# Zalando App

Published articles for Zalando App.

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## Accelerating Mobile App development at Zalando with Rendering Engine and React Native

DevFeed: [Accelerating Mobile App development at Zalando with Rendering Engine and React Native](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/accelerating-mobile-app-development-at-zalando-with-rendering-engine-and-react-native-47495.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://engineering.zalando.com/posts/2025/10/accelerating-mobile-app-development-at-zalando-with-rendering-engine-and-react-native.html>)

Author: Rene Eichhorn

Published: 2025-10-02T22:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Zalando](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/zalando-engineering-blog.md>)

Topics: [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [React Native](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react-native.md>), [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cross-platform.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [User Interfaces](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/user-interfaces.md>), [interoperability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/interoperability.md>), [navigation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/navigation.md>), [animations](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/animations.md>)

Tags: [animations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/animations.md>), [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cross-platform.md>), [frontend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frontend.md>), [interoperability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interoperability.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [react-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react-native.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>), [zalando](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zalando.md>), [zalando-app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zalando-app.md>)

### AI overview

Zalando describes its gradual migration from separate iOS and Android codebases to a cross-platform mobile architecture using React Native and its internal Rendering Engine. The article explains the decision criteria, including faster delivery, progressive adoption, shared web and mobile capabilities, and native interoperability.

### Source excerpt

We present how we combined our internal React-based UI composition framework Rendering Engine with React Native in a brownfield integration approach that enables us to gradually modernise our mobile app technology stack while at the same time introducing cross-platform technologies to build shared experiences.

## Custom Navigational Transitions in iOS

DevFeed: [Custom Navigational Transitions in iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/custom-navigational-transitions-in-ios-47476.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://engineering.zalando.com/posts/2024/07/custom-navigational-transitions-ios.html>)

Author: Kanupriya Gupta

Published: 2024-07-03T22:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Zalando](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/zalando-engineering-blog.md>)

Topics: [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [navigation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/navigation.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [User Interfaces](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/user-interfaces.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [User Experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/user-experience.md>)

Tags: [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [deep](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deep.md>), [frontend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frontend.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [navigation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/navigation.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>), [user-interaction](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/user-interaction.md>), [ux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ux.md>), [zalando](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zalando.md>), [zalando-app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zalando-app.md>)

### AI overview

An engineering article explains how Zalando implements custom navigational transitions in its iOS app when screens are driven by backend-defined UI. It discusses the challenges of identifying interacted elements and coordinating generic deep-link navigation.

### Source excerpt

Explores how our iOS App incorporates custom navigation in a backend-driven UI

## Transitioning to Appcraft: Evolution of Zalando's server-driven UI framework

DevFeed: [Transitioning to Appcraft: Evolution of Zalando's server-driven UI framework](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/transitioning-to-appcraft-evolution-of-zalando-s-server-driven-ui-framework-47471.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://engineering.zalando.com/posts/2024/05/appcraft.html>)

Author: Kanupriya Gupta

Published: 2024-05-15T22:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Zalando](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/zalando-engineering-blog.md>)

Topics: [server-driven-ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server-driven-ui.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [Framework](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/framework.md>), [User Interfaces](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/user-interfaces.md>), [versioning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/versioning.md>), [JSON](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/json.md>), [schema-evolution](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/schema-evolution.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [compatibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compatibility.md>), [elm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/elm.md>), [framework](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/framework.md>), [frameworks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frameworks.md>), [frontend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frontend.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [json](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/json.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [server-driven-ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server-driven-ui.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>), [zalando](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zalando.md>), [zalando-app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zalando-app.md>)

### AI overview

Zalando describes Appcraft, a server-driven UI framework for delivering dynamic content across its mobile applications. The article explains why the company replaced the earlier TNA framework, citing rigid UI structures, cross-platform versioning difficulties, schema changes, and release coordination challenges.

### Source excerpt

This article outlines our server-driven UI framework utilised for mobile applications and delves into the reasons for retiring its predecessor.