{"id":12090,"date":"2021-06-09T03:54:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T10:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/?p=12090"},"modified":"2023-04-06T10:48:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T17:48:32","slug":"flutter-vs-react-native","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/ideas\/flutter-vs-react-native\/","title":{"rendered":"React Native vs. Flutter &#8211; What Is The Best Choice? App Owner\u2019s Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does a business owner need to know about Flutter vs. React Native? It\u2019s pretty simple: choose Flutter if you expect to run advanced calculations and include fancy animations in your mobile app. Otherwise, go with React Native. In fact, each scenario will have your bases covered on both mobile platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what if you are not sure which is better, Flutter or React Native, for offering outstanding user experiences to your customers? What if you want to create a web application that accompanies the mobile apps? Keep reading to learn the difference between React Native and Flutter and determine what tool will work best for your business case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Top Takeaways:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">React Native and Flutter are the most popular tools for creating iPhone and Android apps using the same source code for both.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both tools will work great if your primary focus is cost reduction and faster time to market, and you can\u2019t afford two developers working on native applications in parallel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pick React Native if you want to rely on a vast collection of third-party plugins to ramp up your cross-platform app development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go with Flutter if your mobile solution will work with complex algorithms or advanced animations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No cross-platform app development tool can outperform native mobile app development instruments when optimizing for the user (not app developers).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Table of Contents:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Who\u2019s Who?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Development Cost<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Time to Market<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Developers\u2019 Availability<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Target Platforms<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mobile App Design and Performance<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> App Maintenance and Support<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When Is React Native The Best Choice?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#9\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When Is Flutter The Best Choice?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#10\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Our Experience In React Native and Flutter<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"1\"><strong>Who\u2019s Who?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">React Native and Flutter are instruments app developers use to <a href=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/ideas\/custom-mobile-app-development-guide\/\">custom build cross-platform applications<\/a>. Both tools often come up in conversations about creating mobile applications for Android and iOS while using the same or almost the same codebase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12092 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/mobile-app-cross-platform-development-frameworks-usage-Flutter-React-Native.jpg\" alt=\"mobile app cross platform development framework usage flutter react native\" width=\"669\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/mobile-app-cross-platform-development-frameworks-usage-Flutter-React-Native.jpg 669w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/mobile-app-cross-platform-development-frameworks-usage-Flutter-React-Native-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/mobile-app-cross-platform-development-frameworks-usage-Flutter-React-Native-600x404.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think for a moment about cross-platform apps. What is a cross-platform app? Take the Coinbase app (a crypto exchange), for example. It\u2019s available on Apple and Android devices. We can download it from Google Play as an Android app and from the App Store as an iPhone app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wait. It looks like we deal with two apps here, one for the iPhone and another for Android, don\u2019t we? What\u2019s cross-platform about them? Well, the thing is, both applications use nearly identical code beneath the surface.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coinbase developers use React Native to build the Android and iOS versions of the app simultaneously, just like Xianyu (Chinese Amazon) did the same with Flutter for their mobile apps. Hence, cross-platform development \u2014 one of the major trends in mobile development these days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what you need to know about Flutter and React Native in a gist:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flutter<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">React Native<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developed by<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Became public<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">December 2018<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">March 2015<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have been in development<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.5 years<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 years<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Programming language<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dart<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JavaScript \/ TypeScript<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developer reported issues<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5,000+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,400<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Popularity among coders<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">121,000 stars<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">95,700 stars<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open-source\/ free to use<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jobs on Indeed.com<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">700<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resumes on Indeed.com<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2,700<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6,500<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span id=\"2\">As you\u2019re probably aware, React Native vs. Flutter is a heated topic these days. So let\u2019s dive into Flutter and React Native comparison to see which variant may better suit your app development needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Development Cost<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/ideas\/app-development-costs\/\">App development cost<\/a> is one of the main reasons app owners bring up Flutter and React Native when discussing their tech choices for creating mobile apps. In times when an app may take around $60,000 &#8211; $80,000 budget to develop (double that to account for iOS and Android), having an alternative that allows app owners to shave off 40-50% of the cost is ludicrous enough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Would you choose to fork out $160,000 for two natively built apps (one for iOS and one for Android) or $100,000 for both that are identical or nearly identical to native apps?