Buyer's guide
The best React Native starter kit for Expo, compared
Not every React Native boilerplate is a starter kit. Here's what separates a kit you can ship on from a template you'll fight, and how CodeBaseHub measures up.
The best React Native starter kit for a paid app is one that already wires authentication, in-app payments, and push notifications on the Expo managed workflow, keeps its stack to widely-used services you can hire for, ships store-build configuration, and stays updated with each Expo SDK. Generic boilerplates usually stop at navigation and theming; building from scratch costs one to two weeks before your first feature.
What actually matters
Payments are wired, not promised
A paywall and RevenueCat (or equivalent) configured for both stores is the piece that takes longest to get right. Many boilerplates skip it.
Built for the Expo managed workflow
Expo Router, EAS Build, and OTA updates mean one-command builds and no native toolchain babysitting.
A hireable stack
Firebase, RevenueCat, OneSignal — services with documentation, community, and developers you can actually hire.
Kept current
React Native and Expo move fast. A kit that isn't updated every SDK cycle becomes a liability within months.
AI-editor ready
AGENTS.md and equivalent context files so Claude Code and Cursor are productive in the codebase on day one.
CodeBaseHub vs the alternatives
| What you need | CodeBaseHub | Build from scratch | Generic boilerplate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auth (email, Google, Apple) | Yes | No | Sometimes |
| Payments + paywall wired | Yes | No | No |
| Push notifications | Yes | No | Sometimes |
| Expo managed + EAS Build | Yes | No | Sometimes |
| AI editor rules included | Yes | No | No |
| Updated each Expo SDK | Yes | No | Sometimes |
| Time to first feature | Same day | 1–2 weeks | 2–4 days |
Start from the kit that's ready
Auth, payments, and push already wired on Expo. Ship this week.
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