React Native Expo Starter Kit for Rapid Development

Why Another Starter Kit?

Spinning up a new React Native app is easy—shipping a maintainable production app is not. Configuration sprawl, inconsistent folder layouts and missing tooling can quickly slow down teams. Our React Native Expo Starter Kit removes that friction so you can focus on shipping features, not boilerplate.

This post walks you through the highlights of the kit, the tech decisions we made, and how to get started in minutes.

Key Technologies

| Tech | Why We Chose It | | --- | --- | | Expo SDK 50 | Zero-config development, OTA updates and first-class Apple/Google store deployment. | | TypeScript | Safer code, auto-completion and self-documenting APIs. | | React Navigation v7 | Powerful stack/tab drawer navigation with deep-linking baked-in. | | NativeWind (Tailwind for RN) | Utility-first styling that scales. Goodbye inline styles. | | Zustand | Minimalist, unopinionated global state management. | | EAS Build + Submit | Cloud CI/CD that works out of the box. |

Folder Structure

apps/
└── mobile/
    ├── app/          # Feature-based screens
    ├── components/   # Shared UI primitives
    ├── hooks/        # Reusable logic
    ├── navigation/   # Route config & helpers
    ├── services/     # API, Auth, Analytics…
    └── theme/        # Colors, fonts, spacing

Keeping features isolated yet discoverable makes onboarding new devs trivial.

Instant Setup

Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/your-org/react-native-expo-starter.git
cd react-native-expo-starter

Install dependencies (uses pnpm by default)
```
pnpm install
```
Run in Expo Go
```
pnpm dev
```
Generate Android & iOS builds
```
pnpm build:android    # or build:ios
```

💡 The starter ships with preconfigured EAS workflows—CI builds on every push and uploads to TestFlight / Play Console in minutes.

Included Features

• Authentication flow with magic-link + social logins (Supabase Auth).
• Dark mode via system preference & toggle.
• Offline caching using React Query + SQLite.
• Analytics adapters for Amplitude, Mixpanel & PostHog.
• Theming powered by NativeWind tokens.
• Testing setup with Jest + React Native Testing Library.
• Extensive type-safe API layer backed by Zod validators.
• GitHub Actions for linting, tests and release tagging.

Customising the Kit

The project is intentionally lightweight. Swap out any lib you don’t need:

pnpm remove zustand && pnpm add jotai

All configuration lives in /config. Rename your app, change icon/splash, and adjust bundle identifiers in one place.

Roadmap

📦 Monorepo support via Turbo
⚡️ Expo Router migration once stable
🔌 More first-party integrations: Stripe, RevenueCat, Sentry

Contributions and feedback are welcome—feel free to open an issue or start a discussion!

Conclusion

Building mobile apps should be fun. With this React Native Expo Starter Kit you get a rock-solid foundation, modern DX, and batteries-included tooling that scales with your team.

Give it a spin and let us know what you build!