Performance of Web Apps Saved to Home Screen Hampered in iOS 4.3
The Register reports that performance of web apps saved to the home screen on iOS devices running iOS 4.3 is significantly crippled compared to those loaded directly through the Safari browser for iOS, although it is unclear if the issue is caused by...
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/03/15/performance-of-web-apps-saved-to-home-screen-hampered-in-ios-4-3/