Websites vs Web Apps

Question

After researching this topic previously I found a good description in a Ruby on Rails book I own of apps being web-based software as opposed to anything else is a site. What is everyone else's experience or opinion of this?

Answer 1

From what I've heard from other devs, the difference between a website and a web app is that the site is informative while the app is interactive.

Answer 2

simply put @noname