I had a pretty similar experience. It's still a challenging environment - getting performance and memory management nailed across platforms and devices took some very careful engineering.
Based on my limited experience with native iOS app development, RN actually requires an almost completely different way of working.
That sounds like unnecessary complexity, skills and cost. Until it’s simpler to build, higher quality and a more predictable result than native, i will continue to use native frameworks.
Based on my limited experience with native iOS app development, RN actually requires an almost completely different way of working.