cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1005198

I would assume it is, since the server only needs to serve the API calls and not the whole web site code?

If so, getting people to use the apps could help with the current wave of users a little.

  • marsara9@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    In general the database queries themselves are the most expensive. That and maybe the ActivityPub messages. The HTML/Javascript content from the browser should be nothing in comparison, especially since it’s static. So in the end, it shouldn’t matter if you’re using a mobile client or a browser, assuming both are optimized.