Since its release at Facebook (now Meta) in 2015, React Native has matured into a production‑ready framework trusted by companies of every size—from Fortune 500s to two‑person startups. The latest versions (0.79+) introduce a Bridgeless architecture, the Hermes JavaScript engine, and the new Fabric renderer. Together they shorten cold‑start times, smooth out scrolling, and reduce the size of over‑the‑air updates. When you need to push a critical hotfix or a holiday promotion, you can do so in minutes instead of waiting for app‑store approval.
Because the framework exposes camera, maps, payments, biometrics, and countless other native modules, we can integrate platform‑specific features Haptic Touch on iPhone, Material animations on Pixel without maintaining separate Swift and Kotlin teams. That means more room in the roadmap for the features your customers will actually remember.
Runtime - React Native ≥0.79 with Bridgeless + Fabric for smooth, truly native UI on both platforms.
Language & Tooling TypeScript 5 ensures the entire codebase is type‑safe and self‑documenting; ESLint and Prettier keep every pull request consistent.
Navigation - React Navigation 6 or Expo Router 2 handles deep links and complex tab or drawer flows without boilerplate.
State & Data - Redux Toolkit or lightweight Zustand pairs with React Query or Apollo GraphQL to keep cached data fresh even on a flaky connection.
Native Integrations - Camera, location, push notifications, Apple Pay / Google Wallet, whatever your product needs, we expose it through Turbo Modules for top‑tier performance.
Testing & Quality - Jest, React Native Testing Library, and Detox catch regressions before they reach the store. Every release runs on a device farm that mirrors the most popular phones worldwide.
CI/CD - GitHub Actions and Fastlane automate builds, signatures, screenshots, and phased roll‑outs so releases are predictable and traceable.
Monitoring - Sentry and Firebase Crashlytics surface crashes and performance hiccups within minutes of going live, letting us triage issues before users complain.
React Native lets us move at web speed while delivering the performance customers expect from a handcrafted native app. An initial release that might take nine months with two separate teams can reach the stores in roughly half that time. After launch, we continue to ship small, incremental improvements every sprint often weekly because the overhead of maintaining two codebases simply isn’t there. That agility shows up in higher review scores, lower churn, and a roadmap driven by real‑world feedback rather than by platform parity.
Equally important, a shared codebase reduces long‑term maintenance costs. Security patches, privacy‑policy updates, or UX refinements land once, then propagate to both ecosystems automatically. Your design system stays in sync across iOS and Android, your analytics are easier to compare, and your team can focus on innovation instead of duplication.
Every project begins with a discovery workshop where we map user journeys, clarify success metrics, and spike any risky integrations (for example, Bluetooth hardware or third‑party SDKs). We write a lightweight implementation plan roadmap, team mix, budget, and an initial backlog, so expectations are clear from day one.
We then work in two‑week sprints. You see progress in a standing demo at the end of each cycle and can track every task in real time on our shared board. Static analysis, automated tests, and device‑farm smoke runs serve as gates in our continuous‑integration pipeline; nothing ships without passing them. After your app is in the stores, we continue to monitor crashes, performance traces, and key funnels, feeding those insights back into the backlog.
Whether you’re starting from a sketch on a napkin or modernising an existing codebase, we’d love to explore how React Native can shorten your path to a polished, high‑performing mobile app. Book a 30‑minute consultation with one of our architects, or reach us at contact@atenbi.com.