For frequent use-cases, and where the technology is superior, I will use the native app version, and the web version for all other cases.

Web technology is generally slower than native apps

YouTube: grayjay

Twitch: grayjay

Odysse: grayjay

Only for mail, F-Droid/other app stores, yt (because revanced and newpipe), Mastodon, banking, and Wattpad. Otherwise, give me the god damn website.

There is no way I'd use Lemmy with the web app if I didn't know about:

• Summit

• Voyager

• Boost

• Eternity

• Sync

Clients... The same could be said for more apps (like Reddit, Feedly etc) so yeah I think I am more in the mobile apps, aside from extremely annoying ones, such as Amazon, Ebay, AliExpress etc.

I'm of mixed opinions on it generally but like the web-apps where you go to a site and then 'install' it. My mixed thoughts are because it seems to only work in chromium browsers rather than Firefox, but it's a nice way to get a custom configured app on the spot.

I don't use websites on mobile.

I generally prefer the app, in most scenarios. But it depends on what the platform is. Some will just perform better in the app because the app is the main focus of the platform, but others are just a web wrapper for the mobile site and just eat up space on your device for no discernible reason.

I find that it's also generally easier to sandbox permissions on a per-app basis than a per-website basis. So even though a lot of times the app is meant to be a vector to harvest more data out of the user, in the right setting it can actually be more secure than just using the website. But that's very situational.

Mix of both. Messengers, Mastodon and YouTube, mostly apps (except when I want to listen to YT in the background). Maps and games, also apps. But for Lemmy I use the web frontend because I haven't yet found a convincing app and the web frontend is good enough.

For the fediverse I currently use Voyager and Raccoon for browsing and web for moderation.

As the mod tools becomes better over time I'll likely see myself primarily using Voyager and Raccoon.

In general though it's hard to say:

• Like my banking apps have become so enshitified with spyware level 'features' I deleted the apps and just use their webpages now.
• For Youtube and Peertube I primarily use Newpipe/Tubular/Peertube's official app. I use Invidious as the webpage exception for sharing youtube links here as Youtube's own links won't properly load thumbnails for me.

Apps 💯

For mobile, PWAs if possible.

Neither, I don't use my phone for social media. I use the PC version of everything.

I'll use an app if its made with privacy in mind or the website sucks rocks.

Do y'all

No, I don't y'all

😉

Most of the time it's the same thing.
I typically use apps if it's something I'll want to open on my own, and website for things I only ever open if I'm sent a link to it