	Native (Swift/Kotlin)	Cross-Platform (React Native/Flutter)	AI-Powered (Anything)
Skill Required	Professional developer	Intermediate to advanced developer	No coding required
Time to App Store	3–6+ months	1–3 months	Days to weeks
Dev Cost	$40K–$80K+ (agency) or full-time dev salary	$15K–$50K (agency) or developer time	$19–$200/month subscription
Production Infrastructure	Manual setup for every component	Manual setup for every component	Built in — payments, auth, DB, hosting, App Store
Mobile + Web	Separate codebases	Mobile from one codebase; web varies	Both from same project, shared backend
Iteration Speed	Days to weeks per update (developer required)	Days per update (developer required)	Hours — describe changes in plain English
Code Ownership	Full ownership, host anywhere	Full ownership, host anywhere	GitHub Sync + full code export
Design Quality	Full control (requires designer skill)	Framework defaults (requires designer skill)	Custom-trained model — professional, human-looking output
Maintenance	High (two codebases, all infrastructure)	Moderate (one codebase, external services)	Low (platform-managed)
Best For	Performance-critical apps, large dev teams	Technical founders, dev teams wanting efficiency	Solopreneurs, agencies, builders focused on revenue