Flutter and React Native promise speed and efficiency but is it really worth it?
I remember one project where the startup wanted everything cross-platform. On paper it seemed perfect: write once, run everywhere, save time. But reality hit hard. Within weeks, we were spending hours fixing small UI quirks, random crashes, and inconsistent behaviors across devices. Issues that would never have existed in native Kotlin development.
I am not saying cross-platform is useless. It is great for prototypes and simple apps. But for serious, large-scale Android projects, native often performs better, feels more stable, and is easier to maintain long term.
Android devs, I am curious.
Have you had similar experiences with cross-platform frameworks? Or have they genuinely saved your time and sanity? Share your experience below.
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