Cross-Platform Software Development Challenges in Mobile Application Engineering

Manon Glenn

Authors

Manon Glenn Native Mobile Developer, USA Author

Keywords:

Cross-platform, Mobile apps, Flutter, React Native, Performance, UI/UX, Native APIs

Abstract

Cross-platform mobile development aims to deliver consistent user experiences across diverse platforms like Android and iOS, using shared codebases. Despite rapid framework evolution (e.g., Flutter, React Native), developers face persistent challenges—ranging from performance bottlenecks and UI inconsistencies to limited native functionality and increased testing overhead. This paper reviews key technical obstacles and frameworks, discusses recent advancements, and presents analytical data to outline the complexity of cross-platform development.

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