{"id":9490,"date":"2019-06-10T06:20:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T06:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/blog\/?p=9490"},"modified":"2026-01-05T11:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:59:46","slug":"wondering-why-you-should-migrate-your-existing-application-to-react-native-5-key-reasons-real-life-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/blog\/migrate-your-existing-application-to-react-native","title":{"rendered":"4 Key Reasons Why You Should Migrate Your Existing Application To React Native"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\nul.index-list {\n    text-align: left;\n    list-style-type: square;\n}\np{\n   width:100%;\n}\n.post-content p img {\n    margin-bottom: 0 !important;\n}\n.text-orange,.text-orange> strong{\ncolor: #ec6100 !important;\nfont-weight: 700;\n}\n.border-box{\npadding: 12px;\nborder: 1px solid #000;\nmargin-bottom: 16px;\n}\n.border-div{border: 1px solid #000; padding: 22px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 32px;}\n\t\t.border-bottom{\n\t\t\tborder-bottom: 1px solid #000;\n\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\tdisplay: inline-block;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.border-div p{text-align: left;}\n\t\t.cust-list{padding: 0; text-align: left;}\n\t\t.cust-list li{padding-left: 32px; list-style: none}\npre {\n    background: #f7e9dd;\n    border: none;\n    font-size: 16px;\n}\n.cross-platform{\n    background: #f7e9dd;\n    border: none;\n    font-size: 20px;\n    text-align:center;\n    padding:40px;\n}\n.cross-platform a{\n   font-size: 20px !important;\n    font-weight: bold !important;\n    margin-top: 10px;\n    border-radius: 10px !important;\n    background: #ec6100 !important;\n    border: 1px solid transparent !important;\n}\n.final{\n    background: #f7e9dd;\n    border: none;\n    font-size: 20px;\n    text-align:left;\n    padding:40px;\n}\n.final a{\n   font-size: 20px !important;\n    font-weight: bold !important;\n    margin-top: 10px;\n    border-radius: 10px !important;\n    border: 1px solid transparent !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><em><strong>Quick Summary:<\/strong> Are you looking for potential ways to migrate your existing application to React Native? Or you have just added React Native to your existing project developed with native languages? To help you with this, I have created an in-detail guideline mentioning 4 powerful reasons that why you should migrate to React Native. React Native can bring real business benefits and will help you save your development cost as well as time. I have tried my level best to explain how using React Native can you develop your product more wisely.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"border-div\">\n<h2 class=\"border-bottom\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"#1\"><strong>Market Scenario<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#2\"><strong>What is React Native<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#3\"><strong>Evolution of React Native<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#4\"><strong>Problems React Native Solves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#5\"><strong>Why Should You Migrate to React Native?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#6\"><strong>Wrap Up<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#7\"><strong>FAQs<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"1\">Market Scenario<\/h2>\n<p>With more than 3.8 billion smartphone users across the globe, without a doubt, the mobile application industry is booming. Smartphone penetration and application usage are growing by leaps and bounds with no sign of slowing down in the near future. While writing this article, I just had a look around and noticed that colleagues sitting next to me has even eyes glued to the mobile devices. <\/p>\n<p>As per the latest studies, an average millennial check their smartphones 150 times a day, and amongst them, 91 percent claim to share a healthy relationship with tech.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/image1-11.png\" alt=\"Mobile phone user\" width=\"617\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/image1-11.png 617w, https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/image1-11-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/image1-11-20x11.png 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But if you will have a look at React Native statistics then you will get to know that React native is leading all the way and competing with Native development.<\/p>\n<table class=\"blueTable\">\n<tfoot>\n<\/tfoot>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"\n    text-align: center;\n\"><b>Native applications<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"\n    text-align: center;\n\"><b>React Native<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nI have used it before, and I would use it again\n<\/td>\n<td>\nI have heard of it, and I would like to learn it\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7.9K<\/td>\n<td>9.1K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4.8K<\/td>\n<td>14K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"2\">What is React Native<\/h2>\n<p>React Native is one of the popular mobile app frameworks that is based on javascript. It was launched by Facebook and is open-source. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"3\">Evolution of React Native<\/h2>\n<p>With the abundance of different programming languages and platforms, coding a program has become even complicated. In such scenarios, software developers are required to have proficiency in more languages and frameworks to get the utmost outreach and exposure. The complexity of coding has been resolved with the help of React Native. <\/p>\n<p>React Native \u2013 an open-source platform was developed as a one-stop solution for cross-platform applications to deploy the apps on both, Android and iOS platforms. Since the introduction React Native has gained immense popularity for all good reasons and it seems like the best choice for native application development. Considering today\u2019s competitive market, React Native is the most cost-effective framework and on a tight budget, it\u2019s a viable platform to build an application using this framework.<\/p>\n<p class=\"boxed bg--secondary\" style=\"border: 1px solid #c7c7c7; box-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);\"><strong><i><span style=\"font-size:22px; color:#000;\">Convinced right? Take a call and hire React Native developer for your next project?