Created by Facebook in 2015, React Native is a cross-platform framework for creating hybrid iOS and Android mobile applications from scratch. It is open-source and combines declarative React components with native development to create and develop user interfaces for mobile apps. React is Facebook’s JavaScript library which facilitates developers in creating apps with a near-native UI/UX experience on both Android and iOS, instead of creating two separate apps from scratch.
React Native apps are developed with the support of a language extension known as JSX, which is a combination of JavaScript and XML. User interfaces are created with React’s JavaScript UI which, with the push of the bridge function, connect native platforms with JavaScript and React code thereby enabling developers to reuse native code in the React Native framework, cutting development time and cost.
Many characteristics of React Native have enabled it to become a popular mobile app development framework:
React Native is open-source and is supported by Facebook, which means that it is community driven and a lot of time and effort has been put in developing and enhancing the framework, not just by the core team but by the global development community. It also encourages developers to learn and adopt the framework while providing contributions to enhance the framework. React Native has the largest community on Github and has various communities on other platforms including Reactiflux, Twitter and Reddit.
Apps made using React Native are cross-platform, scalable and maintainable. React Native integrates with native UI libraries and APIs, by using a declarative UI paradigm with JavaScript, so that apps on both iOS and Android platforms can share the same code.
One of the most essential React Native features is simplified binding which ensures that developers will have to change an object’s state before updating it making apps more stable and scalable. Moreover, usage of native APIs also ensures stability.
Instead of using WebView components, React native makes use of native mobile UI components to enhance speed and performance. React Native apps combine with GPUs (Graphic Processing Units) for a smooth user interface integration for a quicker code compilation and a faster application performance.
Integration of 3rd party plugins without using too much memory is also an essential feature of the React Native framework. Furthermore, React is easily readable and reusable, reducing development time and cost by approximately 30%.
React Native has the Live Reload feature by which developers can see changes to their codes while they’re actually making them without having to deploy the code after every change. This permits changing parts of the code without having to make changes to the whole application.
Flexbox is another component of React Native that creates interfaces for mobile apps for all platforms without going through the inconvenience of creating the same layout over and over for multiple platforms. React Native also has debugging tools and error reporting tools so that testing can take place swiftly and effectively.
Winterwind’s mobile development and UI design team are experts in their respective fields and have built numerous mobile solutions for different organizations and industries. Our team is proficient in React Native as well as JavaScript, JSX, Virtual DOM, and have a strong experience in the integration of native components and APIs to deliver high quality hybrid mobile solutions to our clients.
We have successfully completed over twenty React Native mobile development projects and are always available to offer our expert technical consultation services for mobile development.
The following are some mobile apps we have created using React Native as our go-to framework:
1. Gameworks Mobile Wallet
Gameworks Wallet is a crypto token wallet for the storage and exchange of GWX tokens in the Gameworks ecosystem. It is basically a casino app which has the ability to send and receive EOS, GWX and other EOS-based tokens.
Winterwind’s team designed the app in React Native and the app is available for download on both App Store and Play Store. Developed on a hybrid architecture, it runs on the public EOS network with a unique combination of EOS blockchain data storage and MySQL DB within AWS.
Gameworks on the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameworksmobilewallet.
Gameworks on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/ph/app/gameworks-mobile-wallet/id1484020853
2. LoyalCoin Mobile Wallet
The LoyalCoin Wallet enables users to earn loyalty points from a variety of brands which can then be used on a broad range of offers from other brands or to send to friends. Other features include earning and redeeming loyalty points, choosing rewards and vouchers and sending or receiving them.
Developing the mobile app using React Native and JavaScript, our team of mobile developers ensured that the app was compatible on both Android and iOS platforms. We also ensured to update the app continuously with the latest features to enhance the app performance while also adding new upgrades.
View the app on Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appsolutely.aps
Check out the app on App Store: https://apps.apple.com/ph/app/loyalwallet/id1377010142
3. Amon Mobile Wallet
A crypto multi-product wallet, Amon enables its users to buy, exchange and invest cryptocurrencies as well as traditional currencies. It is powered by a unique AI system which recommends the best performing crypto to spend on.
To decrease development time and cost for our clients, our mobile development team chose React Native as the mobile app framework for Gameworks. It has a simple and interactive interface which accurately represents the brand while also enabling efficient trading of digital and traditional assets with minimal transactional fees. Furthermore, we added features to allow support of over 60 different cryptocurrency tokens including BTC, ETH and AMN.
To view the app on Play Store, visit the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.amon
To view the app on Apple Store, clink on the link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amon/id1375721006
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