GQueues Mobile: a case for the HTML5 web app

Cameron Henneke, the founder of GQueues, shares his experience of developing a mobile web app using HTML5 as a viable alternative to native apps, particularly for small teams with limited resources. Initially, he created a mobile-optimized version of GQueues—a task management system built on Google App Engine—but users requested offline functionality, typically associated with native apps. To address this, Henneke decided to rewrite GQueues as a mobile web app, using technologies like Web SQL for offline storage and Application Cache for static resources, which allowed him to maintain a single codebase across multiple devices. Despite challenges such as developing a custom framework and dealing with asynchronous Web SQL calls, the new GQueues Mobile app was successfully launched and received positive feedback, even from those who preferred native apps. Henneke concludes that for his situation, the HTML5 strategy was optimal, allowing him to satisfy user needs without the complexity and overhead of maintaining multiple native apps.

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