# Valdi

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Valdi and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Snap's open-source cross-platform UI framework, praised for native performance and for being developed in the open by strong engineers. Critics say its value proposition is unclear and it is over-engineered.

## Why people recommend it

- Interesting project from strong engineers (2 comments): "He's a wonderful engineer and I'm thrilled to see this project out in the open." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45853338)) "Definitely one of the cooler projects to watch while I was there." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45853539))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Flutter](https://hackerapproved.com/p/flutter.md): 171 recommend
- [React Native](https://hackerapproved.com/p/react-native.md): 98 recommend
- [Kotlin Multiplatform](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kotlin-multiplatform.md): 27 recommend
- [Expo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/expo.md): 21 recommend
- [.NET MAUI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/net-maui.md): 21 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Valdi", https://hackerapproved.com/p/valdi/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).