Both React Native and Flutter are mature, production-ready frameworks. The right choice depends on your team, your product, and your long-term roadmap — not on benchmark scores.
Team composition is the biggest factor
If you have React/TypeScript engineers, React Native is the lower-friction choice. The mental models transfer almost entirely. Your web engineers can contribute to the mobile codebase without learning a new language.
If you're hiring a dedicated mobile team or already have Dart experience (unlikely but possible), Flutter's consistent rendering and performance are genuine advantages.
Where Flutter wins
Flutter's rendering engine is independent of the platform's native UI components. This means pixel-perfect consistency across iOS and Android — you're not fighting platform-specific rendering quirks. For highly designed apps where every pixel matters, Flutter is the better choice.
Flutter's performance is also genuinely excellent. The Skia/Impeller renderer is fast, and you're less likely to hit the bridge bottleneck that can affect React Native in complex animations.
Where React Native wins
The JavaScript ecosystem. React Native apps can share code with web, use any npm package (with caveats), and leverage the largest developer community in the world. For content-driven apps, e-commerce, or anything needing rapid iteration, React Native's ecosystem advantages are real.
The New Architecture (JSI, Fabric, TurboModules) has solved most of the performance criticisms React Native faced. For the majority of apps, performance is now on par.
Our default recommendation
React Native for teams with web background, tight deadlines, or significant code-sharing requirements. Flutter for pixel-perfect design systems, dedicated mobile teams, or performance-critical experiences.