# gomatcha/matcha

Build native mobile apps in Go.

Repository: https://github.com/gomatcha/matcha
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/matcha
Homepage: https://gomatcha.io/
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2018-09-13T22:07:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3320, "days_push": 2911, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3484, forks 159 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:06.951537+00:00)

## What it is
Matcha is a Go framework for building native iOS and Android applications, providing a ReactNative-like UI component library and bindings to Objective-C and Java via reflection. It lets developers write mobile apps and shared logic entirely in Go.

## Use cases
- build native ios and android apps in go
- write cross-platform mobile ui with go
- share go code between mobile platforms
- create mobile app frameworks in go
- use go bindings for objective-c and java

## When to choose
- you want to build mobile apps primarily in Go
- you need native UI components with Go business logic
- you have existing Go code to reuse on mobile

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained tooling or modern iOS/Android APIs
- you want JavaScript or Dart-based cross-platform development
- you need guaranteed long-term support

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: mobile-framework, ui-components, sdk
- domain: mobile-development, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: go
- tags: go, native-mobile-apps, reactnative-like, unmaintained, android, ios, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- gomatcha/matcha (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:06.951537+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:36:24.935520+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gomatcha/matcha (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:06.951537+00:00, sha db489678d6bb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.