limits: no install banner, notifications require iOS 16.4+ and user opt-in)

Hardened 8/13: the two app manifests carried DIFFERENT identities (name, start page, icons) depending on which page you installed from — unified into one ("PURE — Acquisto Real Estate", opens at /pure-home, stable id, single-window relaunch). Anyone who installed before 8/13 should remove + reinstall once to pick up the unified identity.

The gap a store app would close

Presence: an App Store / Play Store listing ("download PURE") — credibility and discoverability the PWA cannot buy.
iPhone depth: reliable push notifications, better camera/file integration, real icon badging — Apple keeps the best of iOS for store apps.
Desktop depth: auto-start on login, global hotkeys, system tray, native screen-share pickers for Meet.

Build options (decision for Mike)

Option A — Capacitor wrap App Store + Play Store RECOMMENDED NEXT

Wrap the existing site in Capacitor (the standard web-to-native bridge). One codebase — the site stays the product; the wrapper adds push, deep links, native camera/file pickers.

Needs: Apple Developer Program $99/yr · Google Play Console $25 once · app icons/splash · store listings + review cycles (Apple review typically days). Effort: roughly a focused week to first store submission, then review iterations.

Option B — Tauri (or Electron) real .exe / .dmg desktop apps

Native desktop binaries wrapping the site. Adds tray, auto-start, deep OS integration. Needs: Apple notarization (same $99/yr account) and Windows code signing (Azure Trusted Signing ~$10/mo or an EV cert ~$300/yr) — unsigned binaries scare users and trip SmartScreen/Gatekeeper. Effort: a few days to working installers, plus an auto-update channel.

Worth it only if the tray/hotkey/auto-start depth matters — the installed PWA already covers the daily "PURE in its own window" need.

Option C — Fully native (Swift / Kotlin)

Maximum polish, minimum reuse — a parallel codebase per platform to maintain forever. Not recommended while the product iterates daily on the web codebase.

Recommendation

Now: the unified PWA is the desktop + Mac + Android + iPhone app. Roll it out with get-app.html and the QR sheets.
Next (Mike's go): Option A — open the Apple + Google developer accounts and wrap with Capacitor for store presence and iPhone push.
Later, if needed: Option B for desktop tray/auto-start depth.

Decision asks: approve the two store accounts ($99/yr + $25) · pick the store name ("PURE — Acquisto Real Estate") · confirm who owns the accounts (must be a company Apple/Google identity, not a personal one).