What is Native for Android? Isn't Java? So, React Native is React Java, even if the code can be exported to iOS and therefor is React iOS lol.. I don't know what is the Native language for iOS platforms. Anyway, Tech guys are not very creative on namming, or maybe they are since they try to use simplicity. Don't React.. Since React is a JavaScript Framework, and Java is not a Framework, naming React Java would create even more confusing... Does Java is Reacting ? :)