Is the network performance of WKWebView slower than native safari?
<p><strong>Pre-statements</strong>: </p>

<p>App developed in Objective-C on iOS9.</p>

<p>Implemented the app with WKWebView, and have it load an Angular SPA. </p>

<p>We have been noticing some network slowness in the application. We have the app running, as well as Safari open running the same loaded URL. </p>

<p>We are seeing 2-3x slower perf in the application, vs running it in Safari. </p>

<p><strong>Question:</strong></p>

<p>Is this something that is known about using a webview vs native safari, or even a native application? Are there any known optimizations to increase network performance in the webview? </p>

<p>We used the WKWebView for speed of development, since we are all web devs, but are thinking we might want to switch to a native application. </p>