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"Apps" of this sort are absolutely "on the web", and generally use browser engines to display the content. The real distinction IMO is between using a locked-down mobile interface vs. a full browser on a computer with an OS and UI intended to let you have that control.

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I can pretty much guarantee that an app like Bumble is not a webview wrapper.

You can never know nowadays. But yeah, it must be a native app, at least on iOS with its PWA-hostile policies.

You can know. There is always telltale jank in web apps. And there are things that are basically impossible to do in web apps, like reliable camera integration.

But unlike Hinge, Bumble is usable on desktop (where getting the text would be a lot easier).

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