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Create React App vs Create React Native App: What are the differences?

Developers describe Create React App as "Create React apps with no build configuration". Create React apps with no build configuration. On the other hand, Create React Native App is detailed as "Create a React Native app on any OS with no build config". Create React Native App allows you to work with all of the Components and APIs in React Native, as well as most of the JavaScript APIs that the Expo App provides.

Create React App can be classified as a tool in the "Javascript UI Libraries" category, while Create React Native App is grouped under "Cross-Platform Mobile Development".

Create React App and Create React Native App are both open source tools. Create React App with 69.4K GitHub stars and 15.8K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Create React Native App with 11.7K GitHub stars and 1.3K GitHub forks.

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    No config, easy to use
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    Cons of Create React App
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      No SSR
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      What is Create React App?

      Create React apps with no build configuration.

      What is Create React Native App?

      Create React Native App allows you to work with all of the Components and APIs in React Native, as well as most of the JavaScript APIs that the Expo App provides.

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