Ionic vs. React Native vs. PhoneGap

Advantages of React Native

• It is managed by a very strong community of developers and corporations, which helps novice developers to speed up the learning and development process.
• As React Native allows developers to reuse existing code, it makes it very speedy to deliver the apps.
• When discussed with so many React Native developers of this community, any issue related with React Native can be quickly solved.
• It is independent of the iOS and Android platforms. This means that the code developed can be used across both platforms.

Ionic Pros:

• It is free and open source
• One code base for building both native mobile apps and progressive web apps
• Use of most of the native plugins and device features like HealthKit, Bluetooth, etc.
• Contains real app examples, guides, and component demos
• Performs well on latest mobile devices
• Offers efficient hardware accelerated transitions
• Can run in browser as PWA using Cordova or PhoneGap
• Deeplinking system to start app development from a web link
• AoT compiling for lightning-fast loading

React Native vs Ionic: Which is better?

I can’t tell you which is better because I firmly believe that it depends on many factors: you, your project, your user requirements, the acquired skills of your team, etc. They both do different things, and both do it well. It’s like comparing an Xbox and a Playstation, MacOS and Windows, a car and a motorcycle. Neither is better than the other.

However, I can tell you which one I prefer. It is React Native. I personally value the native rendering more than the rest. To me, apps need to be extremely fast and responsive, and in React Native, I have found a good compromise between writing pure native applications, or pure hybrid apps.

Now, my best advise to you is to try them out both, pick one, and make the best out of it!

Psst. If you’re interested in a code comparison, I wrote a very simplistic todo app for both Ionic and React Native on Github.

https://dzone.com/articles/ionic-vs-react-native-which-framework-is-better-fo

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