# Kotlin Multiplatform vs React Native

**Leader by Vioscale score:** React Native

| Attribute | Kotlin Multiplatform | React Native |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 57.9 (64% (medium)) | 80.4 (70% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 20 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 14 | 111,015 |
| adoption.github_stars | 19,319 | 126,415 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 12,774,951 |
| description.long | A framework for building applications that run on Android, iOS, desktop, and web platforms, allowing developers to share code across platforms while choosing between shared UI through Compose or platform-specific native implementations | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"targets":"Android, iOS, desktop, and web","approach":"multiplatform","language":"Kotlin","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":"plugin_bridged"}` | `{"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"}` |
| language.primary | Kotlin | C++ |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://reactnative.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:36:21.048Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| release.cadence_days | 13 | 6 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"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"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.86.0-rc.0","date":"2026-05-07T09:45:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.86.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.85.3","date":"2026-05-05T15:30:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.85.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.83.9","date":"2026-04-27T14:54:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.83.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.83.8","date":"2026-04-24T13:23:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.83.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.83.7","date":"2026-04-24T09:31:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.83.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.85.2","date":"2026-04-20T17:22:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.85.2"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.4 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.jetbrains.compose.foundation%3Afoundation&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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 | Kotlin Multiplatform | React Native |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Target platforms | Android, iOS, desktop, and web | iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Web |
| Approach | Multiplatform shared logic | Cross-platform native render |
| Primary language | Kotlin | 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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:11:56.744Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*