# Is Glide app a native iPhone app or a webapp only?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-glide-app-a-native-iphone-app-or-a-webapp-only/36627>\
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**Created:** [January 3, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-glide-app-a-native-iphone-app-or-a-webapp-only/36627 "2022-01-03T11:37:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Howard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/howard/32/36858_2.png) [@Howard](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Howard)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-glide-app-a-native-iphone-app-or-a-webapp-only/36627/1 "2022-01-03T11:37:04Z")

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1. The Glide app that I made is a webapp that must be installed on the iPhone home screen by means of a Safari home screen link. That is not really an iPhone native “app”. Is this it? Or am I doing it wrong?

2. How do I submit the app I made to the Apple App Store?

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**Author:** ![ShantanuIyengar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/shantanuiyengar/32/35546_2.png) [@ShantanuIyengar](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ShantanuIyengar)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-glide-app-a-native-iphone-app-or-a-webapp-only/36627/2 "2022-01-03T11:58:11Z")

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Glide Apps are basically Progressive Web Apps which work on top of a browser  
Chrome in case of Android and Safari in case of Apple.

1. Its not really a native app
2. You can choose to use the glide, convert the PWA to a native app

> [https://www.pwabuilder.com/](https://www.pwabuilder.com/)

or you can choose to build a native app as well.

You can contact me if you need help with either of them!

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**Author:** ![Howard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/howard/32/36858_2.png) [@Howard](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Howard)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-glide-app-a-native-iphone-app-or-a-webapp-only/36627/3 "2022-01-03T12:09:07Z")

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Thanks for taking the time. So without converting a webapp to a native app, Glide app as-is can not be submitted to Apple app store?

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**Author:** ![ShantanuIyengar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/shantanuiyengar/32/35546_2.png) [@ShantanuIyengar](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ShantanuIyengar)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-glide-app-a-native-iphone-app-or-a-webapp-only/36627/4 "2022-01-03T12:10:05Z")

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No sir!  
You can convert the glide app to a native app by using containers such as [pwabuilder.com](http://pwabuilder.com)  
But not directly