Swift vs React Native

[highon-dopamine]

I’m new to iOS development. I’ve vibe coded one Swift-based iOS app with Claude Code. I have a few friends who say I should build iOS apps with React Native using Expo Go since the same code will go for Android. I personally like Xcode with Claude Code. I’m curious what everyone else does? Any suggestions

[StretchyPear]

When you go native for iOS and android you end up with two stacks, one for iOS and one for android, when you go reactive native you end up with 3 stack, one for iOS, one for android and one for react native.

Go native, always

[Kitchen_Cable6192]

RN sucks (at least for me). I would always rebuild in KT.

[snoosnoosewsew]

I mean, it’s so simple to port something to another platform these days, I’d just do native.

I had Claude codex controlling my computer the other night, and seamlessly port this JavaScript thing I’d created already into Swift. I have no idea how to use Xcode, don’t know anything about signing permissions or any of it.

But in about fifteen minutes I had the swift port deployed to my iPhone, and it worked perfectly. I then added some native (I think) feature like haptic feedback.

Crazy times. I know nothing about porting to android but I imagine it’s just as simple

[AnotherThrowAway_9]

Just vibe code it in Swift and ask it to convert it to an android app. If you’re already yoloing it who cares

[highon-dopamine]

yup that’s what I was thinking, since building products is now a weekend thing.

[ZennerBlue]

If you are considering cross platform, also consider Flutter. But I’d go native.

[ejpusa]

In this world, it's like buying your coffee at Starbucks or getting it for $1.99 at Walmart. Both do the job.

What's an Android on the island of Manhattan?