How React Native Can Improve the Quality of Your Mobile Apps

by Marta Jordan Writer

Are you in the business of mobile application development and looking to find a way to improve the performance of your applications, and to make the process of developing for multiple devices easier and faster? Then React Native app development might be just the thing you are looking for.

How Does It Work?

Wondering what exactly React Native is? It’s a development framework based on JSX (a JavaScript extension). This means that it uses a familiar JavaScript framework to code real, natively rendering mobile apps for the two big smartphone competitors, iOS and Android. It’s actually inspired by the Javascript library that Facebook uses to build user interfaces, but it has been altered to work with mobile platforms instead of an internet browser.

So it definitely has a basis in very competent and trustworthy programming. The main goal of React Native app development is to create UI foundations using JavaScript and React to assist with mobile application development so you can build cross-platform applications for iOS and Android with none of the usual hassle of developing for both devices.

Easily Adaptable

Because React Native is designed to be sure for mobile application development on both iOS and Android, it means that substantial time and cost is able to be saved during the development process that would usually have been spent on developing two different builds. According to recent calculations, roughly 90% of the code can be shared between the two device types meaning a lot of development time is saved.

Another benefit of React Native app development is that the interface is modular and easy to understand meaning that multiple developers can work and build on the same project with ease. This makes a mobile application development team more efficient and also makes it easier to update and upgrade applications. Additionally, testers will have an easier time understanding the programming logic and be able to build appropriate testing scenarios with little difficulty.

Using an open-source framework also provides additional advantages, working in a community driven environment means that other development teams working in JavaScript and using React will be available and willing to share knowledge and explain available components to your own team.

Improved Performance

Because React Native framework was built with mobile devices in mind, it makes great use of the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) instead of working the way previous hybrid technologies did, meaning they used both the GPU and CPU (central processing unit). Hybrid technologies tend to put more strain on the device and this can affect the performance of the application. React Native is first of its kind to offer cross-platform solutions without needing to be hybrid.

Undeniably, React Native is a real asset when it comes to improving performance through native control and modules. Meaning that you have to do half the work, as you wouldn’t need to make two entirely separate builds for iOS and Android, while also providing great performance. So if you are looking to start a new mobile application development project, maybe give React Native a look and see if it can benefit you and your business.