Cross-platform mobile specialists. Since 2020, we've shipped React Native apps to the App Store and Google Play, but we'll flag better approaches honestly.
For us, cross-platform means React Native — one team building one codebase for both iOS and Android, so you ship to both stores without paying to build and maintain the app twice. Used in production, not as an experiment.
Our React Native development service covers the full stack, from the analysis phase through store submission. React Native sits in the 'Adopt' ring of our internal Tech Radar: the stack we trust by default for real products.
Since 2020, we've shipped 20+ React Native apps and built proven patterns for store review, hotfixes, push notifications, analytics, native modules, and Laravel-backed mobile products.
Cross-platform doesn’t mean a compromise. React Native runs native components — not a WebView. We’ve shipped neobank apps through compliance review, marketplaces with multi-role flows, and rental platforms with real-time chat.
Our job in the analysis phase is to confirm React Native fits — and flag when it doesn’t.
for iOS and Android, usually built on Expo, with EAS for builds and store submissions
built on demand in the same Nx monorepo as the mobile app, so both reuse the same TypeScript logic
for your app, built with Laravel, Node.js, or Python
— custom-built with React and TypeScript, or Laravel Nova/Backpack for a faster, lower-cost option
store submission, release management, and OTA updates
If a different framework is the right call for your product, we’ll say so up front.
React Native renders native components, not a WebView
your product grows without switching frameworks or a rebuild
business logic migrates if you ever go native
Here are seven public cross-platform projects, six with full case studies and verifiable metrics. Most of our work is under NDA, so we publish only the cases a client has approved.
Community
2,000+ downloads in app stores · users grew 10x shortly after release
OddsCrowd is a social platform we built for a community. The web platform came first, giving the client a working product where users could build profiles, share picks, track other members’ stats, manage subscriptions, and follow bookmaker news. Later, the client came back for a mobile version, which we built with React Native and Expo for iOS and Android and shipped to the App Store and Google Play.
4,000 active users within 3 months · App Store + Google Play approved
Buke is a React Native dating app with compatibility-based matching, detailed questionnaires, and audio messages in chat. Arabic support required right-to-left behavior across onboarding, chat, navigation, and carousels, beyond translating the strings. We supported the product with a web version and a Laravel Nova admin panel, then used the web version as a fallback after the initial App Store rejection. We handled the review process, showed that the app met Apple’s requirements, clarified its value for users, and got the same mobile build approved without a rebuild.
FinTech
MVP to App Store + Google Play in 6 months · KYC/AML/GDPR by design
A mobile banking MVP for the European market with regulated onboarding, Trulioo-powered KYC, and compliance-sensitive user flows. We built it with React Native and Laravel, and the app successfully passed App Store and Google Play review shortly after development.
EdTech
3 apps released within planned timeframe · iOS + Android + web/admin
Mobile and web applications for an NDA-protected reading service with custom text highlighting, notes, search, reading themes, and typography settings. We built the product with React Native, Laravel, and Laravel Nova, and the apps passed store review by the requested deadline.
Logistics
Three apps from one Nx codebase connected in real time
A B2B last-mile delivery platform for managing customer orders, drivers, and operations. We built a customer app and a driver app from one React Native codebase, plus an admin panel for the operations team. The system uses WebSockets for real-time order statuses, Google Maps, and route optimization, helping the client manage delivery workflows across mobile and web.
Fitness
App Store + Google Play · custom workout algorithm · speech recognition
Pilanies is a React Native fitness app for guided Pilates workouts, personalized training flows, and subscription-based access. We designed and developed the product from the ground up, including the Sculpt Engine, which turns a typed or spoken request into a personalized routine based on the user’s target muscles, equipment, restrictions, preferred duration, and difficulty. We also built third-party integrations and an admin panel for managing content.
Marketplace
10K+ Google Play downloads · 3,096 first-cohort Android downloads · App Store + Google Play
Lainappi is a Finnish rental marketplace built with React Native and Laravel. The client initially planned an iOS-only app, but moved to React Native to launch on both platforms from one codebase. We built core marketplace features, including Stripe Connect payments, real-time chat, and map-based search. Later releases added clustered map markers and rental availability for hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly bookings. Our work with Lainappi has continued for more than five years.
