React Native vs native: choosing your mobile stack

For most business apps, React Native gets you to both platforms faster and cheaper without users noticing the difference.

Reach for React Native when

• The app is forms, lists, media and API calls — most line-of-business apps.
• You want one team and one codebase for Android and iOS.
• Shipping speed and over-the-air fixes matter.

Reach for native when

• You lean heavily on the newest platform APIs or custom camera/graphics work.
• Every millisecond of a complex animation matters.
• You already have strong native teams on both sides.

A common middle path: React Native for the app, with a few native modules where it counts.