For years, mobile development followed a straightforward path: build separately for iOS and Android . Native development gave teams maximum control and performance, but it also meant maintaining two codebases, two release processes, and often two specialized teams.

Then cross-platform development changed the equation.

Frameworks such as Flutter and React Native made it possible to share a large portion of application code across platforms. For startups and growing teams, that can mean faster releases and lower development overhead.

But does that mean native development is becoming irrelevant?

Not at all. The future is less about choosing one side and more about knowing where each approach makes sense.

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