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Why Flutter is overtaking React Native

by mparramon on 2/13/21, 3:55 AM with 10 comments

• by np_tedious on 2/13/21, 8:07 AM

  > According to Google Trends search results from January 2020 to January 2021, comparing search results on Google between Flutter and React Native shows Flutter to be the most searched term.

  "flutter" is a word. In English. This seems a silly comparison. The above statement is accompanied by an image which indeed shows flutter to exceed react native, but with no obvious trend

• by drenvuk on 2/13/21, 8:38 AM

  I'd be more inclined to use react native with a cross platform native language backing it than touch flutter and with it dart.

  Also, using google trends for this sort of thing with those terms is flawed at best and stupid at worst. Flutter is a generic word. React native is a fairly specific phrase in tech.

• by bsaul on 2/13/21, 8:04 AM

  Is this a sponsored post ? I’m not a native speaker but there’s something very weird about the way it reads..

• by lioeters on 2/13/21, 6:49 AM

  Summary of purported benefits of Flutter over React Native:

  - User interface based on Material Design and Cupertino

  - Performance due to compiled code

  - Cross-platform

  - Firebase support

  - Community support

  - Hot reload

  It does sound attractive. The article is informative and quite convincing.