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    Native to Cross-Platform Migration

    Native to Cross-Platform Migration — Without the Rewrite Pain

    Two native codebases is two of every bug. We migrate to React Native or Flutter incrementally — module by module, behind feature flags — so you cut maintenance cost without a heroic cutover.

    Where the 30–50% savings come from
    ≈ 40% maintenance reduction

    Typical 3-year saving moving from two native codebases to one cross-platform codebase.

    One feature implementation, not two 45%
    Biggest lever — every product change is built once.
    Shared QA & test automation 25%
    One test suite, one CI pipeline, half the regressions.
    Single OS-upgrade cycle 15%
    iOS/Android version upgrades cost roughly half.
    Smaller hiring surface 15%
    One team, two stores — easier to staff and onboard.

    Numbers are typical, not guaranteed — exact savings depend on app surface and team shape.

    What you get

    Code & risk audit: which modules migrate cleanly, which fight the framework, which to leave native
    Hybrid bridge so React Native or Flutter modules ship alongside existing native code
    Migration sequence by ROI — start with the screens that change most, end with the ones that change least
    Performance harness benchmarking against native baselines on real devices, not simulators
    Test coverage for each migrated screen — visual regression, interaction, and performance
    Team enablement: pair-programming and a runbook so your in-house engineers can extend after we leave
    Maintenance-cost model showing the real savings month-over-month, not vendor-pitch promises

    When it fits

    • You have two mature native codebases drifting apart in features or quality
    • Most of the app is product UI, not hardware-intense workloads — those stay native
    • You'd rather cut maintenance burn rate by 30–50% than ship the next feature twice
    • You can tolerate a 4–9 month incremental migration instead of a 6-week cutover

    When it doesn't

    • The app is hardware-heavy (AR, BLE pipelines, video encoding) — staying native may be right
    • The native codebases are about to be retired anyway — migrate to whatever the replacement is, not via React Native
    • You want a Big Bang rewrite in three months — that's how migration projects fail

    Process

    Discovery (3–4 weeks) produces a module-by-module migration sequence and a working hybrid build with one screen migrated end-to-end. Then 4–9 months of incremental migration, each sprint replacing a discrete module behind a feature flag with a rollback path. Final sprint retires the dead native code.

    Full delivery process

    Pricing

    Fixed-price by phase. Discovery is $20–40k. Migration phases run $40–120k each depending on the module surface. Total program for a mid-sized app typically lands $250–600k — versus $400–900k+ for keeping two native codebases over three years.

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    FAQ

    Will users notice the difference?
    Done well, no. React Native and Flutter render close to native on modern devices, and we benchmark p95 frame-rate, time-to-interactive, and memory against your native baselines before each module ships. If a module can't hit native performance, we leave it native.
    Can you migrate incrementally without a freeze?
    Yes — the migration runs alongside ongoing feature work, behind feature flags. Each migrated module shipped is rollback-safe. We won't ask you to stop the product roadmap; that's how migration projects die mid-program.
    What's the real cost vs. staying native?
    Migration costs more in year one and saves money from year two. For a mid-sized app, total three-year cost typically lands 30–50% lower than keeping two native codebases — but we'll run the math with your team in discovery instead of giving you a glossy number.
    React Native or Flutter?
    Depends on what your team can hire for, the maturity of the ecosystem libraries you need, and the design system. We're agnostic; we've shipped both. In discovery we'll recommend one and explain why.

    Ready to talk native to cross-platform migration?

    30-minute scoping call. No obligation, no hard sell.