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 189K members. It has been around since 2015. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #10 in the Mobile Development communities list.

Roughly 24K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include React Native, App, and Expo. 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
189K Members

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Yearly: +24K members
Growth: +14.3% / 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: 16K members

Past year (monthly)

  • 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
  • Sep: 1K members
  • Oct: 65 members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. How tf do I test on multiple devices, please help 😭
    2. Please help me support for install app
    3. Need help from Senior App Dev on a RN project (App live on Ios and Android)
    #1
    Solution Requests
    How tf do I test on multiple devices, please help 😭 · Please help me support for install app · Need help from Senior App Dev on a RN project (App live on Ios and Android)
    3
  • Advice Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. How are you finding 12 testers for Google Play closed testing? Maybe we can help each other here!
    2. looking for feedback, I recently released an iOS App to AppStore that translates social media video links into over 70 different languages
    3. Tomorrow is my RN interview! I need help!
    #2
    Advice Requests
    How are you finding 12 testers for Google Play closed testing? Maybe we can help each other here! · looking for feedback, I recently released an iOS App to AppStore that translates social media video links into over 70 different languages · Tomorrow is my RN interview! I need help!
    3
  • Self-Promotion
    1 post in the past month
    1. Founding Developer / Co-Founder Wanted (B2B SaaS)
    #3
    Self-Promotion
    Founding Developer / Co-Founder Wanted (B2B SaaS)
    1

Topics

  • React Native
    71 posts in the past month
    1. The performance checklist I run before shipping any React Native app
    2. When do you actually drop Expo and go bare React Native in 2026?
    3. My first time adding subscriptions to a React Native app
    #1
    React Native
    The performance checklist I run before shipping any React Native app · When do you actually drop Expo and go bare React Native in 2026? · My first time adding subscriptions to a React Native app
    71
  • App
    24 posts in the past month
    1. Mock your React Native / Expo app’s clock — jump time, freeze, speed up
    2. I built a music theory app that plays notes and chords over bluetooth
    3. Was it us or them? How we debug "the stream froze for me" in live video apps
    #2
    App
    Mock your React Native / Expo app’s clock — jump time, freeze, speed up · I built a music theory app that plays notes and chords over bluetooth · Was it us or them? How we debug "the stream froze for me" in live video apps
    24
  • Expo
    18 posts in the past month
    1. When do you actually drop Expo and go bare React Native in 2026?
    2. An Expo / React Native panel inside the editor: create AVDs, boot simulators, and deploy to both at once
    3. Mock your React Native / Expo app’s clock — jump time, freeze, speed up
    #3
    Expo
    When do you actually drop Expo and go bare React Native in 2026? · An Expo / React Native panel inside the editor: create AVDs, boot simulators, and deploy to both at once · Mock your React Native / Expo app’s clock — jump time, freeze, speed up
    18
  • Looking For A
    17 posts in the past month
    #4
    Looking For A
    17
  • Struggling
    13 posts in the past month
    #5
    Struggling
    13

Flair

  • Question
    8 posts in the past month
    1. When do you actually drop Expo and go bare React Native in 2026?
    2. Seeing and using so many beautiful apps, how does one learn how to create such polished UIs?
    3. What is everyone else using to load images, caching, and image zoom?
    #1
    Question
    When do you actually drop Expo and go bare React Native in 2026? · Seeing and using so many beautiful apps, how does one learn how to create such polished UIs? · What is everyone else using to load images, caching, and image zoom?
    8
  • Help
    4 posts in the past month
    1. GitHub flagged my account for no reason — 6 months of open source work is now invisible
    2. Lessons from building a CalDAV calendar client with Expo SDK 54
    3. Tomorrow is my RN interview! I need help!
    #2
    Help
    GitHub flagged my account for no reason — 6 months of open source work is now invisible · Lessons from building a CalDAV calendar client with Expo SDK 54 · Tomorrow is my RN interview! I need help!
    4
  • FYI
    4 posts in the past month
    1. React Native toasts that stay above modals and bottom sheets on Android and iOS
    2. ios simulator build failing with 196 duplicate symbols after adding mediapipe, the fix in my podfile was silently doing nothing
    3. Made a small hook for React Native layouts that change with screen size
    #3
    FYI
    React Native toasts that stay above modals and bottom sheets on Android and iOS · ios simulator build failing with 196 duplicate symbols after adding mediapipe, the fix in my podfile was silently doing nothing · Made a small hook for React Native layouts that change with screen size
    4
  • Tutorial
    4 posts in the past month
    1. I added a native ImageViewer to my Expo component library — An image that opens out of the page over a blur
    2. How deferred deep linking actually matches an install in React Native (after Firebase Dynamic Links)
    3. Uninstalling Cursor, Extreme PR Makeovers, and 33 Percent Less Thread-Blocking JSON
    #4
    Tutorial
    I added a native ImageViewer to my Expo component library — An image that opens out of the page over a blur · How deferred deep linking actually matches an install in React Native (after Firebase Dynamic Links) · Uninstalling Cursor, Extreme PR Makeovers, and 33 Percent Less Thread-Blocking JSON
    4
  • News
    2 posts in the past month
    1. I built simfleet: run many React Native worktrees in parallel on slimmed iOS simulators and Android emulators, from one dashboard (open source)
    2. This Week In React Native #298: Reanimated, Worklets, Helix, Screens, SecondaryRuntime, Arrangement View, View Shot
    #5
    News
    I built simfleet: run many React Native worktrees in parallel on slimmed iOS simulators and Android emulators, from one dashboard (open source) · This Week In React Native #298: Reanimated, Worklets, Helix, Screens, SecondaryRuntime, Arrangement View, View Shot
    2

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 189K 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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