React Native Alternatives

React Native is described as 'Enables you to build world-class application experiences on native platforms using a consistent developer experience based on JavaScript and React. The focus of React Native is on developer efficiency across all the platforms you care about — learn once, write' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to React Native for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Web-based apps. The best React Native alternative is WebViewGold. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Qt or Flutter. Other great apps like React Native are Electron, Apache Cordova, WeSetupYourWebViewApp and Ionic Framework.

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  1. WebViewGold icon

    WebViewGold

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    Convert your websites and web apps into iOS, Android & macOS apps in 60 seconds. No coding required, it just works. App Store and Play Store approval guarantee. Send push notifications & display AdMob ads to monetize your application. It just works.

    25 WebViewGold alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    WebViewGold screenshot 1

    WebViewGold Features

    1.  Smart Templates

    WebViewGold VS React Native

     
    Comments about WebViewGold as an Alternative to React Native
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    Positive •Oct 3, 2019
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    no code problems, worked like a charm

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    • Almost everyone thinks WebViewGold is a great React Native alternative.

    • WebViewGold is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to React Native.

    • WebViewGold is the most popular commercial alternative to React Native.

    • WebViewGold is Paid and ProprietaryReact Native is Free and Open Source
  2. Qt icon

    Qt

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    Qt is a cross-platform application framework that is widely used for developing application software that can be run on various software and hardware platforms with little or no change in the underlying codebase, while having the power and speed of native applications.

    53 Qt alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Qt screenshot 1

    Qt Features

    1.  Desktop Application
    2.  C++
    3.  Clean API
    4.  Cross-Platform
    5.  Embedded Device development
    6.  Native application

    Qt VS React Native

     

    • Qt is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to React Native.

    • Qt is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to React Native.

    • Qt is Freemium and Open SourceReact Native is Free and Open Source
  4. Flutter icon

    Flutter

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    Build apps for any screen. Flutter transforms the app development process. Build, test, and deploy beautiful mobile, web, desktop, and embedded apps from a single codebase.

    42 Flutter alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Dart
    • Flutter
    Flutter screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Cross-Platform
    2.  Android Development
    3.  Custom widgets
    4.  Native application compiler
    5.  Desktop Application
    6.  Material design
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No registration required

    Flutter VS React Native

     
    Comments about Flutter as an Alternative to React Native
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    Positive •Oct 7, 2018
    6

    It does not have native bridge that react native has

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    • Almost everyone thinks Flutter is a great React Native alternative.

    • Flutter is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to React Native.

    • Flutter is Free and Open SourceReact Native is also Free and Open Source
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    Electron

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    If you can build a website, you can build a desktop app. Electron is a framework for creating native applications with web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. It takes care of the hard parts so you can focus on the core of your application.

    44 Electron alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Create menubar apps

    Electron Features

    1.  Support for HTML5
    2.  Support for Javascript
    3.  Native application

    Electron VS React Native

     
    Comments about Electron as an Alternative to React Native
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    Negative •Nov 23, 2019
    9

    Electron is for the development of desktop apps, react native is for mobile apps

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    • Electron is Free and Open SourceReact Native is also Free and Open Source
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    Apache Cordova

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    Apache Cordova is a set of device APIs that allow a mobile app developer to access native device function such as the camera or accelerometer from JavaScript. Combined with a UI framework such as jQuery Mobile or Dojo Mobile or Sencha Touch, this allows a smartphone app to be...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Apache Cordova screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Portable
    5.  Web-Based
    6.  Multiplatform Export
    7.  Javascript scripting

    Apache Cordova VS React Native

     
  7. WeSetupYourWebViewApp icon

    WeSetupYourWebViewApp

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    WeSetupYourWebViewApp service will wrap your website or web app into a fullscreen native app for iOS and Android. Up to 2x better performance & enriched with native app components. Get a full refund if Apple or Google rejects your app.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    WeSetupYourWebViewApp screenshot 1

    WeSetupYourWebViewApp Features

    1.  Multiple export options

    WeSetupYourWebViewApp VS React Native

     

    • Almost everyone thinks WeSetupYourWebViewApp is a great React Native alternative.

    • WeSetupYourWebViewApp is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to React Native.

    • WeSetupYourWebViewApp is Paid and ProprietaryReact Native is Free and Open Source
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    Ionic Framework

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    Ionic is an open source app development toolkit for building modern, fast, top-quality cross-platform native and Progressive Web Apps from a single codebase with JavaScript and the Web.

    34 Ionic Framework alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • JavaScript
    • Sass

    Ionic Framework Features

    1.  Native application

    Ionic Framework VS React Native

     
  10. Svelte Native icon

    Svelte Native

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    Svelte Native is a new approach to building mobile applications using NativeScript. Where other JavaScript mobile development frameworks like React Native and NativeScript-Vue do the bulk of their work on the mobile device, Svelte Native shifts that work into a compile step that...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • NativeScript
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    Svelte Native VS React Native

     
  11. Appcelerator Titanium icon

    Appcelerator Titanium

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    Appcelerator Titanium, offered for free by Appcelerator, lets web developers use web technologies, open source and cloud computing to build native apps for iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac OSX and Linux.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Appcelerator Titanium screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    On February 2021, Axway announced that Appcelerator Titanium has been discontinued, with support ending on March 1, 2022. All private source code will be made open source by this date. https://www.axway.com/en/appcelerator-end-of-life

    Appcelerator Titanium Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Native application
    4.  Code Completion
    5.  Mobile friendly

    Appcelerator Titanium VS React Native

     
  12. Slint icon

    Slint

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    GUI toolkit for Rust, C++, and JavaScript to efficiently develop fluid graphical user interfaces for embedded devices and desktop applications.

    18 Slint alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Slint screenshot 1

    Slint Features

    1.  Rust

    Slint VS React Native

     
  13. MauiKit icon

    MauiKit

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    MauiKit is a framework based on QQC2 and Kirigami, that helps to create convergent applications that run on GNU Linux and Android, based on the Maui HIG. MauiKit is an open source framework to make the applications look good, made by .

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • MX flagMexico

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android

    MauiKit Features

    1.  GUI Designer
    2.  C++

    MauiKit VS React Native

     
  14. RhoMobile icon

    RhoMobile

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    Cross-platform framework for creating mobile and desktop apps for iOS, Android, WinCE, Sailfish OS, Windows, Linux and OS X.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Sailfish OS

    RhoMobile Features

    1.  Mobile framework
    2.  Desktop Application

    RhoMobile VS React Native

     
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