Have you ever found yourself talking about the latest update on Instagram? Or the latest addition to Pinterest? Or how Facebook has a TV feature now with mini-series?

If you haven't heard yet, newer updates and features are pretty much the talk of the town. Not only does it lead to customer acquisition and retention, but it also helps with app retention and a boost in usage.

But when you consider all these tech giants and their applications, there's a striking similarity that would never go unnoticed to a developer's eye, and that is React Native. As the framework behind all these applications, React Native is seen as the best fit for a brand or business's mobile application in this era.

If you're considering building an application, here's an overview. You need an MVP, robust market research and a developer who visualizes your application's working the way you envision it to be. Developing an application is a time consuming and strenuous task.

So, is there anything to make it easier for your brand to be discovered better? A formula for better customer interaction? A cheat code for your developer to never have sleepless nights on the project?

The answer lies in React Native, a framework built to break the barriers that other technologies put across.

Every business has its own set of unique needs and what works for one may be different for another. But behind the advantages of React Native lies the reason why tech giants and startups alike, adopt the framework.

Curated by Facebook to make mobile application development easier for the crowd, here’s Toobler’s take on why React Native might be the best choice for building an application from scratch,

1. An open community of knowledge

The React Native mobile app development community is a huge open source community. This guarantees the relevance and growth of the framework in the years to come. The community is a knowledge base and helps while encountering bugs, getting stuck in a certain step, tutorials and worthy tips from the developer community.

2. Make the most of your budget

The cost of building a mobile application is no small sum. Choosing React Native to build an application from scratch helps make the most of acquiring an audience and distributing presence across different platforms. With React Native, say goodbye to different development teams for each platform, synchronising features, layouts and different codebases. React Native serves as a cost-effective option owing to easier development, deployment and maintenance.

3. Zero sacrifices on performance

A seamless user experience is a hallmark of developing a native application, and with React Native, there is zero reduction in performance quality. Well tuned for mobile applications, React Native makes use of the graphics processing unit (GPU) rather than CPU for faster, smoother performance. Building applications with React Native won't just be web applications but rather work as native apps with bridging from third-party services and libraries for additional features. With a responsive and flexible interface, React Native also provides the option of using platform-specific languages using third party libraries.

4. Beginner friendly and ease of integration

React Native is a great choice for when an application is to be built from scratch, or with integration to an existing application. It reduces integration issues for developers by leveraging the device's internal programming system through an overlay. An additional benefit is a flexibility that React Native projects offer. It is possible for developers to restart or delve into an unfinished project at any stage to make updates to upgrades. Reconfiguration of applications is possible without the hassle of long hours and effort.

5. Feature-rich and faster time to market

If you're a startup starting out with building an application, having a budget crunch is a given. With React Native, the developmental time is cut down significantly, allowing you to release your MVP to the audience faster. Unlike native applications, one need not wait for an app store approval. The MVP can be tested by the audience, and appropriate feedback can be debated to make changes in the application and adapt to customer needs. Features such as over the air updates can also allow users to instantly see updates or changes without the strenuous process of going through app store or play store regulations.