Both build cross-platform mobile apps. The right choice depends on your team.
React Native uses JavaScript and native components. Flutter uses Dart and its own rendering engine. For most teams with web development backgrounds, React Native is the natural choice. Understanding what each decision means for the long term.
Choosing a cross-platform mobile framework — and understanding the long-term implications of React Native vs. Flutter before committing
React Native and Flutter are both excellent cross-platform mobile frameworks. The choice between them is less about which is "better" and more about which fits the team and the specific application.
React Native:
- Language: JavaScript/TypeScript (the same as web development)
- Architecture: JavaScript code + native UI components per platform (iOS UIKit, Android Views, now Fabric/JSI in the new architecture)
- Ecosystem: npm, React, massive JS ecosystem
- Backed by: Meta (Facebook)
- Best for: teams with JavaScript/React experience, codebases shared with a Next.js web app, applications that need maximum npm ecosystem access
Flutter:
- Language: Dart (purpose-built for Flutter, minimal prior developer familiarity)
- Architecture: Dart code + Flutter's own rendering engine (Skia/Impeller) — not native UI components
- Ecosystem: pub.dev (Flutter's package ecosystem)
- Backed by: Google
- Best for: applications with complex custom UI, teams who want consistent pixel-perfect rendering across platforms, developers who want strict type safety
Performance comparison: Flutter renders everything itself with Impeller — no bridge to native components, consistent frame rates. React Native's new architecture (Fabric, JSI) significantly closes the performance gap. For most business applications, both perform adequately. For graphics-heavy games or real-time visual experiences, Flutter has the edge.
The practical consideration: If the team already builds with React/TypeScript, React Native is the natural extension. Dart is an additional language to learn; TypeScript is already in use.
Framework decision based on team skills, ecosystem requirements, and the specific performance and UX needs of the application
React Native applications via Expo — for teams with JavaScript backgrounds and web applications that benefit from a shared codebase.
One honest number to start.
Fixed-scope, fixed-price. The number below is the starting point — final scope is built from your brief.
Framework decision based on team skills, ecosystem requirements, and the specific performance and UX needs of the application
Three steps, every time.
The same repeatable engagement on every project. No surprises, no mystery, no billable ambiguity.
Brief & discovery.
We send you questions, then get on a call. Output: a written scope with every step, feature, and integration listed.
Build & ship.
Fixed schedule, weekly reviews. No scope creep unless you change the scope — and if you do, we reprice it transparently.
Warranty & retainer.
30-day warranty on every launch. Most clients stay on a monthly retainer for ongoing features and maintenance.
Why Fixed-Price Matters Here
Framework choice doesn't change the fixed price for the defined feature set.
Questions, answered.
Yes. Business logic, types, and API client code in a shared package. Expo Router and Next.js App Router are structurally similar. React components can't be shared (native vs. web rendering), but hooks and utilities can.
Framework switching is a full rewrite. Choose correctly upfront. For most teams, React Native + Expo is the correct choice given JavaScript/TypeScript skills.
Tell Ryel about your project.
Describe what you’re building and what outcome you need. You’ll have a written, fixed-price scope within the week.