There’s a certain community in tech that’s very vocal about their preference toward native apps. I share that sentiment, yet sometimes people take this idea too religiously. Unfortunately, the actual choice is about having an app or not, and I'd rather take something over nothing.
No app -> In browser -> Ad blocking and privacy extensions Web app -> None of the above, slow and useless
instead of no app, why not pwa? has all the advantages of no app, but looks like an app