Considering your unique requirements and objectives is vital when choosing between a cross-platform and native mobile app. Cross-platform apps employ a single codebase to develop apps for many platforms using frameworks like React Native, Flutter, and Xamarin. Native apps use separate codebases for different platforms, whether targeting Android development (Java and Kotlin), iOS development (Swift and Objective-C), or both. In general, simple programs that don’t need regular hardware contact or high-performance capabilities can be developed more quickly and cheaply through cross-platform development. However, a native mobile app best suits more complex, high-performance apps that interact with hardware or other native apps frequently.