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shared code means fewer developer resources, which in turn means smaller investments in development. In that respect, React Native and Flutter offer similar cost reductions for cross-platform mobile app development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"3\">Note that besides sharing code between Android and iPhone apps, you can also reuse a considerable chunk of the code when making a web application, bringing its cost down considerably.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12093 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flutter-react-native-share-code-between-iOS-and-Android-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"flutter react native share code between ios and android\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flutter-react-native-share-code-between-iOS-and-Android-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flutter-react-native-share-code-between-iOS-and-Android.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Takeaway:<\/b><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When it comes to app development costs, the difference between React Native and Flutter is close to zero.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Time to Market<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other major factor business owners obsess over is time to market. <a href=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/ideas\/how-long-does-it-take-to-develop-an-app\/\">How quickly can I get my app out<\/a> using React Native? Will Flutter allow my developers to proceed faster?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, both tools exist simply because too many businesses want to release apps for the iPhone and Android phones simultaneously. So yes, whether you go with React Native or Flutter, you\u2019ll ship your product faster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, that holds true only if you plan on developing your mobile apps successively. In theory, if you have enough resources, you can have a Kotlin (or Java) developer working on an Android app and a Swift developer building an iPhone application. In this scenario, you\u2019ll get the native apps ready at the same time as when you use Flutter or React Native, if not faster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further updates are when the cross-platform tools shine. Imagine writing the same code to update the iOS and Android apps at the same time. The same goes for testing: although you do need to test each app individually on phones, automatic code testing is required just once.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12094\" src=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flutter-development-design-challenges-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"flutter development design challenges \" width=\"550\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flutter-development-design-challenges-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flutter-development-design-challenges-600x420.jpg 600w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flutter-development-design-challenges.jpg 643w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"4\">One caveat with Flutter I\u2019ve heard from app developers is you do need to write more code if you need a 99% native-looking app from a design perspective. So in these cases, React Native will slightly outperform Flutter in terms of simpler architecture and speedier delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Takeaway:<\/b><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> While both tools help you ship mobile apps faster than with native development (when developed one by one), React Native can give you a little extra edge when coding UI elements.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Developers\u2019 Availability<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flutter applications are built with the Dart programming language and React Native, with JavaScript. Let\u2019s just say there are way more JavaScript developers out there. It\u2019s one of the main technologies used for building web solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, any programmer proficient in JavaScript and React.js can nearly immediately become a mobile app developer using React Native. In contrast, Dart is rarely a tech choice for building web applications. In fact, Dart is a somewhat rare programming language that started to gain popularity with developers after the Flutter release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/ideas\/how-to-hire-app-developers\/\">The Complete Guide to Hiring App Developers\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if you compare Flutter and React Native developer talent on LinkedIn, you\u2019ll discover that React Native is a clear winner, with 241,000 developers having that skills vs. 142,000 for Flutter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"5\">In the app owner\u2019s eyes, React Native wins in this regard because it\u2019s simpler to find developers for further maintenance and development of a React Native application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Takeaway:<\/b><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it\u2019s easier to find React Native developers, whereas Flutter has fewer developer resources.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Target Platforms<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flutter and React Native are both optimized <a href=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/ideas\/mobile-app-frameworks\/\">frameworks to build mobile apps<\/a> for iOS and Android.. These development frameworks can also help you build desktop and web applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, smartwatch and iPad apps development is not supported at this moment. So you\u2019d have to fall back to technologies like Swift in the case of Apple Watch or iPad apps and Kotlin in the case of Wear OS applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12116 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/React-Native-Flutter-no-support-for-all-iOS-and-Android-devices-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"react native flutter no support for all ios and android devices\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/React-Native-Flutter-no-support-for-all-iOS-and-Android-devices-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/React-Native-Flutter-no-support-for-all-iOS-and-Android-devices.jpg 487w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"6\">It\u2019s worth noting that Flutter has only recently added support for web applications while React Native already has plenty of products in production where mobile apps share code with web applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Takeaway:<\/b><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> slight advantage on the React Native side here, but probably not for long because Flutter is developing fast.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mobile App Design and Performance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the tech talk aside, the comparison between React Native and Flutter in app performance reveals that apps built with Flutter handle CPU-intensive operations faster and use less memory than applications built with React Native. In addition, Flutter makes better use of GPU for graphics-intensive computations as it relies on its own graphics engine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note that customers won\u2019t notice these differences in performance most of the time because modern smartphones have plenty of computing power and memory resources. However, if you envision an app that will run multiple advanced algorithms on a device, Flutter seems like a safer option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of design, both tools allow you to mimic the native look and feel of an iOS or Android app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12117\" src=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flutter-design-widgets-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"flutter design widgets \" width=\"500\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flutter-design-widgets-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flutter-design-widgets-600x361.jpg 600w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flutter-design-widgets.