The app your web team can actually own.
If your product is already React, the mobile app does not need a separate language, a separate hiring pool and a separate definition of your API. It needs the parts that genuinely differ to be written natively — and the rest shared.
- Senior engineers only
- NDA before day one
- You own the code
- Knowledge transfer included
What gets shared
- Types and schemasshared
- API client and authshared
- Business rulesshared
- Screens and navigationper platform
- Native modulesper platform
The split is written into the proposal, not discovered later.
Four situations where React Native wins
All four assume you have, or will have, React people. That is the deciding factor.
Your web team can ship the app.
Companies with a React web product where types, validation and API clients can be shared, and hiring stays in one talent pool.
- Shared types and API clients
- One review culture
- Design tokens across web and app
- Monorepo if it helps
Six things that keep a React Native app shippable
Most of the pain in this ecosystem is dependencies and upgrades, not rendering.
A build you can trust
Expo or bare React Native chosen deliberately, with upgrades planned rather than feared, and CI producing store-ready artefacts.
- Expo vs bare decision, written down
- Upgrade path per release
- CI for both stores
Native modules where needed
Bluetooth, scanners, SDKs and background work bridged properly — written and maintained by us, not borrowed from an unmaintained package.
- Custom native modules
- Vetted dependency list
- Platform fallbacks
Lists and navigation that feel right
The two places React Native apps usually feel cheap: long lists and transitions. Both get real attention and profiling.
- Virtualised lists
- Native-stack navigation
- Gesture and animation budget
Over-the-air updates
JavaScript fixes shipped without a store review, with staged rollout and the discipline to know what must still go through review.
- Staged OTA rollout
- Rollback in minutes
- Native changes still reviewed
Shared code with your web app
Types, validation schemas, API clients and business rules shared where it genuinely helps — and duplicated where sharing would hurt.
- Shared types and schemas
- One API client
- Design tokens
Testing that catches regressions
Unit tests on logic, component tests on screens, and end-to-end runs on devices before a release is promoted.
- Jest + Testing Library
- Detox / Maestro E2E
- Device smoke runs
Three lanes, different rules
JavaScript can go out in minutes; native cannot. The platform draws that line, and the process should respect it.
- Staged OTA rollout
- Rollback in minutes
- Native changes reviewed
- Crash gates before promotion
- Dependency policy
Four steps, written down
Including the knowledge transfer, if your team is taking this over.
- 01
Stack review
A free 30-minute call with a senior engineer. We look at your web stack, your team and whether React Native actually helps.
- 02
Fixed-scope proposal
Screens, native modules, sharing plan, timeline and cost in writing within 5 business days.
- 03
Build in the open
Short cycles with installable builds every week, plus OTA previews for stakeholders.
- 04
Launch and look after it
Both stores, OTA pipeline, upgrade plan, and the same team maintaining it.
Pick what fits where you are
Fixed-scope build
RecommendedA defined app with a written scope, timeline and price.
- Best when
- Screens and native needs are settled.
- You get
- Scope, sharing plan and a fixed price before work starts.
Dedicated team
Senior engineers alongside your web team, month to month.
- Best when
- Your team will take it over later.
- You get
- A named team, weekly builds, knowledge transfer as we go.
Upgrade or rescue
An existing React Native app stuck on an old version, with abandoned packages and a frightening build.
- Best when
- Upgrades keep being postponed.
- You get
- A dependency and upgrade review, then a staged path forward.
Real clients. Work you can check.
Verified client testimonials will be published after approval from our clients. Until then, here's what we built — and where you can see it live.
No invented reviews or ratings — only clients you can verify.
Questions about React Native projects
Still unsure? Ask us directly — a senior engineer replies within one business day.
React Native or Flutter?
If your team is already React and the app is mostly screens over an API, React Native keeps hiring and code sharing simple. If there is no existing React investment and the UI is heavily custom, Flutter is often smoother. We recommend based on your team, not our preference.
How much code is actually shared with our website?
Types, validation schemas, API clients and business rules share well. UI mostly does not — a phone is not a narrow browser. We write down exactly what will be shared in the proposal rather than quoting a percentage.
Can we update the app without a store review?
JavaScript and asset changes can ship over the air with staged rollout and rollback. Anything touching native code or permissions still goes through the stores, and we keep that line clear so nobody is surprised.
Will it be fast enough?
For catalogue, booking, media and account apps, yes — with attention to lists, navigation and images. For heavy real-time graphics or deep platform integrations, we would recommend native.
Expo or bare React Native?
Expo for most products now — it removes a large class of build problems and supports custom native code through development builds. Bare when you need unusual native control from day one. Either way the decision is written down with the reasons.
What about upgrades?
We plan them: a supported version policy, dependencies kept current, and upgrade work scheduled rather than deferred until it becomes a rewrite.
Tell us what your web stack looks like.
A free 30-minute stack review — including an honest answer if native or Flutter suits you better.
