React Native Reviews & Product Details

React Native is an open-source framework developed by Meta Platforms that enables developers to build native mobile applications for platforms such as Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows using JavaScript and React. By leveraging React's declarative programming model, React Native allows for the creation of rich, high-performance user interfaces that are rendered using native components, ensuring a seamless user experience across different devices. Key Features and Functionality: - Cross-Platform Development: Write a single codebase in JavaScript and deploy it across multiple platforms, reducing development time and effort. - Native Components: Utilize a core set of platform-agnostic native components like `View`, `Text`, and `Image` that map directly to the platform's native UI building blocks, ensuring high performance and a native look and feel. - Hot Reloading: Instantly see the results of code changes without rebuilding the entire application, enhancing developer productivity. - Modular Architecture: Easily integrate with existing native code and third-party plugins, allowing for the incorporation of platform-specific functionalities when needed. - Strong Community Support: Benefit from a large and active community that contributes to a vast ecosystem of libraries, tools, and resources, facilitating faster development and problem-solving. Primary Value and Problem Solved: React Native addresses the challenge of developing separate codebases for different platforms by enabling a unified development approach. This not only accelerates the development process but also ensures consistency in user experience across platforms. By using JavaScript—a widely adopted programming language—React Native lowers the learning curve for web developers transitioning to mobile app development. Additionally, the framework's ability to render native components ensures that applications maintain high performance and a native appearance, meeting user expectations for responsiveness and aesthetics.

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Meta Platforms, Inc

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React Native Community

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Ahmed Shatat

Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

13 months

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Guillermo H.

Software engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/20/2022

"React native is the most adaptable and easiest programming language that I have learnt."

4.5/5

What do you like best about React Native?

I like how it runs with JavaScript. React native is so robust and having components make your work easier and tidear. It's a very dynamic program language and with the right tools you can really create stunning websites Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about React Native?

It's good to crear front end websites but can be tricky with connecting to the backend unless you use Node.js Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

virender s.

Digital Analyst

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/14/2022

"layout is positive snd concise. In terms of performance, it is really progressive"

4/5

What do you like best about React Native?

framework is fastest and most efficient environment for development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about React Native?

it has lagging sdk updates and have some compatibility issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/4/2022

"Slick invention for app developers"

5/5

What do you like best about React Native?

Most libraries are readily available to integrate any service or feature.

Can easily make a native app for both platforms (i.e, iOS & Andriod)

No need to make any changes for the two platforms differently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about React Native?

The installation of the setup requires heavy specifications in the computer

If you are multitasking the RAM consumption is high which can overheat your system

This is not for beginners in one go, they might need to go through the basics of documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Entertainment

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/22/2022

"Decent framework. Well suited for small and medium sized budget."

4/5

What do you like best about React Native?

Similarities with React.js

Easy to create UI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about React Native?

Most of the components are third parties Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rtr. Vipul P.

iOS Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/23/2022

"Best for Mobile Application Development"

4/5

What do you like best about React Native?

It's most powerful tools for app development and it's code execution process was fantastic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about React Native?

It's hard to find React native developer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nikheel S.

Web Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/28/2022

"I'm using react native, I like it for development."

5/5

What do you like best about React Native?

Core components, I mostly work on that build. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about React Native?

Everything is good, for development easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bheem Reddy M.

Engineer - IT Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/21/2022

"It's easy and more efficient framework to write and deploy the code."

4.5/5

What do you like best about React Native?

Easy to code and most efficient code we can write. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about React Native?

Nothing have upto now and needs to evolve more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mohit p.

Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/23/2022

"Good open source framework to develop cross platform apps."

4/5

What do you like best about React Native?

The best part of using react native is we can create mobile apps for both iOS and Android with a single code base. And the language used by this framework is Java Scripts which is widely used by many developers around the world. If you have knowledge of Java Script then you can easily start developing apps for both iOS and Android using react-native. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about React Native?

The only thing which I dislike about react native is the app developed using react native is quite slow and the user experience is not that smooth comparing its competitors like a flutter. And also the build size is much larger comparing the native builds for Android and iOS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mani Kumar Reddy K.

Senior Software Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/16/2021

"Best cross platform development framework"

5/5

What do you like best about React Native?

Having a single code base for iOS and Android apps helps save a lot of time and development costs. Hot reloading is a lot faster than native apps and provides faster development times. It makes over-the-air updates possible. It has excellent community support and library support - you can find almost everything available for native apps and more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about React Native?

It has a larger learning curve for web developers. There is still some inconsistency for iOS and Android in styling and behavior. Initial loading time is longer compared to native apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.