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But with Flutter, you get out-of-the-box support for the universal look on older OS versions, whereas React Native requires some additional tinkering to achieve the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"7\">One other thing to note design-wise is Flutter does require significantly more coding to get the UX exactly right for each platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Takeaway:<\/b><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> choose Flutter for mobile solutions that will run complex computations or choose any framework for a mid-range mobile application.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>App Maintenance and Support<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What matters most when it comes to continually developing a mobile solution, updating it with new features, and optimizing user experiences? Of course, the availability of different libraries enabling various platform-specific features and speeding up overall development time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">React Native clearly wins in this competition simply because the tool has been on the market for over six years and has already amassed an impressive following among app developers. If you check on GitHub, you\u2019ll notice 930 packages available for React Native and only 47 for Flutter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12118 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Flutter-vs-React-Native-packages.jpg\" alt=\"flutter vs react native packages\" width=\"510\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Flutter-vs-React-Native-packages.jpg 510w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Flutter-vs-React-Native-packages-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, you can quickly find lots of third-party libraries for React Native that you can plug into your project to handle memory management, data synchronization, and virtually any app functionality. The downside is that you need to carefully check if a library is still actually supported before integrating it into your product. Alas, with all this versatility, there\u2019s a high chance of running into outdated and no longer supported code.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"8\">I should add that Flutter is not far behind React Native and may soon outgrow it in terms of the community size and available documentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Takeaway:<\/b><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> React Native seems to offer more ready components to plug into your app to increase development speed. However, you should carefully consider each library before committing to it.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>When Is React Native The Best Choice?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some cases when I\u2019d recommend going with React Native:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you have web developers experienced in React.js or highly skilled in JavaScript.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you have an existing web application written in React and want to make it available as a natively built app with some additional options.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the time to market is essential, and you\u2019re ready to sacrifice or compromise on some functionality by using third-party libraries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span id=\"9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/request-meeting\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12119\" src=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/React-Native-Flutter-question-banner-2-300x43.jpg\" alt=\"react native flutter question banner 2\" width=\"550\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/React-Native-Flutter-question-banner-2-300x43.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/React-Native-Flutter-question-banner-2-600x86.jpg 600w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/React-Native-Flutter-question-banner-2.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you plan to proceed with a web app development right after releasing mobile solutions and want to reuse the code for the web.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you expect to quickly find an answer to any problem you run into during development. An established developer community is one of the most distinct advantages of React Native.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When your primary audience is on the iPhone<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>When Is Flutter The Best Choice?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How about Flutter? Here\u2019s when I think it\u2019s a good idea to choose Flutter over React Native:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you have talented Dart developers on your team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you expect your application to include many complex animations and calculation-intensive algorithms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you don\u2019t plan to reuse code for an accompanying web app (good luck finding decent Dart web developers)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you want to be a hip kid on the block<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When your primary audience is on Android<\/span>Flutter and React Native vs. Native Development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As customers, we don\u2019t really care whether an app works on React Native or Flutter. Instead, we highly value the user experience that the mobile product provides. Do transitions between screens and other animations feel fluid? Does the app load fast? Can we use familiar gestures to navigate around the app? Combined, these small things can easily make us fall in love with a mobile product or prompt us to remove it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12120\" src=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/native-mobile-development-vs-flutter-and-react-native-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"native mobile development vs flutter and react native\" width=\"500\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/native-mobile-development-vs-flutter-and-react-native-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/native-mobile-development-vs-flutter-and-react-native-600x356.jpg 600w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/native-mobile-development-vs-flutter-and-react-native.jpg 674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may already know that, but I thought I should spell it out anyway: top-of-the-line, truly immersive user experiences are only possible with a native mobile development approach. That\u2019s why the mobile applications from the top charts in the App Store and Google Play are built natively. That\u2019s why Google doesn\u2019t transfer YouTube or Gmail to Flutter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only with native apps, you get all the advantages and platform-specific features of iOS and Android. Even such advanced cross-platform tools as React Native and Flutter will always play a catch-up game with Swift and Kotlin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Related: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/ideas\/swift-vs-react-native\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">React Native vs Swift: Choosing the Best<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"10\">Does it mean that mobile apps developed with Flutter or React Native suck? Of course not. At the end of the day, a decision to go with either tool is driven by the development budget. How much can you pour into realizing your business idea? Are you an early-stage startup looking for investors?