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If you were to build a mobile app today, would you build it in Swift or React Native (or other)?

What are the current trade-offs?

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Unless you really have a need for native-only features, build a PWA.

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What are some important native-only features to keep in mind? 

Why a PWA over something built with React Native (presumbly both use frontend-friendly languages)? Easier to distribute?

That's because they are actively pushing back against industry-wide app standards that would render their monopoly over iOS app downloads moot.

I choose to not support this.

Yeah PWAs are cool but edge cases are common and debugging can be pretty damn difficult

Typically iPhone related too

Ease of distribution in terms of no app store lock-in, compatibility with basically any device that has a browser...

As to specific features - always improving, but as of now authentication APIs are pretty bad, some devices (mostly iphones) have very restrictive permissions for app installs, camera usage, etc.