Bingo Apps vs Mobile Bingo Websites
Bingo Apps vs Mobile Bingo Websites
Before apps became popular and there was an app for pretty much everything, we just relied on websites. When it comes to playing online bingo, you’ll probably have seen that lots of bingo sites now have apps. The question is: should you stick to the website or give the app a try? Let’s have a look at the pros and cons of each.
Bingo websites
What’s so great about bingo websites is that they’re typically of a very high quality. Most bingo operators develop a website first and then branch out into apps, so in a way the website is the main way to access and enjoy the bingo games on offer. When accessing the website on a desktop computer or laptop, it will run perfectly fine as websites are designed for such devices. However, if you try to access a bingo website on your smartphone or tablet, you may find that it’s a lot harder to navigate since the screen is considerably smaller than that of a desktop computer or laptop.
This can make the bingo experience somewhat less enjoyable, especially if you have to repeatedly zoom in to see what’s going on. Luckily though, mobile websites have become commonplace; these are versions of the website specially designed to run on mobile devices. Mobile websites have bigger graphics and fonts and offer a more streamlined and condensed version of the main website, though without compromising on quality, of course. The main downside to mobile websites is that games built using Flash won’t work on iPhones since Apple devices don’t support Flash. It’s also worth mentioning that apps take up storage space on your device, so sticking to the website might be the best option if your device is low on memory.
Bingo apps
While mobile websites seem great, apps are even more convenient and beneficial. They’re specifically designed for the devices they run on, so they’re quicker and easier to use and everything runs faster. Websites, on the other hand, aren’t designed in this way and have to run on multiple types of device. Bingo apps do offer pretty much the same content and features as the website, though generally speaking, they’re much easier to navigate than websites and have a lot less clutter, making things easier to find and access. Another key advantage of bingo apps is that you can access bingo apps right from your home screen and don’t have to go through your web browser.
A lot of the time if you access a bingo website, whether it’s a standard website or a mobile one, a window will pop up asking you if you want to download the app if you haven’t already done so. You’ll find that bingo apps are optimised for both smartphones and tablets. No matter which of these two devices you’re using, you should find the bingo app runs smoothly and quickly, with everything perfectly visible so you don’t have to zoom in. Note that for iOS devices you can download bingo apps straight from the App Store, whereas for Android devices you have to go to the bingo website and download the app from there.
Which one’s best?
Overall, bingo apps are definitely more convenient for mobile users since they’re specifically designed for operating systems such as iOS and Android. Stick to bingo websites if you’re on a desktop computer or laptop, since websites are designed to run on both of these. If you’re out and about and fancy playing bingo – or even if you’re at home and want to play on your smartphone/tablet – we strongly recommend bingo apps.
