Mobile App Stack · decision tool
React Native vs Flutter vs PWA — which mobile stack?
Answer web-reuse, native-performance, app-store and single-codebase needs — get a capability-fit verdict across React Native (Expo), Flutter, native, PWA and Capacitor. Documented facts only.
Capabilities verified 2026-07-17 against official documentation · fit weights are our estimates (see methodology) · share the URL to share your configuration
As of Jul 2026, for this page's default requirements, React Native (Expo) and Capacitor (web wrapper) are effectively tied (83% vs 83% capability fit) — no clear winner; the choice is a tradeoff. This is a capability-fit decision, not a price ranking — StackSays does not invent a unified dollar comparison across these tools' incompatible billing units. Change any requirement below and the verdict recomputes.
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No clear winner
React Native (Expo) and Capacitor (web wrapper) tie for your requirements
The top options score within a few points — the choice comes down to preference and the tradeoffs below, not a decisive capability gap. Fit weights are our estimates.
Ranked by capability fit
This is a capability-fit decision, not a price ranking — these tools bill in incompatible units (per-search vs per-RAM cluster vs per-PB scanned) and several publish rates only in their own calculators, so StackSays does not invent a unified dollar comparison. Every score above traces to a documented capability; see Data sources below.
At a glance
| Tool | Deployment | Open source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| React Native (Expo) | Self-hosted | Yes | 2026-07-17 |
| Flutter | Self-hosted | Yes | 2026-07-17 |
| Native (Swift / Kotlin) | Self-hosted | No | 2026-07-17 |
| PWA (installable web app) | Self-hosted | Yes | 2026-07-17 |
| Capacitor (web wrapper) | Self-hosted | Yes | 2026-07-17 |
Data sources
| Tool | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|
| React Native (Expo) | Expo / React Native docs (capabilities) | 2026-07-17 |
| Flutter | Flutter docs (capabilities) | 2026-07-17 |
| Native (Swift / Kotlin) | Apple/Android native docs (capabilities) | 2026-07-17 |
| PWA (installable web app) | web.dev PWA (capabilities) | 2026-07-17 |
| Capacitor (web wrapper) | Capacitor docs (capabilities) | 2026-07-17 |
A monitor re-checks these pages for changes; when a vendor moves a price, the date updates and every verdict recomputes.