Mobile apps · Comparison
Flutter, React Native or native?
All three build excellent apps. The right one depends on your team, your users and how close you need to be to each platform. Here is how they compare.
Side by side
How they compare
| Question | FlutterMost new business apps | React NativeTeams already in React | Native (Swift / Kotlin)Platform-heavy or premium apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code shared between iOS and Android | Almost all | Most | None: two apps |
| Interface | Its own engine, fully custom | Native components | Native components |
| Newest platform features | Through plugins | Through modules | Day one |
| Graphics, camera, heavy animation | Very good | Good | Best |
| Share code with a React website | No | Yes | No |
| Team you need | One team | One team | An iOS and an Android team |
Rules of thumb
If you only remember three things
Choose Flutter
when you want one team, one codebase and a custom look on both platforms.
Choose React Native
when your web team works in React and you want to share skills and some code.
Choose native
when the app leans on the newest platform features, heavy graphics or deep hardware access.
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