should i build an iphone or web app

Question

is there are good material on determining if you should build an iphone app or simply a web app that can be used on an iphone, regular browser etc . .

is the app store visibility the main reason to build an actual app for the iphone as it obviously seems like the browser solution is more available.

Answer 1

Appstore can make you money. Either appstore or web app still needs to attract users.

Answer 2

Why not have both, that way you can charge twice and reuse a lot of the serverside code.

Answer 3

This link is not working right now, but if it ever comes back, it's a fairly thorough exploration of this subject

http://building-iphone-apps.labs.oreilly.com

Answer 4

If you want to learn Objective-C go for it! Peepcode has a great screencast to get you started with iPhone Development. If you don't want to learn anything then stick with web.