React Native

React Native is the dedicated mobile ecosystem for Better Fullstack. It scaffolds runnable Expo projects and keeps mobile choices separate from TypeScript web frontend categories.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+.
• npm, pnpm, Yarn, or Bun.
• Expo-compatible iOS/Android tooling when you want simulator or device validation.

Scripted example

npm create better-fullstack@latest mobile-app -- \
  --ecosystem react-native \
  --frontend native-bare \
  --mobile-navigation expo-router \
  --mobile-ui tamagui \
  --mobile-storage mmkv \
  --mobile-testing maestro-react-native-testing-library \
  --mobile-push expo-notifications \
  --mobile-ota expo-updates \
  --mobile-deep-linking expo-linking \
  --package-manager npm \
  --ai-docs none \
  --no-install

Mobile scaffold categories

Generated integrations

• Expo config with scheme/runtime settings when deep linking or OTA is selected.
• Expo Router route files or a React Navigation entrypoint, depending on navigation.
• Mobile UI provider/theme files for Tamagui, Gluestack UI, Uniwind, or Unistyles.
• MMKV client helpers when storage is selected.
• Jest Expo and React Native Testing Library examples, Maestro flows, or both.
• Push notification registration helpers for Expo Notifications.
• OTA update helpers for Expo Updates.
• .env.example with EXPO_PUBLIC_ conventions for mobile client configuration.

Compatibility notes

• React Native does not expose TypeScript web frontend, backend, database, web UI, web deploy, or server deploy categories.
• Uniwind and Unistyles UI modes are tied to their matching Expo frontend variants.
• Tamagui and Gluestack UI use the bare Expo variant to avoid conflicting styling setup.
• Deep linking is enabled automatically when a mobile auth flow requires redirect URI examples.