# React Native vs SwiftUI

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** React Native

| Attribute | React Native | SwiftUI |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 78.2 (71% (medium)) | 54.4 (41% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 111,015 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 126,686 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 14,689,002 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"React Native enables developers to write native applications for iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and web using JavaScript and the React programming model. Applications use native platform UI components and APIs, delivering native performance without requiring separate codebases per platform. It is indexed under Mobile App Frameworks.","source":"https://reactnative.dev","question":"What is React Native?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"React Native is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://reactnative.dev","question":"Is React Native free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"React Native supports the web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://reactnative.dev","question":"What platforms does React Native support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. React Native is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/facebook/react-native","question":"Is React Native open source?","confidence":0.99}]` | `[{"answer":"SwiftUI is Apple's declarative UI framework for creating native applications across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS using Swift. It simplifies UI development through straightforward syntax and integrates seamlessly with existing UIKit and AppKit code. It is indexed under Mobile App Frameworks.","source":"https://developer.apple.com/swiftui/","question":"What is SwiftUI?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"SwiftUI supports macOS and iOS. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://developer.apple.com/swiftui/","question":"What platforms does SwiftUI support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"SwiftUI is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://developer.apple.com/swiftui/","question":"Where is SwiftUI available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| description.long | 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. | SwiftUI is Apple's declarative UI framework for creating native applications across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS using Swift. It simplifies UI development through straightforward syntax and integrates seamlessly with existing UIKit and AppKit code. |
| features.capabilities | `{"targets":"iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Web","approach":"native_render","language":"JavaScript","hot_reload":true,"web_target":true,"native_widgets":true,"desktop_support":true,"official_ui_kit":true,"single_codebase":true,"typescript_first":false,"native_api_access":"full"}` | `{"targets":"iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS","approach":"native_declarative","language":"Swift","hot_reload":false,"web_target":false,"ota_updates":false,"native_widgets":true,"desktop_support":true,"official_ui_kit":true,"single_codebase":true,"typescript_first":false,"native_api_access":"full"}` |
| language.primary | C++ | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"android":true}` | `{"ios":true,"mac":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://reactnative.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T20:24:58.210Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 7 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.88.0-rc.5","date":"2026-10-12T23:40:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.88.0-rc.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.88.0-rc.4","date":"2026-10-07T08:09:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.88.0-rc.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.88.0-rc.3","date":"2026-09-28T13:34:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.88.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.88.0-rc.2","date":"2026-09-22T08:52:19Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.88.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.88.0-rc.1","date":"2026-09-16T09:35:40Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.88.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.88.0-rc.0","date":"2026-09-08T17:26:59Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.88.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.87.1","date":"2026-08-26T16:37:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.86.3","date":"2026-08-24T17:12:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.86.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.87.0","date":"2026-08-11T17:11:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.87.0-rc.4","date":"2026-08-05T13:24:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.87.0-rc.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.87.0-rc.3","date":"2026-07-27T18:47:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.87.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.86.2","date":"2026-07-27T17:34:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.86.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.87.0-rc.2","date":"2026-07-21T18:13:16Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.87.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.87.0-rc.1","date":"2026-07-21T18:13:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.87.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.87.0-rc.0","date":"2026-07-08T14:21:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.87.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.83.10","date":"2026-06-26T14:42:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.83.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.86.0","date":"2026-06-11T15:27:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.86.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.86.0-rc.3","date":"2026-06-03T07:47:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.86.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.86.0-rc.2","date":"2026-05-25T14:42:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.86.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.86.0-rc.1","date":"2026-05-18T18:52:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.86.0-rc.1"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | 4.4 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"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,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Mobile App Frameworks)

| Capability | React Native | SwiftUI |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Target platforms | iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Web | iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS |
| Approach | Cross-platform native render | Native declarative |
| Primary language | JavaScript | Swift |
| **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 | Full native | Full native |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Bundled UI component library | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:31:01.530Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*