Comparison

Expo vs Kivy

On the evidence we track, Expo leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Expo69

Kivy50

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ExpoLeader	Kivy
Vioscale score	69 / 100medium · 68%	50 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	9	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5	4.7
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=babel-preset-expo&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=kivy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	160,583	709
Github starsadoption.github_stars	51,839	19,009
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	8,700,886	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	12
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	342
Historyrelease.history	-	13 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	-

Score

Vioscale score

Expo69 / 100medium · 68%

Kivy50 / 100medium · 62%

Pricing

Free tier

Expo✓

Kivy✓

Model

Expocommercial

Kivycommercial

Price level

Expomid

Kivyfree

Transparent

Expo✓

Kivy✓

Integrations

Count

Expo9

Kivy–

Security

Disclosure policy

Expo✓

Kivy–

Gdpr

Expo✓

Kivy–

Scorecard

Expo5

Kivy4.7

Soc2

Expo✓

Kivy–

Vulnerabilities

ExpoCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=babel-preset-expo&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

KivyCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=kivy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Expo✓

Kivy–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Expo160,583

Kivy709

Github stars

Expo51,839

Kivy19,009

Package downloads weekly

Expo8,700,886

Kivy–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Expo100

Kivy12

Release

Cadence days

Expo–

Kivy342

History

Expo–

Kivy13 items

License

Spdx

ExpoMIT

KivyMIT

Language

Primary

ExpoTypeScript

KivyPython

Market

Availability

ExpoAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Kivy–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for mobile app frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Mobile App Frameworks
Capability	Expo	Kivy
Core
Target platforms	iOS, Android, web	Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, embedded platforms
Approach	Cross-platform native render	-
Primary language	JavaScript/TypeScript	Python
Rendering
Renders true native UI	✓	-
DX
Hot reload	-	-
TypeScript-first	-	✗
Delivery
Over-the-air code push	✓	-
Portability
Single codebase, multiple platforms	✓	✓
Desktop support	-	✓
Builds for web	✓	✗
Capability
Native API access	Full native	-
Ecosystem
Bundled UI component library	-	✓

Core

Target platforms

ExpoiOS, Android, web

KivyAndroid, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, embedded platforms

Approach

ExpoCross-platform native render

Kivy-

Primary language

ExpoJavaScript/TypeScript

KivyPython

Rendering

Renders true native UI

Expo✓

Kivy-

Hot reload

Expo-

Kivy-

TypeScript-first

Expo-

Kivy✗

Delivery

Over-the-air code push

Expo✓

Kivy-

Portability

Single codebase, multiple platforms

Expo✓

Kivy✓

Desktop support

Expo-

Kivy✓

Builds for web

Expo✓

Kivy✗

Capability

Native API access

ExpoFull native

Kivy-

Ecosystem

Bundled UI component library

Expo-

Kivy✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Expo

Leader

A comprehensive development platform enabling developers to build native applications for iOS, Android, and web using React. Provides integrated tools for building, testing, submitting to app stores, delivering over-the-air updates, and monitoring production applications.

Independently observed

Kivy

Open-source framework for creating user interfaces with Python, deployable to mobile devices, desktop operating systems, and embedded platforms from a single codebase.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Expo

Leader

from $19/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $19/month. Free tier available.

FreeFree
- 15 Android and 15 iOS builds
- Low-priority queue
- 60 min CI/CD Workflows
- Submit to app stores
- Send updates to 1K MAUs
- +8 more
Starter$19/month + usage costs
- $45 of build credit, then usage-based pricing
- High-priority queue
- Access to large workers
- Send updates to 3K MAUs
- Access to Observe
- +5 more
Production$199/month + usage costs
- $225 of build credit, then usage-based pricing
- 2 included concurrencies
- Send updates to 50K MAUs
- 10 custom environment variables
- Priority support
- +9 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom build credit (starting at $1000)
- 5 included concurrencies
- Send updates to 1M+ MAUs
- CI/CD Workflows insights
- Slack and strategic support add-on available
- +9 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Kivy

Open sourceFree tier

Completely free and open source. Community supported through optional donations.

as of 2026-08-16verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Expo	Kivy
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
iOSPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Expo✓

Kivy✗

iOS

Expo✓

Kivy✓

Android

Expo✓

Kivy✓

macOS

Expo✗

Kivy✓

Windows

Expo✗

Kivy✓

Linux

Expo✗

Kivy✓

CLI

Expo✓

Kivy✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Expo✓

Kivy✗

Self-hosted

Expo✗

Kivy✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Expo

Leader

10 total

Slack
maestro
Fastlane
Xcode
Android Studio
ADB
Metro
Webpack
Repack
Fingerprint

Independently observed

Kivy

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.