Ever feel like you're rewriting the same app for web, Android, and iOS over and over again?

Imagine this: One team, one tech stack, one codebase — and your app runs everywhere. This is no longer a dream.

It’s happening right now, and I’ll show you exactly how you can do it too.

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Why One Codebase?

Let’s be real — maintaining multiple codebases for different platforms is:

  • Time-consuming
  • Expensive
  • Hard to scale

With the right tools and frameworks, you can write once and run anywhere, all while keeping performance, native capabilities, and UX top-notch.

Top Frameworks for Cross-Platform Development

These are the leading choices in 2025 if you're looking to build apps across platforms with one codebase:

1. Flutter (by Google)

  • Uses Dart language
  • Compiles to native ARM code
  • Beautiful UI out of the box with widgets 
void main() {
  runApp(MyApp());
}

📌 Check this official Flutter documentation to get started.

2. React Native (by Meta)

  • JavaScript & React-based
  • Native performance
  • Huge community & third-party libraries 
import { AppRegistry } from 'react-native';
import App from './App';

AppRegistry.registerComponent('MyApp', () => App);

🔗 Starter guide here: React Native Docs

3. Capacitor + Ionic

  • Best for web devs moving into mobile
  • Uses HTML/CSS/JS with native plugin support 
npx create-react-app my-app
cd my-app
npm install @capacitor/core @capacitor/cli

👉 Capacitor Docs are a great place to dive in.

Choosing the Right Stack (Tips from Experience)

✅ If you're a web developer, go with React Native or Ionic.

✅ If you want pixel-perfect UI, Flutter is unbeatable.

✅ For enterprise-grade apps, look at React Native with Expo or Flutter with Firebase.

Real-World Success Stories

  • Alibaba uses Flutter for parts of their mobile app.
  • Facebook (obviously) relies on React Native.
  • Sworkit switched to React Native and reduced development time by 50%.

Tooling That Makes Your Life Easier

Gotchas to Watch Out For

  • Platform-specific plugins may behave differently.
  • Testing on actual devices is a must.
  • Code architecture matters more than ever — follow clean patterns like MVVM or Redux.

Bonus: Starter Templates You Can Use Now 🎁

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