Title: Why?
Last modified: September 3, 2016

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# Why?

 *  [stevenhavill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevenhavill/)
 * (@stevenhavill)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-30/)
 * Why not just use a responsive theme which is mobile ready? Please enlighten me.
   I’ve NEVER had any luck with a mobile switchers, which I’m guessing this is.

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Dale Mugford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dalemugford/)
 * (@dalemugford)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-30/#post-8005433)
 * Yes, WPtouch uses its own themes for mobile devices and not the desktop theme.
   The main advantage over responsive themes is speed— since WPtouch only sends 
   the files it needs to show for mobile visitors, page speeds are much faster than
   typical responsive themes, which have extra CSS and JavaScript to handle display
   for many different display sizes.
 * Additionally, we designed WPtouch to work alongside many other plugins for WordPress,
   while most responsive themes have zero support for 3rd party plugins and solutions.
 * It’s a matter of preference— some customers find that their themes don’t work
   or look that great on mobile devices, and go hunting and find us— a product that’s
   designed specifically for mobile.
 * Since we’ve been building themes designed for mobile for almost a decade, we’ve
   put a lot of hard work and dedication into providing great mobile experiences
   for mobile visitors.

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