Shopify rewrites mobile apps off React Native

The author argues that Shopify's decision to abandon React Native and rewrite its mobile apps into two native codebases in Swift and Kotlin is fundamentally mistaken. According to the analysis, code creation is no longer the primary expense because AI agents handle it quickly, whereas platforms, testing, and store compliance remain the true cost centers that are doubled by maintaining two codebases. Instead, the author contends that lightweight UI toolkits sharing a single codebase provide a vastly superior architectural approach. Open article →