Why are Progressive Web App Icons circular compared to their App counterparts

1. How is a PWA different from normal app?
2. What does a progressive web app look like?
3. Why progressive web apps are slowly replacing native mobile apps?

How is a PWA different from normal app?

While native apps are written to run on mobile devices, PWAs are written to run inside a web browser. Native apps are developed with the programming languages of each platform (Objective-C and Swift for iOS and Java for Android), whereas, PWA uses HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

What does a progressive web app look like?

A progressive web app should look like a native app and be built on the application shell model, with minimal page refreshes.

Why progressive web apps are slowly replacing native mobile apps?

Progressive Web Apps Are Efficient And Economical

PWAs are more efficient than native apps. They work on-demand and are always accessible, without taking up a smartphone's valuable memory or data.