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title: Anouncing the Native vs React Native App Development Live Panel
teaser: 'The hard truths, cold facts, and brutal opinions about React Native.

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tags: news,mobile,react native,ios,android
author: Mike Burns
published_on: 2021-11-04
---

React Native? Swift? Kotlin? Which should your startup use?

We've been building mobile apps for years: greenfield apps for startups,
maintained existing multi-year projects for large companies, and everything in
between. And now we'd like to share the hard truths, cold facts, and brutal
opinions about what we've learned.

Our [native vs React Native live Q&A][cta] on November 19, 2021, features
experienced developers representing React Native, iOS, and Android. We'll focus
on answering questions from the audience, and we'll kick it off with some
frequently-asked queries about hiring, cost, time to market, maintenance, and
what the difference between these methodologies even _is_.

[Register for free][cta] to get time with our mobile developers so you can make
informed decisions about your next product.

[cta]: https://thoughtbot.com/events/react-native-vs-native-app-panel