--- title: Why You Should Build Mobile Apps With Compose | daily.dev description: Compose Multiplatform, built on Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), offers a compelling alternative to React Native and Flutter for mobile development. Unlike other... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-you-should-build-mobile-apps-with-compose-dr0bxk2qm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why You Should Build Mobile Apps With Compose | daily.dev og:description: Compose Multiplatform, built on Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), offers a compelling alternative to React Native and Flutter for mobile development. Unlike other... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-you-should-build-mobile-apps-with-compose-dr0bxk2qm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/DR0BxK2Qm.png og:image:alt: Why You Should Build Mobile Apps With Compose 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. # Why You Should Build Mobile Apps With Compose **[Touchlab](https://daily.dev/sources/touchlab)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Compose Multiplatform, built on Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), offers a compelling alternative to React Native and Flutter for mobile development. Unlike other cross-platform tools that replace native platforms, Compose works directly with iOS and Android, allowing developers to build fully cross-platform, fully native, or blended apps from a single codebase. 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