Comparison

Kivy vs React Native

On the evidence we track, React Native leads this comparison with a composite score of 78/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Kivy46

★React Native78

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Kivy	React NativeLeader
vioscaleAI score	46 / 100medium · 68%	78 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.8	4.4
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=kivy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40react-native-community%2Feslint-config&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	709	111,015
Github starsadoption.github_stars	19,026	126,686
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	14,689,002
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	24	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	342	7
Historyrelease.history	13 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	C++
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	4 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Kivy46 / 100medium · 68%

React Native78 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

Kivy✓

React Native✓

Model

Kivyopen_source

React Nativeopen_source

Price level

Kivyfree

React Nativefree

Transparent

Kivy✓

React Native✓

Security

Scorecard

Kivy4.8

React Native4.4

Vulnerabilities

KivyCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=kivy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

React NativeCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40react-native-community%2Feslint-config&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Kivy–

React Native✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Kivy709

React Native111,015

Github stars

Kivy19,026

React Native126,686

Package downloads weekly

Kivy–

React Native14,689,002

Activity

Commits last 30d

Kivy24

React Native100

Release

Cadence days

Kivy342

React Native7

History

Kivy13 items

React Native20 items

License

Spdx

KivyMIT

React NativeMIT

Language

Primary

KivyPython

React NativeC++

Content

Faq

Kivy5 items

React Native4 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for mobile app frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Mobile App Frameworks
Capability	Kivy	React Native
Core
Target platforms	Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, embedded platforms	iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Web
Approach	Multiplatform shared logic	Cross-platform native render
Primary language	Python	JavaScript
Rendering
Renders true native UI	-	✓
DX
Hot reload	-	✓
TypeScript-first	✗	✗
Delivery
Over-the-air code push	-	-
Portability
Single codebase, multiple platforms	✓	✓
Desktop support	✓	✓
Builds for web	✗	✓
Capability
Native API access	Plugin / bridged	Full native
Ecosystem
Bundled UI component library	✓	✓

Core

Target platforms

KivyAndroid, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, embedded platforms

React NativeiOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Web

Approach

KivyMultiplatform shared logic

React NativeCross-platform native render

Primary language

KivyPython

React NativeJavaScript

Rendering

Renders true native UI

Kivy-

React Native✓

Hot reload

Kivy-

React Native✓

TypeScript-first

Kivy✗

React Native✗

Delivery

Over-the-air code push

Kivy-

React Native-

Portability

Single codebase, multiple platforms

Kivy✓

React Native✓

Desktop support

Kivy✓

React Native✓

Builds for web

Kivy✗

React Native✓

Capability

Native API access

KivyPlugin / bridged

React NativeFull native

Ecosystem

Bundled UI component library

Kivy✓

React Native✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Kivy

Open-source framework for creating user interfaces with Python, deployable to mobile devices, desktop operating systems, and embedded platforms from a single codebase.

Independently observed

React Native

Leader

React Native enables developers to write native iOS and Android apps using JavaScript and React, with UI rendering directly to native platform components. It provides a declarative API compiled to native code, supporting hot reloading during development and direct platform API access.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Kivy

Open sourceFree tier

Completely free and open source. Community supported through optional donations.

as of 2026-08-16verify ↗

React Native

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-10-15verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Kivy	React Native
iOSPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

iOS

Kivy✓

React Native✓

Android

Kivy✓

React Native✓

macOS

Kivy✓

React Native✗

Windows

Kivy✓

React Native✗

Linux

Kivy✓

React Native✗

Deployment

Self-hosted

Kivy✓

React Native–

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