mobile app

Smartphone download option

A mobile app is a software application designed to run on smartphones and tablets rather than desktop computers.

The shortened term app has become standard: I downloaded a mobile app for meditation.

Mobile apps range from games and social media to banking and productivity tools.

The phrase distinguishes these from web applications or desktop software.

Related
  • smartphoneHandheld connected computer
  • downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
  • iconPictorial screen symbol
  • tapValve controlling liquid flow
  • swipeQuick sliding motion

notification · push notification · update · screen · dark mode · user interface · install · free trial · widget · Android · iOS · touchscreen · gesture · scroll · launch · interface · loading · login

Categories
Opposites
platform/device type

mobile appdesktop application

Locally installed software program

PC software · computer program

software delivery/installation model

mobile appweb application

Browser-accessed remote software

web app · website · online service

technological era/medium

mobile appmanual process

Task done by people directly

paper map · pen and paper · Rolodex · phone book · card catalog

Family

mobile, app, mobiles, mobility, mobilize, mobilization, immobile, immobility, demobilize

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G