# PWA or builder more reliable preview?

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/pwa-or-builder-more-reliable-preview/15728>\
**Category:** Design\
**Created:** [August 6, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/pwa-or-builder-more-reliable-preview/15728 "2021-08-06T19:08:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![vabelosky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/vabelosky/32/10062_2.png) [@vabelosky](https://forum.adalo.com/u/vabelosky)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/pwa-or-builder-more-reliable-preview/15728/1 "2021-08-06T19:08:56Z")

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Hello all. This forum has been really helpful.  
I have a tight turnaround right now and need to make sure that launch in the app stores will offer a perfect product. Right now, everything I see in the builder is pixel perfect, but the PWA and preview render a lot of screen really disorganized. This is with groups, snapping, etc. I have a lot of simple elements like text and shapes…Does anyone know if I can trust my builder to reflect what the app store version will look like, or do I need to design with the PWA preview in mind? The latter is difficult without options to alt hover and assure that elements are equidistant, etc.

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**Author:** ![Eugen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/eugen/32/25382_2.png) [@Eugen](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Eugen)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/pwa-or-builder-more-reliable-preview/15728/2 "2021-08-07T01:31:37Z")

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I’ve learnt something in 2 years of usage of Adalo. If you see a perfect web app preview/PWA, it does not means it performs the same on the native side. So i always deeply test my native versions of apps and then work from there, not on PWA anymore. There are many layout/design differences and “troubles” you have to keep in mind switching from PWA to native android or iOS

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**Author:** ![vabelosky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/vabelosky/32/10062_2.png) [@vabelosky](https://forum.adalo.com/u/vabelosky)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/pwa-or-builder-more-reliable-preview/15728/3 "2021-08-07T01:59:02Z")

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Thank you! Have you found what things look like in your builder are indicative of the native app at all? Or is nothing a sure thing?

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**Author:** ![tbel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/tbel/32/11159_2.png) [@tbel](https://forum.adalo.com/u/tbel)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/pwa-or-builder-more-reliable-preview/15728/4 "2021-08-07T10:22:59Z")

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Definitely not a sure thing. Even some positional problems happen depending on phone. I’m currently testing on an iPhone 8 Plus, 11 & 11 Pro and the 11 Pro is the most consistent, if I switch the previewer to the 11 Pro Max resolution, this indicates what is likely shown on the 8 Plus and 11. Things such as positional issues and components that behave incorrectly.

Takes some back and fourth for sure, they’re just way too many mobile sizes out there 🙂

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**Author:** ![vabelosky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/vabelosky/32/10062_2.png) [@vabelosky](https://forum.adalo.com/u/vabelosky)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/pwa-or-builder-more-reliable-preview/15728/5 "2021-08-09T06:27:00Z")

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thank you so much! I’m rreally concerned about this- thankful I’m already using iphone 11 as preview!
