Short version: Flutter is boring. React Native is exciting. Boring wins when you're shipping apps for clinics and laundromats who need them to not crash, not to be on the cutting edge of framework Twitter.
// FIG 01
// ENGINEERING
Flutter vs React Native, three years later.
We benchmarked both in 2022 and picked Flutter. The gap has only widened. A short post-mortem.
Kavya·2026-01-30·9 MIN READ
// WRITTEN BY
Kavya
ENGINEERING LEAD
Writes about engineering lead at 4AM Tech. Part of a four-person team that believes a small business deserves a beautiful website.
// KEEP READING
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- // ENGINEERING
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- // CRAFT
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- // NICHES
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