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Takeaway:<\/b><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> even if you start with React Native or Flutter (which will carry you just fine for a couple of years, or longer if an app is not too complex), you should have a solid long-term strategy around natively created apps. Because when your application becomes a success, you will want to utilize the full power of mobile platforms.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Our Experience In React Native and Flutter<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The majority of apps we develop are either built natively with Swift\/Kotlin or implemented with React Native. Here are a few examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>GoodSkin<\/h3>\n<p>A treatment planning application for a MedSpa.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11454 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodSkin-300x300.png\" alt=\"Goodskin treatment planning app\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodSkin-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodSkin-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodSkin.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>You + ME<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A symptom tracking solution. React Native helped us reuse a lot of code between the mobile apps and a web portal for patients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12128 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solveme-dashboard-300x241.png\" alt=\"solveme dashboard \" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solveme-dashboard-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solveme-dashboard-768x618.png 768w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solveme-dashboard-600x483.png 600w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solveme-dashboard-795x640.png 795w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solveme-dashboard-800x644.png 800w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solveme-dashboard.png 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Helpkin <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An on-demand babysitting application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9886 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/helpkin-app-screenshots-300x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/helpkin-app-screenshots-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/helpkin-app-screenshots-1024x910.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/helpkin-app-screenshots-768x683.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/helpkin-app-screenshots-1536x1365.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/helpkin-app-screenshots-2048x1820.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/helpkin-app-screenshots-960x853.jpg 960w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/helpkin-app-screenshots-600x533.jpg 600w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/helpkin-app-screenshots-720x640.jpg 720w, https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/helpkin-app-screenshots-800x711.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re also working on a couple of Flutter projects and will be happy to share some details once they are publicly released.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions about using React Native vs. Flutter for your mobile app, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/request-meeting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">schedule a call<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with our experts. It may well be the case that you might benefit from a <a href=\"https:\/\/topflightapps.com\/ideas\/native-vs-progressive-web-app\/\">PWA (progressive web app) or a natively made application<\/a> for one platform. We look forward to discussing your app idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1601287890256{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"title text-center\"><h2 class=\"\"  >Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<details class=\"tfa-accordion\" open=\"open\"><summary style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/summary><div itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\"  data-open-first=\"true\" class=\"accordion  \"><div class=\"accordion-item\"  itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">&#8221;Can<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n  <meta itemprop=\"text\" content=\"Yes, but you will be starting from scratch in each case. Flutter and React Native rely on different programming languages; therefore, you can\u2019t reuse code between the two.\" \/>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, but you will be starting from scratch in each case. Flutter and React Native rely on different programming languages; therefore, you can\u2019t reuse code between the two.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion-item\"  itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">&#8221;Which<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n  <meta itemprop=\"text\" content=\"It depends on whether your Swift and Kotlin app developers will work simultaneously. If so, then native is a clear winner, while React Native and Flutter will follow, with approximately the same results.\" \/>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It depends on whether your Swift and Kotlin app developers will work simultaneously. If so, then native is a clear winner, while React Native and Flutter will follow, with approximately the same results.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion-item\"  itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">&#8221;Which<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n  <meta itemprop=\"text\" content=\"Both are backed by the tech giants. As long as Google and Facebook are in business, either tool is a safe choice. It\u2019s also unlikely that the vibrant open-source communities around these technologies will disappear any time soon.\" \/>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both are backed by the tech giants. As long as Google and Facebook are in business, either tool is a safe choice. It\u2019s also unlikely that the vibrant open-source communities around these technologies will disappear any time soon.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion-item\"  itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">&#8221;When<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n  <meta itemprop=\"text\" content=\"When you need every little bit of performance bump squeezed out of your application.\" \/>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you need every little bit of performance bump squeezed out of your application.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion-item\"  itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">&#8221;What&#8217;s<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n  <meta itemprop=\"text\" content=\"There are way more React Native developers than there are Flutter developers. You might need to switch a development team later on or build an in-house development lab. So having more available resources is always a plus.\" \/>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are way more React Native developers than there are Flutter developers. You might need to switch a development team later on or build an in-house development lab. So having more available resources is always a plus.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/details>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does a business owner need to know about Flutter vs. React Native? It\u2019s pretty simple: choose Flutter if you expect to run advanced calculations and include fancy animations in your mobile app. Otherwise, go with React Native. In fact, each scenario will have your bases covered on both mobile platforms. 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