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 185K 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 26K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include React Native, Expo, and App. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Self-Promotion. Product recommendations often mention react native and react native animated and reanimated library.

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Established 2015
185K Members

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Yearly: +26K members
Growth: +16.3% / 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: 11K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 2K members
  • Aug: 2K members
  • 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: 1K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Feedback and thoughts on inifinite notes canvas package
    2. feedback on the onboarding flow for my ios speaking coach app
    3. Open-sourced my Expo boilerplate for app projects. Looking for feedback from people shipping RN apps.
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Feedback and thoughts on inifinite notes canvas package · feedback on the onboarding flow for my ios speaking coach app · Open-sourced my Expo boilerplate for app projects. Looking for feedback from people shipping RN apps.
    7
  • Self-Promotion
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Built my full-stack social media app with React Native + Expo + Supabase — looking for feedback!
    2. I built a high-performance PDF viewer for React Native after hitting a wall with large CAD/construction PDFs.
    3. My React Native app crossed 1120+ downloads in 20 days 🎉
    #2
    Self-Promotion
    Built my full-stack social media app with React Native + Expo + Supabase — looking for feedback! · I built a high-performance PDF viewer for React Native after hitting a wall with large CAD/construction PDFs. · My React Native app crossed 1120+ downloads in 20 days 🎉
    5
  • Solution Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. I got tired of Google Sign-In setup in React Native so I built a package for it
    2. Looking for app developer for a small job
    3. alternatives to mabl for mobile testing?
    #3
    Solution Requests
    I got tired of Google Sign-In setup in React Native so I built a package for it · Looking for app developer for a small job · alternatives to mabl for mobile testing?
    4
  • Pain & Anger
    3 posts in the past month
    1. I switched from Flutter to React Native and wow… everything feels faster
    2. Is anyone else hitting a wall with memory management on the New Architecture, or is it just my bridge-less assumptions?
    3. Fear of getting rejected by App Store by 4.3(b)
    #4
    Pain & Anger
    I switched from Flutter to React Native and wow… everything feels faster · Is anyone else hitting a wall with memory management on the New Architecture, or is it just my bridge-less assumptions? · Fear of getting rejected by App Store by 4.3(b)
    3
  • Ideas
    2 posts in the past month
    1. 💧 Liquid lens using React Native Webgpu
    2. What React Native Library Do You Think the Ecosystem Still Needs?
    #5
    Ideas
    💧 Liquid lens using React Native Webgpu · What React Native Library Do You Think the Ecosystem Still Needs?
    2

Topics

  • React Native
    269 posts in the past month
    1. Limelight -- a free, open source dev tool for debugging React Native
    2. Just finished migrating 2 apps to React Native’s New Architecture. I need therapy.
    3. Is it just me or has Expo basically become the default choice for React Native now?
    #1
    React Native
    Limelight -- a free, open source dev tool for debugging React Native · Just finished migrating 2 apps to React Native’s New Architecture. I need therapy. · Is it just me or has Expo basically become the default choice for React Native now?
    269
  • Expo
    80 posts in the past month
    1. the expo-widgets library is stable now.
    2. Expo SDK 56 beta is out! 50%+ faster iOS builds, Expo UI stable, expo-router rebuilt from scratch
    3. ⚡️ Smooth motion tabs for Expo Router
    #2
    Expo
    the expo-widgets library is stable now. · Expo SDK 56 beta is out! 50%+ faster iOS builds, Expo UI stable, expo-router rebuilt from scratch · ⚡️ Smooth motion tabs for Expo Router
    80
  • App
    74 posts in the past month
    1. Built my full-stack social media app with React Native + Expo + Supabase — looking for feedback!
    2. I’ve been told my app has pretty good UI , do you agree?
    3. Dedicated app or is React Native Web good for app + desktop website in one application?
    #3
    App
    Built my full-stack social media app with React Native + Expo + Supabase — looking for feedback! · I’ve been told my app has pretty good UI , do you agree? · Dedicated app or is React Native Web good for app + desktop website in one application?
    74
  • App Development
    56 posts in the past month
    1. Shipped my first app after 7 years of QA testing. RN 0.81 + Expo + SQLite. Here is the stack and what I messed up.
    2. Update: shipped the app you helped me design. A few RN/Expo learnings
    3. How I dropped FFmpeg and used Native APIs (AVFoundation/Media3) for media processing in React Native
    #4
    App Development
    Shipped my first app after 7 years of QA testing. RN 0.81 + Expo + SQLite. Here is the stack and what I messed up. · Update: shipped the app you helped me design. A few RN/Expo learnings · How I dropped FFmpeg and used Native APIs (AVFoundation/Media3) for media processing in React Native
    56
  • Android
    33 posts in the past month
    1. Android: Forcing HTTP requests over cellular while connected to a Wi-Fi network with no internet (React Native + Kotlin)
    #5
    Android
    Android: Forcing HTTP requests over cellular while connected to a Wi-Fi network with no internet (React Native + Kotlin)
    33

Flair

  • Question
    24 posts in the past month
    1. Is it just me or has Expo basically become the default choice for React Native now?
    2. anyone else feel like react native development got WAY more enjoyable recently?
    3. Anyone else feel like React Native development has genuinely become a joy over the last year?
    #1
    Question
    Is it just me or has Expo basically become the default choice for React Native now? · anyone else feel like react native development got WAY more enjoyable recently? · Anyone else feel like React Native development has genuinely become a joy over the last year?
    24
  • News
    11 posts in the past month
    1. React Native ExecuTorch now supports Gemma 4
    2. Argent by Software Mansion: agentic toolkit to control, debug, and profile iOS and Android apps
    3. This Week In React Native #281: Redraw, Expo, Tabs, Screens, Pressable, Activity, Strict DOM, Rock, SWC, Argent Rozenite...
    #2
    News
    React Native ExecuTorch now supports Gemma 4 · Argent by Software Mansion: agentic toolkit to control, debug, and profile iOS and Android apps · This Week In React Native #281: Redraw, Expo, Tabs, Screens, Pressable, Activity, Strict DOM, Rock, SWC, Argent Rozenite...
    11
  • Help
    9 posts in the past month
    1. 3 years in React Native. 8 months. Zero interview calls.
    2. Looking for app developer for a small job
    3. ith CodePush dead and EAS getting expensive at scale, I spent 4 months building a free, self-hosted OTA alternative
    #3
    Help
    3 years in React Native. 8 months. Zero interview calls. · Looking for app developer for a small job · ith CodePush dead and EAS getting expensive at scale, I spent 4 months building a free, self-hosted OTA alternative
    9
  • Tutorial
    7 posts in the past month
    1. SpaceX is hiring
    2. Update: shipped the app you helped me design. A few RN/Expo learnings
    3. Stop profiling memory leaks in dev mode. Do this instead.
    #4
    Tutorial
    SpaceX is hiring · Update: shipped the app you helped me design. A few RN/Expo learnings · Stop profiling memory leaks in dev mode. Do this instead.
    7
  • Article
    7 posts in the past month
    1. React Native 0.86, Charting Your Financial Ruin, and the Junk Drawer in Your Package.json
    2. I built a high-performance PDF viewer for React Native after hitting a wall with large CAD/construction PDFs.
    3. I rebuilt a production RN app from scratch. Here's what I'd set up before writing any features
    #5
    Article
    React Native 0.86, Charting Your Financial Ruin, and the Junk Drawer in Your Package.json · I built a high-performance PDF viewer for React Native after hitting a wall with large CAD/construction PDFs. · I rebuilt a production RN app from scratch. Here's what I'd set up before writing any features
    7

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 185K 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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