Using a web app with your iPhone or iPod Touch is easy – you just go to the web page for that app. The trick is knowing how to make the app appear on the main screen like other apps. Here’s how to install a web application so it works just like a normal iPhone/iPod Touch application.

For regular iPhone and iPod Touch Apps you purchase and download them from the iTunes App Store. You access the App Store from your iPhone or from iTunes on your computer and select and download the app you want. So what’s different about a web app and why does it matter?