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Even at MVP startups that's not true anymore. It's now easier to build native than to deal with RN quirks.

by josefrichter · Sep 11, 2026

Yeah they do say that but as someone who has worked on native apps / RN for most of my career I think that is bullshit. They're not going to come out with a mea culpa ownin…

by myko · Sep 11, 2026

I would if it were based on the RN version. RN is kind of okay on iOS, but really shitty on Android. Would be difficult to be _worse_. That said, I do recommend reading the code…

by myko · Sep 11, 2026

and only 23% on iOS. Now while those can initially seems significant, it's still a web app, doh, a web page, that loads non deterministic stuff. Even in their tests, the page th…

by canto · Sep 11, 2026

> The performance gains in native compared to RN (new architecture) are minimal for normal UIs (except games) And yet most apps feels distinctly different than native. > The mos…

by agos · Sep 11, 2026

I'm inclined to agree on certain points; true native apps are, generally speaking, better when it comes to e.g. customer experience. It comes with risks and costs (but I think t…

by Cthulhu_ · Sep 11, 2026