Which is easier to work with in Java and Swift, HTTP Request or database directly?

Question

Mobile development

Actually, the question is in the subject.
I am making a mobile application. I would like to put all the business logic on a web server, and work in mobile applications only using the HTTP (s) protocol. Wouldn't it be more difficult to connect directly to the database?

Answer 1

Only http api, no direct connections.

Answer 2

No one works with the back-end database directly.
If you make a convenient API, it won't be difficult.