Flutter vs. React Native vs. PWA: choosing without the hype

The Flutter versus React Native debate is mostly settled on technical merits at this point — both are production-ready. The real decision driver is your existing team: a team of web developers ships faster in React Native, while a team without strong JavaScript bias often prefers Flutter's more opinionated structure.

Progressive web apps remain underrated for a specific use case: content and transaction-heavy products where app store discovery isn't the primary acquisition channel. If your users arrive via a link, not a store search, a well-built PWA often beats a native app on total cost of ownership.

The mistake we see most often is choosing a framework before defining offline requirements. Retrofitting offline-first architecture onto a product built without it in mind is consistently more expensive than building it in from day one.