The choice of a software foundation for creating a mobile app affects not only the speed and cost of development but also directly impacts the quality of the final product. In this context, React Native stands out as a leading solution that attracts developers worldwide. Many popular mobile applications have been created using this particular framework: Instagram, Pinterest, Skype, Discord.
In this article, we have unveiled the most significant advantages of the React Native framework, based on the real experience of our developers.
The main benefits of React Native
A framework in mobile development is a set of software tools and libraries that provide developers with a standardized foundation for creating applications. It greatly simplifies the development process, as it contains ready-made components and templates that can be used for various aspects of a mobile application: user interface, media file processing.
Among the well-known frameworks today, Flutter, Cordova, Xamarin, and Ionic stand out, but the most in-demand tool continues to be React Native.
React Native - is a cross-platform framework launched by Facebook (now Meta) for creating mobile apps based on JavaScript and the React API. Since its inception in 2015, it has quickly become popular due to the ability to develop applications for iOS and Android with a shared codebase.
Developers in our FlawlessMLM team have been using this framework for many years in creating apps for MLM companies, noting a number of its significant advantages:
Cost and Development Time
React Native is the most financially advantageous solution due to its ease of learning for developers. They can use existing JavaScript skills without any additional training. Speaking of development time, React Native also outperforms its counterparts in this regard. Flutter is significantly more complex, so developing apps based on it requires much more time.
Thanks to a multitude of ready-made components and a shared code base for iOS and Android, React Native enables the rapid release of a full-fledged software product or a high-quality MVP without any particular difficulties for developers and the ability to reach a multimillion audience of potential users.
React Native allows developers to easily integrate their own components into mobile applications. This ensures a convenient user experience and guarantees a consistent appearance of applications across different devices. On the other hand, Flutter also allows integration with custom modules, but adding features specific to a mobile device or operating system will require more development resources.
For example, consider Bluetooth connectivity. Interacting with other mobile devices via Bluetooth using Flutter often poses challenges. Since Flutter does not utilize the device's native Bluetooth capabilities, developers face issues with connection and a decrease in application performance. Thus, the development process in this case is much more complicated.
React Native stands out among its counterparts with its massive community of over 2 million developers. This community builds its ecosystem, filled with numerous third-party libraries, plugins, and resources for rapid and high-quality development. The Flutter community is not as large, so searching for packages and solutions offered by the community requires more effort, time, and consequently financial resources.
With React Native, developers have the opportunity to reuse parts of the codebase across different platforms. This means that one can borrow logic from an existing project without the need to rewrite everything from scratch. This approach significantly saves money and time on development, making React Native an excellent option for those looking to speed up the mobile app creation cycle. On the other hand, Flutter works exclusively with the specific Dart language, which is limited to use only for Flutter projects.
One of the clear advantages of React Native is the final size of the created mobile apps. Applications developed on Flutter are generally noticeably larger in size, which becomes a barrier for users with limited memory capacity on mobile devices. The small size of mobile applications created on the basis of React Native not only improves the overall user experience but also increases the likelihood of their downloading and active use.
Post-Release Support and Maintenance
When it comes to support and updates for applications after release, React Native also surpasses Flutter. The more declarative and simpler rules for writing software code in React Native allow developers to make any changes and add new features to mobile apps more quickly.
Support for many platforms
React Native provides good support for various operating systems: Wear OS and watchOS for smartwatches, tvOS for TV screen connectivity, Android Auto and CarPlay for integration of mobile applications with car systems. Flutter's use is limited for most of these systems, it only offers partial OS support for smartwatches.
Overall, having compared React Native and Flutter, we can fairly call React Native the best tool for fast and cost-effective creation of powerful mobile applications. This framework enables the development of apps that work flawlessly across different devices, opening up the path for businesses to reach a million-strong audience and enhance customer engagement levels.
Our team has extensive experience in developing high-quality mobile apps based on React Native. If you're interested in creating a mobile app to optimize customer interactions and increase sales, write to us in chat. We'll create a multifunctional app for your business that will be the key to reaching new horizons of success.
