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by itake 1071 days ago
> Purely curious; why not start natively with iOS or Droid (depending on which one your target audience uses more)?

For me, React is just easier to use than natively supporting iOS or Droid. No new languages or skills to learn.

I also found for social/marketplace apps, Droid users are the supply and iOS is the demand. Can't have one without the other.
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bartaxyz 1061 days ago
With Swift UI & Jetpack Compose, I found it really easy to make a jump from React to either platform. The mental model is pretty similar to React in both. Sure, Android is still a lot of boilerplate (in my opinion), but Kotlin & Swift are also relatively easy to get into, especially if you happen to have some OOP experience.
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joshuawright11 1071 days ago
Yeah if React is your strong suit, an initial version in React Native is the way to roll.
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