I shipped apps in both ecosystems for real clients. Here are the strengths, weaknesses, and the criterion that should decide in 2026.
Four years, a dozen apps shipped, three clients who migrated from one to the other. Here is what I learned.
JS ecosystem, Expo, recruiting ease.
Consistent UI across platforms, rock-solid 60 fps, superior hot reload.
Web agency doing mobile on the side: React Native + Expo. Team starting fresh: Flutter, marginally. High-performance graphics: native Swift/Kotlin.
New Architecture by default, faster EAS Update, mature expo-router 4. Feedback after 3 apps shipped in 2026.
90% of mobile apps reuse the same navigation patterns. Here is how to combine them cleanly in React Native without reinventing the wheel.
Honest benchmark on 40 real tasks: refactor, debug, API generation, framework migration. Unvarnished verdict between the three generative AI giants.
I design and ship tailor-made applications. 9 years of experience. Let's talk over a coffee (or a call).
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