React Native and Flutter are not shortcuts. They are deliberate choices for the right projects, with a significant speed gain in development and a user experience that rivals native.
React Native renders true native UI components; no WebView, no canvas. The app uses the native iOS Button and the native Android Button. The result feels familiar to the user, because it is the native component.
Huge ecosystem (npm, Expo) Large community, many battle-tested libraries Perfect choice if you already have a JS/TS codebase Shopify, Microsoft, Coinbase, and Discord use it in production Expo platform for fast iteration and OTA updates
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Flutter
Dart · Skia / Impeller rendering engine
Flutter draws every pixel itself via its own rendering engine, completely independent of the underlying OS. That means pixel-perfect consistency across iOS, Android, web, and desktop from a single codebase.
Visually identical across all platforms Excellent for custom UI and animations Growing rapidly in enterprise applications Also available for desktop (Windows, macOS) and web Dart is quick to learn for developers with an OOP background
When to choose what?
How we choose
We choose React Native when…
- The app is data-driven with standard UI patterns - A JavaScript/TypeScript codebase already exists - Development speed weighs more than maximum performance - Expo's OTA updates are desired (fixes without App Store review) - The team has a strong JavaScript background
We choose Flutter when…
The visual design strongly deviates from standard OS patterns, or when the app must also serve desktop or web from the same codebase.
We choose native when…
The app is mission-critical, requires deep hardware integration, or must serve 500k+ concurrent users with no margin for doubt.
Never hybrid when…
Real-time audio/video processing, complex AR, or critical background location is involved. That calls for native.
React Native is mature enough for 80% of apps. For the remaining 20%, when no compromise is acceptable, we build native.