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04.09.2026
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Mobile tech choice
In 2026 you have two paths: Native (Swift for iOS, Kotlin for Android — written separately) or React Native (one codebase, both platforms).
Comparison
| Native | React Native | |
|---|---|---|
| Dev time | 2x (iOS + Android) | 1x |
| Performance | 100% | 95% (imperceptible for daily apps) |
| New OS features | Day 1 | Wait for bridge |
| Team | 2 devs (Swift + Kotlin) | 1 dev (JS) |
| Long-term support | Apple/Google official | Meta + community |
| UI quality | Native feel | Excellent, edge cases differ |
| Animation | Best | Good, not for complex games |
When Native is better
- Games
- High-performance apps (real-time video, 3D)
- Latest OS features (App Clips, Widgets)
- Very large budget
When React Native is better
- Business apps (ordering, delivery, taxi, restaurant)
- MVP / fast time to market
- Existing web team (JS)
- Limited budget
- Frequent updates (CodePush)
166 Tech recommendation
For 90% of clients we choose React Native — for business apps the difference is imperceptible. 10% (games, high-performance, very specific device integrations) get native.
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