r/reactnative

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About r/reactnative

A community for learning and developing native mobile applications using React Native by Facebook.

The community at a glance

r/reactnative is a Subreddit for Mobile Developers with roughly 188K members. It has been around since 2015. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the Mobile Development topic page.

Roughly 24K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include React Native, Looking For A, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention react native and react native animated and reanimated library.

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Established 2015
188K Members

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Yearly: +24K members
Growth: +14.9% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2016: 3K members
  • 2017: 6K members
  • 2018: 8K members
  • 2019: 23K members
  • 2020: 25K members
  • 2021: 20K members
  • 2023: 30K members
  • 2024: 26K members
  • 2025: 31K members
  • 2026: 14K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Sep: 2K members
  • Oct: 2K members
  • Nov: 3K members
  • Dec: 3K members
  • Jan: 2K members
  • Feb: 2K members
  • Mar: 2K members
  • Apr: 2K members
  • May: 2K members
  • Jun: 2K members
  • Jul: 2K members
  • Aug: 1K members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. SQLite not install even if it is
    2. Best way to fetch/compare grocery prices across multiple Dutch supermarkets in a serverless app?
    3. currency switcher with bidirectional amount input
    #1
    Solution Requests
    SQLite not install even if it is · Best way to fetch/compare grocery prices across multiple Dutch supermarkets in a serverless app? · currency switcher with bidirectional amount input
    5
  • Advice Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. What strategy with Voltra Home Screen widgets to keep & refresh user session ?
    2. What do you use to collect user feedback?
    3. My Krishna - Looking for Feedback
    #2
    Advice Requests
    What strategy with Voltra Home Screen widgets to keep & refresh user session ? · What do you use to collect user feedback? · My Krishna - Looking for Feedback
    4
  • Self-Promotion
    4 posts in the past month
    1. React Native Developer Looking for Freelance Work Happy to Help With Your Project
    2. I built a 100% free, ad-free Christian Scripture Meditation app from scratch to help renew our minds daily (Hagah 1.0.2)
    3. Built an Asset Tracking App That Makes Inventory Management Simple
    #3
    Self-Promotion
    React Native Developer Looking for Freelance Work Happy to Help With Your Project · I built a 100% free, ad-free Christian Scripture Meditation app from scratch to help renew our minds daily (Hagah 1.0.2) · Built an Asset Tracking App That Makes Inventory Management Simple
    4
  • Pain & Anger
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Why is the expo app so garbage
    2. What is the most frustrating part of releasing a mobile app? Looking for developer experiences
    #4
    Pain & Anger
    Why is the expo app so garbage · What is the most frustrating part of releasing a mobile app? Looking for developer experiences
    2
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. What is the minimum amount that i can charge hourly for react native development? I got a freelance work from UK ? How much i can be charge hourly if i works from india?
    #5
    Money Talk
    What is the minimum amount that i can charge hourly for react native development? I got a freelance work from UK ? How much i can be charge hourly if i works from india?
    1

Topics

  • React Native
    58 posts in the past month
    #1
    React Native
    58
  • Looking For A
    18 posts in the past month
    #2
    Looking For A
    18
  • Struggling
    16 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    16
  • App
    12 posts in the past month
    #4
    App
    12
  • Developer
    11 posts in the past month
    #5
    Developer
    11

Flair

  • Help
    14 posts in the past month
    1. React Native Developer Looking for Freelance Work Happy to Help With Your Project
    2. Background screen physically slides up/down when opening a modal – how do I stop this layout jitter?
    3. Bundling time
    #1
    Help
    React Native Developer Looking for Freelance Work Happy to Help With Your Project · Background screen physically slides up/down when opening a modal – how do I stop this layout jitter? · Bundling time
    14
  • Question
    14 posts in the past month
    1. Do you reuse an avatar object path or delete the previous upload?
    2. How are you actually using AI in your React Native workflow right now?
    3. Has anyone here integrated POS printing with their app?
    #2
    Question
    Do you reuse an avatar object path or delete the previous upload? · How are you actually using AI in your React Native workflow right now? · Has anyone here integrated POS printing with their app?
    14
  • Article
    5 posts in the past month
    1. How I replaced bloated Lottie files with 60fps Skia shaders in my RN app
    2. React Native 0.87, Instant Paywall A/B Testing, and Buying Mike Hardy a Beer
    3. Depth-aware light injection in VisionCamera
    #3
    Article
    How I replaced bloated Lottie files with 60fps Skia shaders in my RN app · React Native 0.87, Instant Paywall A/B Testing, and Buying Mike Hardy a Beer · Depth-aware light injection in VisionCamera
    5
  • News
    3 posts in the past month
    1. I built an MIT Expo audio engine for TTS, playlists, and background playback - because the existing option went commercial
    2. This Week In React Native #294: RN 0.87, Screens, RNGH, Worklets, Skia, Tuft, Enriched Markdown, Pager View, Firebase
    3. unified-ble-manager rc1 (evolution of react-native-ble-plx)
    #4
    News
    I built an MIT Expo audio engine for TTS, playlists, and background playback - because the existing option went commercial · This Week In React Native #294: RN 0.87, Screens, RNGH, Worklets, Skia, Tuft, Enriched Markdown, Pager View, Firebase · unified-ble-manager rc1 (evolution of react-native-ble-plx)
    3
  • FYI
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Built rn-env-doctor: A zero-dependency CLI to fix React Native environment setup headaches
    2. I joined a 50L+ download app, and the codebase taught me something unexpected
    3. My Krishna - Looking for Feedback
    #5
    FYI
    Built rn-env-doctor: A zero-dependency CLI to fix React Native environment setup headaches · I joined a 50L+ download app, and the codebase taught me something unexpected · My Krishna - Looking for Feedback
    3

Product recommendations

  • react native
    33 posts in the past month
    1. What UI library is best for React Native?
    2. what is the best StarterKit to work on top of, for production grade android and ios apps?
    3. Whats the best way for state management in react native app? cause mine looks like:
    #1
    react native
    What UI library is best for React Native? · what is the best StarterKit to work on top of, for production grade android and ios apps? · Whats the best way for state management in react native app? cause mine looks like:
    33
  • react native animated and reanimated library
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Can anyone recommend a good React Native Animated and Reanimated library course/docs?
    2. best place / recommended guided place to learn react native reanimated package?
    #2
    react native animated and reanimated library
    Can anyone recommend a good React Native Animated and Reanimated library course/docs? · best place / recommended guided place to learn react native reanimated package?
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/reactnative for?
Best for Mobile Developers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/reactnative free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/reactnative have?
Roughly 188K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/reactnative on?
r/reactnative runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/reactnative cover?
On the Hive Index, r/reactnative is organized under Mobile Developers.
How do I join r/reactnative?
You can join r/reactnative by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Mobile Development communities like?
Communities for iOS and Android developers covering Swift, Kotlin, React Native, and cross-platform frameworks. Discord and Slack host the most active spaces, with discussion ranging from app architecture and App Store optimization to finding beta testers and sharing indie app launches.
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