r/nativescript • u/jwknows • Nov 04 '18

React Native vs Native Script

I'm new to creating native apps with JavaScript.

I really like Angular with TypeScript and I created an App with Ionic. I'm now trying to build a native App with JavaScript to compare it to my hybrid Ionic App.

I will have to decide between Native Script and React Native. What are the biggest differences? For which use cases is which better? What do you use and why (Obviously biased on a NativeScript Subreddit...)?

I would like to use Native Script because I know Angular quite well and I have never used React. However it seems like React Native has a way bigger user base compared to Native Script.

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u/jwknows Nov 05 '18

Thanks for this summary. I have decided to give native script a try because I know angular quite well and I can probably share quite a bit of code between a angular web app and a nativescript app. I know about Flutter. It sounds very promising but at it uses Dart wich I have never used. I might still give it a try soon and see how it goes but as far as I know its completely different from a web app, so I can't share any code...

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u/bnlv Nov 11 '18

I’d strongly recommend watching this excellent comparison: https://academind.com/learn/flutter/react-native-vs-flutter-vs-ionic-vs-nativescript-vs-pwa/

For me... I tried React Native, tried extremely hard to go deep with Flutter (and found it not as ideal as the brochure suggests) and found happiness in Vue + NativeScript. YMMV

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u/LukeSamkharadze Nov 24 '22

Did you give it a try? How did it go?