Er zijn er die keihard bij het Ene Web zweren, terwijl anderen resoluut de voorkeur geven aan native apps en mobile-specific sites. Andy Budd relativeert (in Does (screen) size really matter?):
I believe that the bulk of sites can and should be built using responsive design as a default. However I also understand that there is no “one size fits all” approach to mobile design and that some services need to be tailored to specific devices and form factors, be that mobile sites or native apps. After all, complex problems often have complex and messy solutions. That’s were good design comes in.