React Native and Flutter app development
An iOS and Android app from one codebase, and a clear choice between React Native and Flutter.
In short
Lintel builds cross-platform mobile apps with React Native or Flutter, so one codebase ships to both iOS and Android. We pick the framework that fits your product and team, build the APIs the app needs, and handle the builds and submissions to the App Store and Google Play.
Who it is for
Businesses that need an iOS and Android app without paying for two separate native codebases, and teams deciding between React Native and Flutter for a new product.
React Native or Flutter?
| React Native | Flutter | |
|---|---|---|
| Language | JavaScript or TypeScript, with React | Dart |
| Good fit when | Your team or website already uses React, so code and skills can be shared | The interface is highly custom and should look the same on both platforms |
| Interface | Native platform components | Its own rendering engine |
Both are mature options. We recommend one during scoping and write down why, so the decision can be checked later.
What we build
- The app for iOS and Android from one codebase.
- Its backend: APIs, authentication and integrations with your existing systems. See API integrations.
- Commerce apps that use your Shopify store’s products and carts. See Shopify development.
- Store releases: builds, listings and submission under your own developer accounts.
For the broader service, including when a mobile website is the better choice, see mobile app development.
How an enquiry works
- Send a short briefTell us about the store and what isn’t working.
- We review itUsually within 24 hours.
- Scope and pricingWe discuss what the work involves and what it costs.
- Go ahead if there’s a fitThe project starts once scope and price are agreed.
Gencer KarakayaFounder & Shopify Engineer
Every brief is reviewed by the founder.
Questions
- Is a cross-platform app as good as a native one?
- For most business apps, yes. If your app depends heavily on platform-specific features, we tell you in the first review and recommend native development instead.
- Can the app share code with our website?
- With React Native, business logic and some code can be shared with a React website. Flutter apps share the backend and APIs instead.
- Who publishes the app?
- We recommend publishing under your own Apple and Google developer accounts, so the listings are yours. We prepare the builds and handle the submission.