# React Native

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- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/react-native
- **Category:** Mobile App Frameworks
- **Homepage:** https://reactnative.dev
- **Also known as:** react-native
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:25:52.857Z

## Vioscale score

**78.3 / 100**, confidence 41% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 57.8 | 16 | 925 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 96.2 | 5 | 481.2 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 63.1 | 18 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 95.6 | 10 | 955.6 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 13 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 91.5 | 26 | 2378.4 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://reactnative.dev). Independently observed._

Open source

## About

A JavaScript framework for building native mobile and desktop applications using React. React components render directly to native platform UI, enabling cross-platform development with a single codebase.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** iOS, Android, Windows

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Mobile App Frameworks. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Target platforms | Android, iOS, Windows |
| Approach | Cross-platform native render |
| Primary language | JavaScript |
| **Rendering** | |
| Renders true native UI | ✓ |
| **DX** | |
| Hot reload | - |
| **Delivery** | |
| Over-the-air code push | - |
| **Portability** | |
| Single codebase, multiple platforms | ✓ |
| **Capability** | |
| Native API access | Full native |
| **DX** | |
| TypeScript-first | - |
| **Portability** | |
| Desktop support | ✓ |
| Builds for web | - |
| **Ecosystem** | |
| Bundled UI component library | ✗ |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | open_source | [link](https://reactnative.dev) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://reactnative.dev) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 8 | [link](https://github.com/facebook/react-native/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/facebook/react-native/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 126,270 | [link](https://github.com/facebook/react-native) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 11,038,444 | [link](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native) | 2026-08-01 | 85% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | C++ | [link](https://github.com/facebook/react-native) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | MIT | [link](https://github.com/facebook/react-native) | 2026-08-01 | 99% (high) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/react-native). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*