--- title: Shopify is smart. | daily.dev description: Shopify's shift from React Native back to native apps using Swift and Kotlin highlights a significant industry trend. With AI making code maintenance cheaper,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/shopify-is-smart--2wlyk0eac twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Shopify is smart. | daily.dev og:description: Shopify's shift from React Native back to native apps using Swift and Kotlin highlights a significant industry trend. With AI making code maintenance cheaper,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/shopify-is-smart--2wlyk0eac og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2wlyk0eAC.png og:image:alt: Shopify is smart. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Shopify is smart. **[Philipp Lackner](https://daily.dev/sources/philipplackner)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Shopify's shift from React Native back to native apps using Swift and Kotlin highlights a significant industry trend. With AI making code maintenance cheaper, the benefits of native apps, like performance and platform access, are becoming more appealing. Discover why this move might signal a broader return to native development and what it means for the future of app creation. 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