Skip Comparison Matrix
This table presents a comparison of the Skip dual-platform development framework with some of the other cross-platform alternatives that are available.
| Skip | Xamarin | Flutter | KMP | React Native | Ionic, Cordova, PhoneGap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development Language | Swift | C# | Dart | Kotlin | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Development Platforms | macOS | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux | varies |
| Maintainer | Skip | Microsoft | JetBrains | Adobe, etc. | ||
| Deployment Platforms | iOS, Android | Windows, Android, iOS | Android, iOS, Fuchsia, Web, Desktop | Android, iOS, Desktop, Server, Web | Android, iOS, macOS, Web, Windows, VR | Mobile, etc. |
| Min App Size | 25KB (iOS) 8MB (Android) |
8MB | 6MB | 4MB | 10MB | varies |
| IDE Integration | Xcode (Swift) Android Studio (Kotlin) |
Visual Studio | Android Studio | IntelliJ IDEA | VSCode | VSCode, etc. |
| Package Manager | SPM (Swift) Gradle (Kotlin) |
NuGet/CocoaPods | Pub/CocoaPods | Gradle/CocoaPods | NPM | varies |
| Swift interop | Direct | Obj-C bridged | Obj-C bridged | Obj-C bridged | Obj-C bridged | Obj-C bridged |
| Native Compiled | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Garbage Collected | No (Swift) Yes (Kotlin) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Virtual Machine | None (iOS) ART (Android) |
Mono (iOS AOT) | Flutter Engine (AOT) | KMM (iOS) ART (Android) |
Hermes | varies |
| Additional Runtime | No | Mono | Flutter | Kotlin | JavaScript (JSC/Hermes) | varies |
| Hot Reload | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | varies |
| Reactive/Declarative UI | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | varies |
| UI Controls | SwiftUI (iOS) Compose (Android) |
UIKit (iOS) Views (Android) |
Material Design | Material Design | Bridged + Native | HTML WebView |
| Layout Engine | SwiftUI (iOS) Compose (Android) |
XAML | Compose | Compose | CSS Flexbox | CSS, others |