React Native
A framework for building cross-platform native mobile applications using JavaScript and React
- Also known as
- react-native
What is React Native?
React Native enables developers to write native iOS and Android apps using JavaScript and React, with UI rendering directly to native platform components. It provides a declarative API compiled to native code, supporting hot reloading during development and direct platform API access.
React Native pricing
We don't have React Native's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What React Native does
The capabilities that matter for mobile app frameworks, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Target platforms
- iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Web
- Approach
- Cross-platform native render
- Primary language
- JavaScript
- Renders true native UI
- ✓
- Hot reload
- ✓
- TypeScript-first
- ✗
- Over-the-air code push
- -
- Single codebase, multiple platforms
- ✓
- Desktop support
- ✓
- Builds for web
- ✓
- Native API access
- Full native
- Bundled UI component library
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- Android
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
React Native FAQ
Common questions about React Native, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is React Native?
React Native enables developers to write native applications for iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and web using JavaScript and the React programming model. Applications use native platform UI components and APIs, delivering native performance without requiring separate codebases per platform. It is indexed under Mobile App Frameworks.
Source: https://reactnative.dev
Is React Native free to use?
React Native is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://reactnative.dev
What platforms does React Native support?
React Native supports the web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://reactnative.dev
Is React Native open source?
Yes. React Native is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
React Native alternatives
Other mobile app frameworks we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Compose MultiplatformA Kotlin-based declarative UI framework for building interfaces across Android, iOS, desktop, and web platformsmedium · 52%
- ExpoA development platform for building native mobile and web applications with React using a single codebasemedium · 68%
- IonicCross-platform framework for building iOS, Android, and web applicationshigh · 75%
- ElectronA framework for building cross-platform desktop applications using web technologiesmedium · 60%
- FlutterA framework for building natively compiled applications across mobile, web, desktop, and embedded platforms using a single codebasehigh · 78%
- TauriA framework for building desktop and mobile applications using web technologies with improved performance and securitymedium · 51%
Compare React Native
Side by side against other mobile app frameworks, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for React Native, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package downloads | 93 | 0.17 | 16.1 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 63 | 0.12 | 7.6 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 81 | 0.08 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 84 | 0.08 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 96 | 0.07 | 6.4 | ✓ |
| Stars | 96 | 0.03 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Security score | 44 | 0.05 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 4 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 70% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Targets: iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Web · Approach: native_render · Language: JavaScript · Hot reload: Yes · Web target: Yes · Native widgets: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | C++ | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 99% |
Pricing
Release
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-14 · 60% |
Security
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