The short answer
For most business and consumer apps, React Native delivers native-quality results at roughly half the build and maintenance cost. Choose fully native when the app depends on heavy graphics, complex device hardware or platform features on release day.
Cost and speed
One React Native codebase serves both platforms and can share logic with your web app. Two native apps mean two codebases, two teams and features that drift apart.
Performance
Modern React Native with a well-built list and animation layer is smooth on current devices. The gap shows in 3D, video processing and demanding real-time features.
Hiring and maintenance
TypeScript developers are easier to hire than specialist Swift and Kotlin engineers, and over-the-air updates let you fix bugs without waiting for store review.
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