Native Express is a production-ready React Native boilerplate designed specifically for web developers looking to quickly launch mobile applications. It aims to eliminate the common headaches and time-consuming setup involved in mobile app development, promising to help users launch their apps in days, not weeks.
The boilerplate comes packed with a comprehensive set of features and integrations, ensuring a smooth development and deployment experience. Key features include:
- Demo App: A production-ready demo app that adheres to App Store and Play Store guidelines, featuring essential screens, tab navigation, and out-of-the-box dark mode support. This allows developers to start with a solid foundation rather than building from scratch.
- Authentication: A complete authentication system powered by Supabase Auth, offering email/password login, social authentication with Google and Apple OAuth, password reset flows, and account deletion functionality to comply with submission guidelines.
- Payments: Seamless integration with RevenueCat, the industry standard for mobile app payments. This enables easy implementation of in-app purchases, subscriptions, and paywalls, supporting Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Stripe.
- Style: A modern and customizable styling system leveraging NativeWind (TailwindCSS for React Native) and Gluestack UI, providing a component system similar to Radix/ShadCN. It includes dark mode support and allows for extensive customization of themes, fonts, and colors.
- Backend: A full-stack ready solution with Supabase as the backend, featuring a PostgreSQL database, pre-configured serverless functions with production-ready examples, and integrated React Query for efficient data management and caching. It also includes preconfigured migrations and seed data.
- Notifications: Boost user engagement with an integrated OneSignal notification system, enabling targeted push notifications, scheduled campaigns, and deep linking to specific app screens.
- App Submission: Comprehensive support for App Store and Play Store submissions, including step-by-step guides, video tutorials, AI prompts for generating store listings, privacy policies, and terms of service, and Figma templates for creating store screenshots and graphics.
- More: Additional essential tools for production-ready apps such as PostHog analytics for user behavior tracking, Sentry for error monitoring, AI-powered coding enhancements with Cursor rules, a web-like development experience, rich documentation, and an active Discord community for direct support.
Native Express is ideal for web developers transitioning to mobile, indie makers, and startups who want to accelerate their mobile app launch without getting bogged down by complex configurations and integrations. It provides a robust, opinionated stack that saves significant development time and effort, allowing developers to focus on their core product features.