We never jump straight into development without validating the idea first. Every stage of our development process delivers a tangible result. Testing and release preparation run alongside development, so the stage durations below are not meant to be added up.
30 minutes · free
We talk through your product, goals, and where you are now. We’ll help you understand whether cross-platform development fits your product, a ballpark budget and timeline, and whether we have the right specialists available for your timeline.
1–2 weeks · paid, $2,000–$3,000
A separate paid step we recommend before development to de-risk the plan and often reduce the build budget. No obligation to continue with us — the document is yours either way. A free ballpark estimate is always available, before and without an analysis phase.
2–4 weeks
We design the product in stages: visual concept, product map, and production-ready screens for iOS and Android. Both platforms share one design system, but we adapt navigation, gestures, controls, safe areas, permissions, and light/dark mode where needed. The final Figma file includes approved flows, reusable components, states, and React Native-ready specs, with each part reviewed by a second designer and approved by you before development.
4–6 weeks for a validation scope · 8–16 weeks for a full build
We build with React Native and TypeScript from one codebase, while running iOS and Android pipelines in parallel. Development follows Scrumban with a visible backlog, weekly internal builds, regular demos, weekly progress reports, and estimate reviews after each phase.
Quality is checked throughout: the backend is covered by automated tests, every feature passes developer testing, code review, tech-lead and manager review, then your testing on a staging build. For medium-to-complex projects we add automated frontend tests with Maestro. Sentry runs from development onward, surfacing runtime errors that manual testing can miss.
release part: ~1 week
Store review is part of delivery, not an extra step at the end. A first-submission rejection is normal: we know the common review patterns, prepare the app for submission, and handle feedback through iteration — so every app we’ve shipped has passed on both the App Store and Google Play. After release, you receive the source code, documentation, and CI/CD pipeline — all yours, with no lock-in.
The analysis phase answers the questions that shape a cross-platform build before development starts: what stays React Native, where native code is needed, and how the product is scoped.
We unify overlapping flows and reuse components, so the same goal takes less to build, which can trim the development budget, not just the risk.
In close collaboration with you, we find the best way to turn your ideas into user stories and flow maps, then narrow the first-release scope using MoSCoW — sorting features into must-have, should-have, could-have, and won’t-have.
The discovery call gives a high-level fit check; during the analysis phase, we check whether proven React Native solutions exist for your specific features and constraints, and recommend native where they don’t.
We define which features can stay fully React Native and where native code may be needed, for example BLE, AR, camera, or sensor-heavy functionality. You leave with a clear list: these screens need native inserts, the rest can stay pure React Native.
We design how the app and backend fit together and how they connect to the services your product depends on, so the structural decisions made now keep the next 6–12 months of features easier and more cost-efficient to add — instead of forcing a rewrite once you grow.
User stories and flow maps
Prioritized MVP scope
Map of what features stay React Native and where native code is needed
Platform, architecture, and store-review risk list
Confirmed tech stack: backend, integrations, and native modules
Detailed estimate broken down by development stages
| Criteria | React Native | Native iOS + Android | Flutter |
|---|---|---|---|
| iOS + Android from a single codebase | React NativeOne shared codebase | Native iOS + AndroidTwo separate codebases | FlutterOne shared codebase |
| Budget and delivery speed | React NativeOne cross-platform process | Native iOS + AndroidTwo platform teams and processes | FlutterOne cross-platform process |
| Web-version from the same codebase | React NativePossible with Nx monorepo | Native iOS + AndroidRequires a separate web project | FlutterFlutter Web; SEO and UX trade-offs |
| ARKit, VisionKit, or CoreML as a core feature | React NativeRequires native modules | Native iOS + AndroidBest fit for deep native functionality | FlutterRequires native integration |
| OTA hotfix without store review | React NativeExpo Updates for eligible changes | Native iOS + AndroidStore review required | FlutterLimited; binary changes require review |
| Your team already builds with Dart/Flutter | React NativeAdds new stack | Native iOS + AndroidAdds new stack | FlutterKeeps your stack |
| Our product experience | React Native20+ apps since 2020 | Native iOS + AndroidNative modules when needed | FlutterNot our stack |
is our default choice when a founder needs iOS and Android from one team, with standard mobile features, fast iteration, and a possible web version later.
