Cross-Platform Mobile Development

Building apps for iOS and Android no longer means two codebases. React Native and Flutter let you write once and deploy everywhere.

React Native

Created by Facebook, React Native uses JavaScript and React for mobile development.

Pros

• JavaScript ecosystem - leverage existing skills
• Large community and libraries
• Hot reloading for fast development
• 8+ years of production use

Cons

• JavaScript bridge can cause performance overhead
• Some features require native modules

Popular Apps

Facebook, Instagram, Shopify, Discord, Coinbase

Flutter

Google's Flutter uses Dart and renders with its own graphics engine.

Pros

• Excellent performance - compiles to native ARM code
• Beautiful, customizable widgets
• Single codebase for mobile, web, and desktop
• Fast hot reload

Cons

• Requires learning Dart
• Larger app size

Popular Apps

Google Pay, BMW, Alibaba, eBay Motors, Nubank

When to Choose Each

Choose React Native if your team knows JavaScript/React or you need to share code with a web app.

Choose Flutter if performance is critical or you want pixel-perfect UI across platforms.

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