This is indeed an issue that can become quite frustrating, although you&#x27;ll get used to it pretty quickly.<p>Here are a few things that could help:<p>- Swift Playgrounds[1] can be extremely useful to experiment with little snippets of code.<p>- On the simulator, you can slow down the animations (command + T)<p>- Sometimes, I temporally add a UIButton to trigger the animation again...<p>The whole native vs. hybrid apps has been discussed extensively. As you noticed, among other things, hybrid apps are not as snappy as their native counterpart.<p>[1]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.apple.com&#x2F;swift&#x2F;blog&#x2F;?id=24" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.apple.com&#x2F;swift&#x2F;blog&#x2F;?id=24</a>