Benefits of React Native for Mobile Application Development
Tags: reactnativeappdevelopment, reactnativedevelopment, mobileappdevelopment, mobileapplicationdevelopment
Published: 2021-12-07 06:40:58

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Mobile apps have transformed the business horizon in the last few years. Earlier, people only used to give importance to websites or web applications for their online presence. However, with digitalization in the 21st century, mobile apps have become the prominent source for users to find your services or offerings. There are [6.3 billion smartphone users in the world](https://www.statista.com/statistics/330695/number-of-smartphone-users-worldwide/) as of 2021, and it will become 7.5 billion by 2026. So, you can clearly understand its potential and business reach.

Over the years, Android and iOS have dominated the mobile application development market. However, with so many small-scale businesses and startups making their presence felt, they’re looking for a budget-friendly mobile app that can run on both these platforms. That’s where the concept of cross-platform app development came into the picture. As a result, react Native is a cross-platform mobile app development framework that has dominated the market.

React Native has been one of the [most utilized cross-platform frameworks](https://www.statista.com/statistics/869224/worldwide-software-developer-working-hours/) among the software developer community in the last three years. So, the question is, why has it gained popularity in a short period? The answer is the benefits it brings to the table. In this blog, we will explore some of the critical advantages of React Native for mobile application development. So, let’s start the show right now!

## Benefits of React Native for mobile application development

**1. Reduction in time to market**

One of the critical [benefits of React Native](https://dev.to/kyle_buntin/building-apps-with-react-native-and-its-benefits-1oig) is that it reduces the time to market compared to other mobile application development platforms by accelerating the development process. It is because there are so many readymade components available for React Native. You also have to work on one codebase instead of two separate codebases in the case of Android and iOS. Thus, the effort and time required to create an app are less than traditional mobile apps.

**2. Increase in flexibility**

React Native has a user interface that makes it easier for different developers to collaborate and work on the same project from where someone else has left. Furthermore, it dramatically increases flexibility and allows you to update and upgrade the mobile application with utmost ease. Again, this is advantageous for the [software testers](https://dev.to/akshaypai/17-skills-of-highly-effective-software-testers-52nk) who have to create different test case scenarios. Overall, React Native will help you save a lot of time, effort, and money.

**3. Excellent community support**

React Native is an [open-source framework](https://dev.to/ivanmisuno/a-nerds-list-of-3rd-party-open-source-frameworks-to-use-in-a-new-swift-ios-app-project-4had) backed by Facebook, and that’s why you will find many developers using and contributing to this community. As a developer, you can provide your suggestion and update the documentation without access. The framework was built by a community of developers, and therefore, any newbie will find a solution to all their burning questions related to React Native app development. That’s why there is a higher adoption rate.

**4. Based on JavaScript**

React Native takes its basis on the top of JavaScript and JavaScript is one of the most popular programming languages in the world. As per a [survey](https://www.statista.com/statistics/793628/worldwide-developer-survey-most-used-languages/), it is used by more than 64% of developers across the globe. So, you will find many developers working on React Native who have a basic understanding of JavaScript. Moreover, new developers looking for a cross-platform mobile framework will tilt towards React Native as most know JavaScript.

**5. Hot reloading**

One of the most important goals of React Native is to provide a best-in-class user experience. For that purpose, the feature of [hot reloading](https://dev.to/skptricks/enable-hot-reloading-in-react-native-1pe0) comes into the picture. The idea behind hot reloading is to keep the app alive while also adding a new version of the file that you have edited on the fly. This will allow you to upload the existing state. Besides that, it also allows you to keep your application running while adding new versions of the edited file with utmost ease.

**6. Saves time and money**

If you’re building native applications for your business, you need to develop two separate [Android and iOS](https://dev.to/fyresite/ios-vs-android-app-development-which-os-for-my-native-app-31e9). That’s not the case with React Native. Here, you need to write only one codebase, and it will work on both Android and iOS. So, React Native helps you save a lot of time and money. Furthermore, the [cost to hire remote React Native developers](https://www.simform.com/blog/cost-to-hire-remote-react-native-developers/) is comparatively less than the combined cost of hiring Android and iOS developers worldwide.

### Summing up things

React Native is one of the most popular cross-platform app development frameworks due to its benefits to the mobile application development horizon. Here, we have tried to explore some of those critical benefits in detail so that you can know the reasons for the higher demand for React Native in today’s application development world.