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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Apple: SwiftUI Google: Jetpack Compose |
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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 | |
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| 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 |
| Minimum iOS App Size | 100 KB | 13 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | 16 MB | Varies |
| Minimum Android App Size | 5 MB | 17 MB | 9 MB | 8 MB | 5 MB | Varies |