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React Native App Development, Without the Agency Markup

One TypeScript codebase, genuine iOS and Android apps, from a developer with four React Native products in production.

Both-store MVPs from $5,000–$12,000 — one codebase, so the second platform is nearly free.

Written by Umer Aftab · Updated 10 August 2026

React NativeExpoTypeScriptNative Modules (Swift/Kotlin)Expo Updates (OTA)React Navigation

Service Overview

Every production app I've shipped — a telemedicine platform, a car-services app, an AI writing tool, a competitive gaming product — is **React Native**. That's not framework loyalty; it's because one codebase shipping to both stores is what makes startup budgets work. Companies searching for a *react native app development company* usually need one senior person who has done this before, not a 40-person agency invoice.

Core Benefits

  • ~85-90% shared code — every feature ships to both stores at once
  • Over-the-air updates: JS-level fixes reach users without store review
  • Native modules in Swift/Kotlin where React Native alone isn't enough
  • The largest cross-platform hiring pool if you ever grow the team

How It Works

  1. 1Scope call — the feature list gets cut before it gets quoted
  2. 2One TypeScript codebase, with native Swift/Kotlin modules where needed
  3. 3Over-the-air update pipeline, so fixes ship without store review
  4. 4Both store releases, then monthly iteration if you want it

React Native vs Flutter vs native

React NativeFlutterNative
LanguageTypeScriptDartSwift + Kotlin
Codebases to maintainOneOneTwo
Hiring poolLargestSmall (Dart)Two specialists
Over-the-air fixesYesLimitedNo

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Deliverables

What you will receive as part of this contract:

  • Production React Native apps in the App Store and Play Store
  • OTA update pipeline so small fixes ship in hours, not days
  • Type-safe codebase a future hire can actually pick up
  • Native module work where the platform demands it
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Frequently Asked Questions

Why hire a React Native developer instead of an agency?

For most startup apps an agency quotes 3-5x more for the same build, filtered through project managers. Hiring the senior developer directly means faster decisions, lower cost, and advice from someone whose name is on the work.

Is React Native good enough for a serious product?

Meta builds parts of its own apps with it, Microsoft uses it across Office, and Shopify moved its mobile development to it. All four of my shipped production apps are React Native, including a telemedicine platform.

When is React Native the wrong choice?

Bluetooth-heavy hardware apps, continuous background processing, and high-end games belong in native Swift/Kotlin. If that's your app, I'll say so and point you to a native specialist rather than sell you a plan.

Can you take over an existing React Native codebase?

Yes. I review it first and give you an honest verdict on whether continuing beats rebuilding — sometimes it doesn't, and knowing early is cheaper than finding out in month six.

Do React Native apps feel native?

Yes — React Native renders real platform components, not imitations. A well-built React Native app is indistinguishable from native to users; a badly built app feels bad in any framework.

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