Spinning on the train from Parramatta to Penrith
You could tap through to a browser instead, but that is a different kind of gamble with your patience. A decent site will load in under ten seconds on a decent connection, and if it takes longer than that you have already lost something you cannot win back. The trick is knowing what you are actually signing up for before you hand over any details, especially when the little spinning reels look too cheerful for a Tuesday evening.
App or browser, which one actually saves you hassle
A native app usually eats less data once it is installed, because the heavy artwork sits on your phone rather than streaming every single frame from a server. The trade-off is storage space and the occasional update that arrives at the worst possible moment, right when you are trying to settle in somewhere with patchy reception. A browser session is lighter on your device but heavier on your connection, so if you are riding the train through Penrith and the signal drops you will be staring at a spinning loader for longer than you would like.