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Flutter vs React Native: Draw or Lose?

Flutter vs React Native who will win for the project? many of us as business owners or people who don't know about programming languages also ask about which one was right for the project? but the other hand, Flutter has functional to cross-platform apps that remain of great interest for the majority of businesses.

If we are to compare React Native Development vs Flutter, both provide pros & cons between them. If you ask a developer it can depend. It's like you ask about which position in football is the best, it will be answered it depends on your roles. In this article, we found not only it depends, but the secret things between Flutter vs React Native in comparison. We cover all aspects you have to know about Flutter vs React Native such as performance, ease to use for implementation, and for a big project. Never end reading without bringing something.

Is Flutter faster than React Native in Performance?

Talking about speed faster or low is a different thing between Flutter vs React Native. In several articles I read, All authors or developers agree Flutter vs React Native are both "fast enough" for the majority of situations, especially when performance optimization pass has been done on them by competent developers.

All Flutter apps have a high performance by default. But the other hand Flutter has some common problems that appear may affect the rate. Flutter provides the user with several recommendations that can help to reach the desired result. The following recommendations are:

  • Performance optimization & deferred loading
  • Performance improvement
  • Creating a flutter widget

Not only that, but Flutter also recommends controlling build costs, effects & widgets when you need them. Then your developer can use lazy methods for:

  • Grid & list
  • Building & displaying frames in 16s

It Flutter, next is React Native. I found several articles from a developer who talk the same thing about performance. Jamon Holmgren said performance is different mostly due to the asynchronous React Native bridge which will be replaced by concurrent communication between native & JS as the new architecture rolls out this spring. But skia is coming to React Native, which means you can have the same renderer for react-native that you would use in a flutter.

Can you get a point? between React-Native vs Flutter is still strong for each other. Let's check another aspect.

Is Flutter Hard to Find Documentation than React Native?

This part can be the strongest factor for Flutter vs React Native. It means if Flutter can be hard then React-Native automatically React Native is a win but if otherwise React Native is so hard to find Flutter is a win. Let's talk about this. I found some resources that mention Documentation between React-Native vs Flutter, he said if a compare between them, react native is not so impressive, but many developers find it more user-friendly. How about Flutter? isn't user friendly too? I don't think so but flutter is perfectly structured documentation. The document is so well-structured on the website that the inconveniences are almost unnoticeable.

Now you know about the documentation between them, it depends can change to what do you need for? user-friendly or perfectly well-structured? Maybe is still biased and doesn't understand what user-friendly form of a perfect well structured? Let's take a final aspect.

Is Flutter vs React native Good for Big Projects?

In the form of a project, I use an example or portfolio to take a look at how to flutter or react-native use in a project. Flutter can be used for pretty much any app. Below are just a few examples:

  • Ecommerce and retail (including online stores and loyalty programs)
  • Banks and FinTech
  • Large business/enterprises (contact centers, organization of internal processes, logistics, and many others).

But the other hand react-native was usually many apps too. below are the example:

  • Social Media
  • Communication App
  • Large company

Both React Native and Flutter can be used to create great apps with near-native performance and feel. The main distinction between React Native and Flutter is that Flutter includes Google-developed plugins such as geolocation and mapping. Unfortunately, the React Native app works best with apps that only have a single location and do not require tracking.

Will Flutter Replace React Native?

Between Flutter vs React Native they have to live with each other. But sometimes businesses need a fast development and need a programming language that can cross platforms iOS and Android. According to that flutter someday can replace react native with a new version.

According to Emveep experts, crisis conditions will inevitably push more businesses to choose Flutter as an excellent opportunity to move quickly online and expand their influence on electronic platforms.

If you want to quickly develop an app for iOS and Android without sacrificing quality or budget, give Flutter a try.

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Keff

I want to add my opinions here:

 Is Flutter faster than React Native in Performance?

As you say, it does not matter, if you need performance go native. For other usecases it's more than enough. But at a lower level, I understand that flutter is in some senses more performant than react native. At least on some platforms.

 Is Flutter Hard to Find Documentation than React Native?

In my experience, having used both and many other frameworks I can confidently say that flutter docs are some of the best out there. It might be personal preference, but I almost always find what I look for, granted sometimes there's info or examples missing, but you can almost always find some other example elsewhere in those cases.

 Is Flutter vs React native Good for Big Projects?

I don't have experience with React native in big projects, but I can say that Flutter is great for big projects. At least in my experience it's a charm to work with, even at big scale. This is because of it's architecture which in some sense prevents us from doing stuff we shouldn't do. But it's not perfect of course xD

I'd say that this also depends on the teams experience with either solution, if your team is experienced in Flutter they will work a lot better on flutter than with React native, and viceversa. They will know how to architect and build the app so it can scale later on. If they choose a framework they don't have experience with it's trickier.

Will Flutter Replace React Native?

I doubt it, they each have their place. If you're comfortable writing in TS/HTML etc... you will be better of using React native, if you already know dart or flutter you will be better of with flutter.

They both have value, choice is good. Nobody likes monopolies.

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Emveep#1

Thanks for your response. It can be helpfully for others and me too.

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Akash Chauhan

Flutter is a new framework for developing mobile apps that promises to be faster and more efficient than React Native.First, Flutter offers more features and customization options.
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