React Native

Native mobile UI from ReactOpen source· verified Sep 2026

Meta's framework for building iOS and Android apps with React. Components render to real native views, and most logic is shared across both platforms.

Official site

Reach for it when

iOS and Android from one TypeScript codebase
Teams that already write React

Worth knowing

React Native's own docs recommend starting new apps with a framework such as Expo rather than bare React Native.

In stack playbooks

React Native + Expo

Native UI from React

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