React Native
What makes React Native different from a web app
React Native is an open-source framework for mobile applications. Product logic is developed with React and TypeScript, while the interface uses native iOS and Android elements rather than presenting a website inside a WebView.
A substantial part of the application can be developed together. Where interaction patterns, device capabilities or technical requirements differ, we add platform-specific code deliberately. The result should feel right on both systems rather than merely look identical everywhere.
Where React Native is a particularly strong fit
- Shared product logic across both platforms with platform-specific interaction wherever it creates real value.
- Mobile workflows using data from ERP, CRM, inventory, identity platforms or custom backends.
- Solutions for scanners, cameras, GPS, NFC, Bluetooth, receipt printers, sensors or specialised industrial devices.
- New React Native areas can be integrated into existing Swift, Objective C, Kotlin or Java apps and expanded incrementally.
Hardware and connected systems as part of the app architecture
A business app is only as good as the process it supports. We therefore design the complete flow of data from the device to the system of record rather than focusing on screens alone.
- ERP, CRM, SAP, inventory systems and custom APIs
- Single sign-on, roles and secure device authentication
- Barcode and QR scanners, cameras, GPS, NFC and Bluetooth
- Offline data, local storage and controlled synchronisation
- Push notifications, payments, files and background processes
- Mobile device management, kiosk mode and managed devices
For every integration, we define failure handling, offline behaviour, permissions and traceability. This keeps the app dependable when connectivity or connected systems do not respond perfectly.
A shared codebase does not remove native engineering
React Native covers many device capabilities directly or through established libraries. When a vendor SDK, specialised scanner or new platform feature is not supported, we connect custom Swift, Kotlin or C++ code through native modules and components.
This is essential for connected enterprise apps. It combines the efficiency of shared product development with full access to each platform.
What organisations gain from React Native
Validation, data models and core workflows do not need to be reinvented for each platform. Differences remain where iOS and Android genuinely require them.
New capabilities can be planned, tested and released for both platforms together. This simplifies coordination and reduces functional divergence.
The app can use platform APIs and custom native modules. React Native therefore does not limit the product to the capabilities of a web application.
React and TypeScript create shared concepts across web and mobile. This supports knowledge sharing, code reviews and long-term maintenance.
React Native, Flutter or fully native?
No technology is best for every app. React Native is particularly compelling when iOS and Android share the same business workflows, a React and TypeScript environment already exists or the app works closely with a web platform.
Fully native development can be a better fit when a product targets almost exclusively one platform, needs new operating system capabilities immediately or demands unusually deep graphics, audio or background processing. Flutter can fit when a fully custom, cross-platform visual system and the Dart ecosystem are deliberate choices.
We decide based on the product, its integrations, the existing team and the operating model. An honest technology choice is more valuable than a universal promise.
Our React technology page explains the shared technical foundation in more detail.
Where React Native requires deliberate choices
Navigation, permissions, background processes and hardware behave differently on each platform. Those differences should be designed deliberately rather than hidden.
Before adoption, we assess maintenance, platform coverage, compatibility and future upgrade effort. We keep critical capabilities behind our own interfaces.
Lists, animations, startup and data processing are measured on realistic devices with realistic data. A framework alone does not guarantee a fluid app.
Signing, privacy declarations, store review, monitoring, crash reporting and operating-system updates need to be planned from the beginning.
React Native development for real business processes
Our apps do not end at the edge of the screen. We connect mobile interaction with backends, enterprise systems and hardware, supporting the product from architecture and testing through store release and long-term evolution.
Learn more about our approach on the React Native development service page.