It fits products where speed, budget control, shared logic, and OTA updates matter more than deep platform-specific functionality.
are the better route when deep platform features are the product itself — heavy AR, on-device AI, Apple Watch or Wear OS apps, real-time audio, or hardware-level security. The same applies if you already have a large, well-invested native codebase. We make this call directly: we assess the general fit on the discovery call and, if you choose, dive deeper into specific features during the analysis phase.
can be the right choice when your team already works in Dart or Flutter is your company standard.
We don't work in Flutter and won't learn it on your project, so we'll be upfront and recommend a team that specializes in it.
React Native + TypeScript — one shared codebase with shared business logic
Expo — SDK, prebuild (CNG), and over-the-air updates
Expo Router — file-based routing and navigation
Nx monorepo with Next.js — a web version that reuses the mobile app's TypeScript logic
Native Modules — drop to native (Bluetooth, camera, sensors, payments) when a feature needs it
Redux Toolkit + RTK Query — state and data
React Hook Form + Yup — forms and validation
Unistyles — styling
Reanimated — animations
Legend List (and FlashList) — lists and performance for large, data-heavy screens
MMKV — fast on-device storage
i18n-js + Expo Localization — localization; all copy is translation-ready, so adding another language later is a one-place change
react-native-maps + Expo Location — maps and location
Expo Notifications (FCM/APNs) — push notifications
Pusher — real-time and chat
Jest + Testing Library — unit and integration tests
Maestro — automated E2E for larger projects
Sentry — crash and performance monitoring across mobile and backend
Real iOS and Android devices, not just emulators
Expo EAS — build and submission pipeline
GitLab CI/CD — our default self-hosted setup
GitHub Actions or Bitbucket Pipelines — when we work in your repositories
Laravel + PHP — our default backend
Node.js — real-time and event-driven services
Python — data and AI-heavy services
PostgreSQL / MongoDB — relational or document storage
Redis — caching and queues
A validation-scope React Native app for iOS and Android starts at around $20,000–$40,000 and 4-6 weeks. Larger products with more user roles, integrations, and backend complexity take longer — we size each project to its scope.
Your budget goes to the team building your product: one React Native team covering both iOS and Android. We don't add reseller markups, heavy sales layers, or extra account management overhead — the costs that often push US agency rates to $150–200/hr.
Same senior engineering work. Leaner delivery model.
Once analysis has defined your scope, we can work at a fixed price. If the product is still changing, we bill for time and materials — you pay for the hours actually worked.
Either way, we re-check the estimate after every phase, so you always know the current budget.
Evgeny has 13+ years in software engineering and 7+ years as CTO at Ronas IT. Under his guidance, 120+ apps have moved from idea to release.
Master's in Computer Science · Author on the Ronas IT blog · Ronas IT GitHub maintainer
At many agencies, stack and architecture decisions happen after you sign. On our projects, those calls are mine: React Native or native, platform trade-offs, and first-sprint priorities — all based on your requirements.
Want to talk it through directly? We can set that up. No pitch.
We maintain 77 public repositories on GitHub, including React Native tools for cross-platform development: open-webui-react-native, react-native-common-modules, and nx-generators for web + mobile monorepos.
They reflect how we build production apps: reusable modules, shared logic, cleaner structure, and less repetitive setup across platforms.
We also maintain backend tools like laravel-swagger, a 180+ star package for generating OpenAPI documentation from feature tests.
Clients point to the same outcomes we aim for in cross-platform delivery: strong technical expertise, clear communication, responsive project management, and practical product insights.
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