Expo
Framework and platform for building native iOS and Android apps with React.
Desktop and mobile apps npm MIT
Used in agent projects
196
1.5% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in desktop and mobile apps
#2 of 26
by use in those projects
Downloads
10.5M
npm, last 7 days, expo
GitHub stars
52.6K
last push Oct 10, 2026
How Expo is used
Expo is a dependency in 196 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.5%), #2 of 26 in desktop and mobile apps. The most used alternative there is React Native. Projects that use it most often also use React Native (95.4%), react-native-safe-area-context (75.5%), react-native-screens (74.0%). It is more common in projects set up for Cline (6.9%) than for Claude Code (1.7%).
Often used with Expo
| React Native | 95.4% of Expo projects · 58.5× more than average |
|---|---|
| react-native-safe-area-context | 75.5% of Expo projects · 60.3× more than average |
| react-native-screens | 74.0% of Expo projects · 61.0× more than average |
| React Native Reanimated | 64.8% of Expo projects · 63.8× more than average |
| React Native Gesture Handler | 62.2% of Expo projects · 61.7× more than average |
| React Native Web | 59.7% of Expo projects · 62.6× more than average |
| React Navigation | 55.1% of Expo projects · 59.8× more than average |
| React | 95.9% of Expo projects · 2.2× more than average |
By coding agent
| Cursor | 3.1% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 2.2% of projects set up for it |
| Claude Code | 1.7% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 3.7% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 3.6% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 4.1% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 2.2% of projects set up for it |
| Cline | 6.9% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Expo as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install expo |
|---|---|
| Packages counted | expo, expo-status-bar, expo-linking, expo-splash-screen, expo-font, expo-router, expo-constants, expo-system-ui |
| Main stacks | React Native / Expo (136), TypeScript / JavaScript (30), Next.js (23), Ruby (4) |
| Example projects | vega-org/vega-app, EvanBacon/xcode, Galaxies-dev/wolt-react-native, solana-mobile/solana-mobile-expo-template, liviuepure/baron-wallet |
Alternatives to Expo
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| React Native npm Framework for building native iOS and Android apps with React and JavaScript. |
207 (1.6%) | 14.2M | 127K | MIT |
| react-native-safe-area-context npm Handle safe areas in React Native on iOS, Android and web platforms. |
159 (1.3%) | 10.5M | 2,766 | MIT |
| react-native-screens npm Native navigation primitives for React Native with performance optimizations. |
154 (1.2%) | 9.8M | 3,735 | MIT |
| React Native Gesture Handler npm Declarative gesture handling for React Native with native performance. |
128 (1.0%) | 9.1M | 6,790 | MIT |
| React Navigation npm Navigation library for React Native apps with stack, tab and drawer navigators. |
117 (0.9%) | 6M | 24.5K | MIT |
| React Native Async Storage npm Persistent key-value storage for React Native apps replacing AsyncStorage. |
114 (0.9%) | 7.5M | 5,073 | MIT |
| react-native-svg npm SVG rendering library for React Native enabling scalable vector graphics in mobile apps. |
102 (0.8%) | 8.4M | 8,005 | MIT |
| React Navigation Bottom Tabs npm iOS-style bottom tab navigation component for React Native applications. |
89 (0.7%) | 4.3M | 24.5K | MIT |