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When to use AppSDK and when to use MiniApp

If you are using OEMApp, MiniApp can help you quickly complete development. But if you want to deeply customize your business, App SDK may be a better choice.
By the way, You can still use the MiniApp by accessing MiniApp SDK.

MiniApp are hot-updatable, allowing for direct updates of in-app content without waiting for app release, review, or user updates. This is suitable for scenarios that require rapid validation of ideas, such as extending device capabilities or adding a secondary panel.

If you have previously developed applications using solutions like Flutter or React Native, using MiniApps can make modifications extremely simple and fast. Similar technological solutions are also quite common in the industry.

For applications with low update frequencies, high stability requirements, and a focus on user experience, the App SDK can be used.

For enterprises, finding MiniApp developers can be a cost-saving measure, so many companies choose to combine the use of the App SDK and MiniApps.

I believe the reply above is inappropriate. Tuya's original React Native solution also supports hot updates. Furthermore, I serve Chinese enterprises, and our MiniApp releases need to be reviewed by Tuya. The prompt text in the Tuya IDE clearly states that every debugging session uploads the source code to Tuya. I don't know the purpose behind Tuya's design for this (uploading source code), and it hasn't improved so far.

Also, I want to confirm, is there really no review? I see in the backend that MiniApp submissions require review.