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App Development · February 19, 2025

Why we ship most of our apps on Expo and React Native

For small consumer apps and games, Expo gets you from prototype to App Store in two weeks. Here's our setup.

Abraham Ghani
Abraham Ghani

Co-Founder

Why we ship most of our apps on Expo and React Native

We've shipped on every stack. For most consumer apps, Expo + React Native is the fastest way from idea to a real App Store listing. We walk through our exact starter template and the libraries we always reach for.

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