Qlik Sense provides access to applications from the web browser or mobile applications. Each client provides at least a few of the features we will see in the following list:

• Desktop or tablet browser:
  • Can create content (applications, sheets, objects, bookmarks, and stories) and also navigate and visualize content
  • Can publish and manage published applications that you own
• Mobile browser:
  • Can only navigate and visualize content (applications, sheets, and visualizations)
  • Can play stories but not edit them or create new stories
  • Can create bookmarks and use existing bookmarks

The mobile browser is the best choice for online use. We can create bookmarks that can be used to reduce the data usage of an app that we need to download as a mobile app. 

• Mobile application:
  • Can only navigate through and visualize content (applications, sheets, and visualizations)
  • Can play stories but not edit them or create new stories
  • Can use existing bookmarks
  • Can download applications and access them offline (only iOS)

The mobile app is the appropriate choice when we need to access applications offline on an iPhone or iPad.