Skip Comparison Matrix

This table presents a comparison between using Skip for dual-platform iOS and Android development versus some of the other cross-platform app builder technologies that are available.

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	Write Twice	Skip	Flutter	React Native	Compose Multiplatform
Develop with a single language in a single codebase	{{ cross }}	{{ check }}	{{ check }}	{{ check }}	{{ check }}
Modern memory-safe language	{{ check }}	{{ check }}	{{ check }}	{{ check }}	{{ check }}
Natively Compiled	{{ check }}	{{ check }}	{{ check }}	{{ cross }}	{{ check }}
Memory efficient (no added garbage collection)	{{ check }} {{ check }}	{{ check }} {{ check }}	{{ cross }} {{ cross }}	{{ cross }} {{ cross }}	{{ cross }} {{ check }}	iOS Android
Platform-native widgets	{{ check }} {{ check }}	{{ check }} {{ check }}	{{ cross }} {{ cross }}	{{ check }} {{ check }}	{{ cross }} {{ check }}	iOS: native UIKit Android: native Views
Vendor-recommended toolkit	{{ check }} {{ check }}	{{ check }} {{ check }}	{{ cross }} {{ cross }}	{{ cross }} {{ cross }}	{{ cross }} {{ check }}	Apple: SwiftUI Google: Jetpack Compose
Effortless platform API access	{{ check }} {{ check }}	{{ check }} {{ check }}	{{ cross }} {{ cross }}	{{ cross }} {{ cross }}	{{ cross }} {{ check }}	iOS: Swift Android: Kotlin
Ejectable	N/A	{{ check }}	{{ cross }}	{{ cross }}	{{ cross }}

Technology Comparison Table

This table summarizes the various underlying technologies that each of the popular cross-platform development frameworks use.

	Skip	Flutter	React Native	Xamarin	KMP Compose	Ionic/Cordova
Development Language	Swift	Dart	JavaScript	C#	Kotlin	JavaScript
UI Framework	SwiftUI	Flutter	HTML/JSX+CSS	XAML/MAUI	Compose	HTML+CSS
Package Manager	SwiftPM	Pub/CocoaPods	NPM	NuGet/CocoaPods	Gradle/CocoaPods	Varies
IDE	Xcode	Android Studio	VSCode	Visual Studio	IntelliJ IDEA	VSCode
iOS UX	Native	Mimicked	Native	Native	Mimicked	HTML
Android UX	Native	Mimicked	Native	Native	Native	HTML
Rendering Canvas	Native	Impeller/Skia	Flexbox	Native	Skia	WebView
Code Execution	Compiled	Compiled	Interpreted	Compiled	Compiled	Interpreted
Call Platform API	Direct	Bridged	Bridged	Bridged	Mixed	Bridged
Added VM/Runtime	None	Flutter Engine	Hermes	Mono	Kotlin/Native	Varies
Added Garbage Collector	None	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes