React Native Vs. Flutter: The Key Differences Every Mobile App Developer Should Know In 2021 [Guide For Beginners]

1. react-native

   1 563 121,852 10.0 C++

   A framework for building native applications using React

   

   React Native has in-depth documentation, where thoroughly explained how to get started with create-react-native-app command, how to use native modules or create platform-specific components, and other hot points in cross-platform development. React Native got almost 95k stars on GitHub.

2. SurveyJS

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   JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Add the SurveyJS white-label form builder to your JavaScript app (React/Angular/Vue3). Build complex JSON forms without coding. Fully customizable, works with any backend, perfect for data-heavy apps. Learn more.

   

3. react-native-windows

   2 71 16,775 9.8 C++

   A framework for building native Windows apps with React.

   

   https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-windows#-react-native-for-windows

4. Flutter

   3 1,257 170,134 10.0 Dart

   Flutter makes it easy and fast to build beautiful apps for mobile and beyond

   

   Flutter also has a detailed library of documentation. Despite being younger than React Native, Flutter’s community is also growing and being maintained by enthusiasts. Flutter has 120k stars on GitHub.

5. react-native-gesture-handler

   4 13 6,371 9.6 TypeScript

   Declarative API exposing platform native touch and gesture system to React Native.

   

   1.React Native Gesture Handler 2.React Native Material UI 3.Native Base; (Cross-platform UI components for React Native) 4.React-Native-UI-Kitten 5.Axious; (HTTP client for the browser and Node.js) 6.React Native Maps

6. react-native-material-ui

   5 3 3,782 0.0 JavaScript

   Highly customizable material design components for React Native

   

   1.React Native Gesture Handler 2.React Native Material UI 3.Native Base; (Cross-platform UI components for React Native) 4.React-Native-UI-Kitten 5.Axious; (HTTP client for the browser and Node.js) 6.React Native Maps

7. NativeBase

   6 57 20,306 3.4 TypeScript

   Mobile-first, accessible components for React Native & Web to build consistent UI across Android, iOS and Web.

   

   1.React Native Gesture Handler 2.React Native Material UI 3.Native Base; (Cross-platform UI components for React Native) 4.React-Native-UI-Kitten 5.Axious; (HTTP client for the browser and Node.js) 6.React Native Maps

8. react-native-ui-kitten

   7 22 10,517 2.4 TypeScript

   :boom: React Native UI Library based on Eva Design System :new_moon_with_face::sparkles:Dark Mode

   

   1.React Native Gesture Handler 2.React Native Material UI 3.Native Base; (Cross-platform UI components for React Native) 4.React-Native-UI-Kitten 5.Axious; (HTTP client for the browser and Node.js) 6.React Native Maps

9. Civic Auth

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   Auth in Less Than 5 Minutes. Civic Auth comes with multiple SSO options, optional embedded wallets, and user management — all implemented with just a few lines of code. Start building today.

   

10. axios

    8 480 106,824 9.1 JavaScript

    Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js

    

    1.React Native Gesture Handler 2.React Native Material UI 3.Native Base; (Cross-platform UI components for React Native) 4.React-Native-UI-Kitten 5.Axious; (HTTP client for the browser and Node.js) 6.React Native Maps

11. react-native-maps

    9 34 15,464 8.9 TypeScript

    React Native Mapview component for iOS + Android

    

    1.React Native Gesture Handler 2.React Native Material UI 3.Native Base; (Cross-platform UI components for React Native) 4.React-Native-UI-Kitten 5.Axious; (HTTP client for the browser and Node.js) 6.React Native Maps

12. react-native-debugger

    10 22 10,426 7.7 JavaScript

    The standalone app based on official debugger of React Native, and includes React Inspector / Redux DevTools

    

    The first tool that comes to our mind if speaking about debugging stuff for React Native, is react-native-debugger, an official debugger of React Native with Redux DevTools and React Inspector. Plus,

13. reactotron

    11 5 15,208 8.7 TypeScript

    A desktop app for inspecting your React JS and React Native projects. macOS, Linux, and Windows.

    

    reactotron, — for inspecting and debugging your macOS, Windows, and Linux apps

14. TypeScript

    12 1,421 104,429 9.7 TypeScript

    TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output.

    

    ➕ React Native is a good instrument for creating minimal viable products. Why? Again, because of JavaScript which is easy, known, and loved by everyone. Though, in the long run, we would suggest using TypeScript instead of JavaScript.

15. pub-dev

    13 369 875 9.8 Dart

    The pub.dev website

    

    Start working with Flutter after loading and decompressing the full package. Use pub.dev to get more libraries. Build, test and deploy your mobile app automatically with such servers as Bitrise or CircleCI. And in case you face some difficulties, refer to the Flutter community, helping each other to code faster and easier.

16. devtools

    14 6 1,633 9.8 Dart

    Performance tools for Flutter (by flutter)

    

    Flutter inspector, to explore Flutter widget trees DevTools, a suite of performance and profiling tools that run in a browser Android Studio/IntelliJ, and VS Code Other debugging tools for Flutter are well-represented here.

17. flipper

    15 30 13,367 9.7 TypeScript

    Discontinued A desktop debugging platform for mobile developers.

    

    Flipper, very simple and clear mobile app debugger with a log viewer, layout inspector, and network inspector

18. expo

    16 117 40,001 10.0 TypeScript

    An open-source framework for making universal native apps with React. Expo runs on Android, iOS, and the web.

    

    React Native code structure, styling is a lot direct with JavaScript that allows creating MVC just from scratch. RN has an intuitive architecture that is compared to React. How to set up the development environment for RN? The simplest way is to use Expo or React Native CLI. Expo is a free tool that allows you to develop and deploy RN applications with native code writing.

19. appium

    17 38 19,786 9.8 JavaScript

    Cross-platform automation framework for all kinds of apps, built on top of the W3C WebDriver protocol

    

    For instance, for Windows, you can use Performance Monitor to get started from the debug menu. It’ll be displayed in your app over the opened screen. For testing iOs apps on React Native, you may use Appium.

20. InfluxDB

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    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

    

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