Choosing a database

Firebase offers two cloud-based, client-accessible database solutions that support realtime data syncing:

  • Cloud Firestore is Firebase's newest database for mobile app development. It builds on the successes of the Realtime Database with a new, more intuitive data model. Cloud Firestore also features richer, faster queries and scales further than the Realtime Database.
  • Realtime Database is Firebase's original database. It's an efficient, low-latency solution for mobile apps that require synced states across clients in realtime.
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We'll be using both the databases in our app but it is good to know the difference between the two. The event chat functionality of our app will be taken care of by RTDB and the rest of the functionality by firestore.

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It is recommended that you go through beautifully written docs to know the differences between RTDB and firestore.

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