<\/span><br \/>\nSit back and contact trusted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/react-native-app-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">React Native Development Company<\/a> to see your vision come true!<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"4\">Problems React Native Solves<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re using native code + React Native, you need to somehow connect both technologies by means of \u2018bridging.\u2019 This is where most of the issues take place. To help you get a better understanding of how this works, look at the scheme below:<\/p>\n<h3>React Native Borderlines:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bullets\">\n<li>When an iOS\/SDK updates it takes a while for React Native to adjust to its core library<\/li>\n<li>React Native is still young so get yourself prepared when an update takes place inside React native mechanism because there are chances of popping pointless error messages<\/li>\n<li>To consider React Native as UI library is a drawback<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tips For Organizing Productive Coding In React Native:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bullets\">\n<li>It is advisable to use additional tools such as recompose and redux. The present technology provide an opportunity to test and boilerplate a lot. You can also check an expo \u2013 opensource toolchain for React + JavaScript developers <\/li>\n<li>You can merge Java (Android) and Swift (iOS) if you are building a complex application or a platform<\/li>\n<li>You can utilize React animation library by keeping the 60 FPS standard, utilizing the animated library, updating components with \u2018shouldComponentUpdate\u2019 and using \u2018 InteractionManager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"boxed bg--secondary\" style=\"border: 1px solid #c7c7c7; box-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);\">Quick Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/blog\/react-native-bridge-for-ios-and-android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">React Native Bridge for iOS and Android<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Does Cross-platform App Development Help One in Saving the Cost?<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bullets\">\n<li>Cost-cutting: Since there is no need for building applications for individual mobile platforms, the cost of development can be reduced considerably.<\/li>\n<li>Reusable code<\/li>\n<li>Easier team management<\/li>\n<li>Easier Maintenance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"boxed bg--secondary\" style=\"border: 1px solid #c7c7c7; box-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);\"><strong>You might also want to read:  <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/blog\/react-native-developer-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top React Native Libraries, Dev tools and Ecosystem to Use in 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"5\">Why Should You Migrate to React Native?<\/h2>\n<p>There are a number of reasons why you should go forward with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/react-native-app-migration\" target=\"_blank\" Native app migration rel=\"noopener\"> React Native app migration services<\/a> for your next business app development:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bullets\">\n<li>If you have an android application and you are planning to build an iOS version of this product too, but that would cost some extra thousand, and you will have to invest some amount of time to get it developed. This is where React Native is a perfect solution. React Native lets you reuse the code as well as your time and resources.<\/li>\n<li>You want to implement iOS application functionality in your Android application version, then React native lets you integrate with the native swift. If the code is well-written and stable, then it will undoubtedly work well for another one.<\/li>\n<li>There is no more need to accumulate your application every time you make any sort of development change as with react native; it is much faster. React Native lets you use mature JavaScript libraries out there, as you are no longer required to use DOM<\/li>\n<li>Designers, prototypers, and front-end developers are very much familiar with React Native so it\u2019s convenient to build an application and try making changes by themselves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"6\">Wrap Up<\/h2>\n<p>So, if you are convinced with what I have discussed above and planning to migrate your existing application to migrate to React Native, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bacancytechnology.com\/hire-react-native-developer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hire React Native developer<\/a> from us to leverage top-of-the-line ReactJS development expertise. React Native developers at Bacancy Technology have incorporated all the versions of ReactJS from 0.3.0 to 16.8 as our mainstream front-end technology.<\/p>\n<style>\n.faqs-tran-black-border li{ list-style:none;}\n<\/style>\n<section class=\"bg--white faqs-tran-black-border\" style=\"padding-top: 60px;\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<h2 id=\"7\">FAQs<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"accordion accordion--oneopen\">\n<li class=\"active\">\n<div class=\"accordion__title\"> <span class=\"h5\">Who should migrate to react-native?<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion__content\">\n<p>React Native is the ideal choice for those who<br \/>\n\u29bf want to launch their app quickly and are short of time<br \/>\n\u29bf want their iOS\/Android app to be compatible with all platforms<br \/>\n\u29bf have budget constraints<br \/>\n\u29bf need to make frequent updates in their app<br \/>\n\u29bf are looking for cross-platform app development\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"accordion__title\"> <span class=\"h5\">Who should avoid migrating to react-native?<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion__content\">\n<p>Following people should not migrate to React Native, those who:<br \/>\n\u29bf Want to create apps with complex UIs<br \/>\n\u29bf Want to develop battery monitors<br \/>\n\u29bf Want to build apps for specific one OS<br \/>\n\u29bf Want to develop computational apps\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"accordion__title\"> <span class=\"h5\">What is the difference between React Native and ReactJs?<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion__content\">\n<p>React JS is a frontend Javascript library, whereas React Native is a mobile app framework which contains all the core components. 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