Java Swing wasn't native, though. SWT is more comparable. React Native isn't "native" (in quotes), it's native... it uses the actual widgets provided by the ho

Java Swing wasn't native, though. SWT is more comparable. React Native isn't "native" (in quotes), it's native... it uses the actual widgets provided by the host OS. You use similar techniques to create your UI for each platform, but you do generally need to create separate UI for each platform with React Native.