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 190K 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 22K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include React Native, Looking For A, and App. 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
190K Members

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Yearly: +22K members
Growth: +13.3% / 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: 17K members

Past year (monthly)

  • 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
  • Sep: 1K members
  • Oct: 903 members
  • Nov: 363 members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Looking for volunteer engineers to build a free, open source pickleball rating system
    2. I built a tool for mobile devs that pairs QR build installs with pre-release QA checklists and release tracking
    #1
    Solution Requests
    Looking for volunteer engineers to build a free, open source pickleball rating system · I built a tool for mobile devs that pairs QR build installs with pre-release QA checklists and release tracking
    2
  • Advice Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Brutal UI/UX feedback wanted: "Stakeholder", a playful app for tracking shareholder meetings and rating the buffet
    2. My Expo app is at ~2,000 downloads. Goal is 100K in 2027. Advice from people who've grown one?
    #2
    Advice Requests
    Brutal UI/UX feedback wanted: "Stakeholder", a playful app for tracking shareholder meetings and rating the buffet · My Expo app is at ~2,000 downloads. Goal is 100K in 2027. Advice from people who've grown one?
    2
  • Self-Promotion
    1 post in the past month
    1. [FOR HIRE] React Native developer (India, remote) — shipped a production app to the App Store. Figma → code → store submission.
    #3
    Self-Promotion
    [FOR HIRE] React Native developer (India, remote) — shipped a production app to the App Store. Figma → code → store submission.
    1

Topics

  • React Native
    48 posts in the past month
    #1
    React Native
    48
  • Looking For A
    16 posts in the past month
    #2
    Looking For A
    16
  • App
    11 posts in the past month
    #3
    App
    11
  • Developer
    10 posts in the past month
    #4
    Developer
    10
  • Expo
    8 posts in the past month
    #5
    Expo
    8

Flair

  • Question
    10 posts in the past month
    1. Focus on my own ideas or keep applying?
    2. How do I prevent my UI from looking like AI Slop ?
    3. Testing the app during development.
    #1
    Question
    Focus on my own ideas or keep applying? · How do I prevent my UI from looking like AI Slop ? · Testing the app during development.
    10
  • Help
    5 posts in the past month
    1. What are you guys using to sync data between devices in React Native?
    2. Brutal UI/UX feedback wanted: "Stakeholder", a playful app for tracking shareholder meetings and rating the buffet
    3. Uniwind v1.13.0 stopped working after Expo 58 update
    #2
    Help
    What are you guys using to sync data between devices in React Native? · Brutal UI/UX feedback wanted: "Stakeholder", a playful app for tracking shareholder meetings and rating the buffet · Uniwind v1.13.0 stopped working after Expo 58 update
    5
  • FYI
    4 posts in the past month
    1. [Showcase] rnui.dev: ~400 React Native animations (up from 298 in a month), sign in to save demos, plus a blog and a weekly digest
    2. Giving away Google Play promo codes? Your app may never see them, and Google refunds them after 3 days
    3. I built a tool for mobile devs that pairs QR build installs with pre-release QA checklists and release tracking
    #3
    FYI
    [Showcase] rnui.dev: ~400 React Native animations (up from 298 in a month), sign in to save demos, plus a blog and a weekly digest · Giving away Google Play promo codes? Your app may never see them, and Google refunds them after 3 days · I built a tool for mobile devs that pairs QR build installs with pre-release QA checklists and release tracking
    4
  • Tutorial
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Native home-screen widgets in an Expo app: Kotlin RemoteViews + WidgetKit, no JS in the widget
    2. Random logouts with Supabase auth in Expo: the session was bigger than SecureStore's 2048 byte limit
    3. What breaks in a React Native app on the iPhone Duo (and how to fix it)
    #4
    Tutorial
    Native home-screen widgets in an Expo app: Kotlin RemoteViews + WidgetKit, no JS in the widget · Random logouts with Supabase auth in Expo: the session was bigger than SecureStore's 2048 byte limit · What breaks in a React Native app on the iPhone Duo (and how to fix it)
    4
  • News
    1 post in the past month
    1. This Week In React Native #304: RN 0.89 RC, Vega OS, Screens, Hermes, WebView, Unistyles, tgfx, Pager View
    #5
    News
    This Week In React Native #304: RN 0.89 RC, Vega OS, Screens, Hermes, WebView, Unistyles, tgfx, Pager View
    1

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 190K 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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