KMP vs CMP

🛠️ Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) – The Brains Behind the Scenes

Think of Kotlin Multiplatform like a magic Lego set that lets you reuse the same blocks to build things for Android, iOS, desktop, web, and even servers.

• You write shared code in Kotlin – especially the logic (like calculations, API calls, or data processing).
• Then, you plug that code into different apps – one for Android, one for iOS, etc.
• It’s mostly about code sharing, not UI.

Example:

If you’re building a weather app:

• You can write the code that fetches weather data once with KMP.
• Then use it on both Android and iOS, even though the screens might look different.

🎨 Compose Multiplatform – The Artist Drawing the Screens

Compose Multiplatform is like a magic crayon box that lets you draw your app’s screens once and show them on Android, desktop, web, etc.

• It’s based on Jetpack Compose (Android’s modern UI toolkit).
• But now you can use it to build user interfaces for other platforms too (like desktop apps with Compose for Desktop or web with Compose for Web).
• It’s about UI sharing, and it often works well with Kotlin Multiplatform.

Example:

You can design one screen layout for your weather app:

• And show that same screen on Android, Windows, macOS, and even the web.

🤝 TL;DR - How They Work Together

🧩 Summary

• 🛠️ KMP = Share your app’s brains (logic, calculations).
• 🎨 Compose MP = Share your app’s face (UI).
• 🧠 + 🎨 = You get a smart and good-looking app that works on many platforms.