React Native
Framework for building native iOS and Android apps with React and JavaScript.
Desktop and mobile apps npm MIT
Used in agent projects
207
1.6% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in desktop and mobile apps
#1 of 26
by use in those projects
Downloads
14.2M
npm, last 7 days, react-native
GitHub stars
127K
last push Oct 9, 2026
How React Native is used
React Native is a dependency in 207 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.6%), #1 of 26 in desktop and mobile apps. The most used alternative there is Expo. Projects that use it most often also use Expo (90.3%), react-native-safe-area-context (76.8%), react-native-screens (74.4%). It is more common in projects set up for Cline (6.9%) than for Claude Code (1.6%).
Often used with React Native
| Expo | 90.3% of React Native projects · 58.5× more than average |
|---|---|
| react-native-safe-area-context | 76.8% of React Native projects · 61.3× more than average |
| react-native-screens | 74.4% of React Native projects · 61.3× more than average |
| React Native Reanimated | 62.3% of React Native projects · 61.3× more than average |
| React Native Gesture Handler | 61.8% of React Native projects · 61.3× more than average |
| React | 99.5% of React Native projects · 2.3× more than average |
| React Native Web | 57.0% of React Native projects · 59.8× more than average |
| React Navigation | 56.5% of React Native projects · 61.3× more than average |
By coding agent
| Cursor | 3.3% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 2.3% of projects set up for it |
| Claude Code | 1.6% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 3.8% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 4.4% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 3.2% 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 React Native as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install react-native |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | React Native / Expo (148), TypeScript / JavaScript (33), Next.js (21), Ruby (4) |
| Example projects | vega-org/vega-app, Galaxies-dev/wolt-react-native, solana-mobile/solana-mobile-expo-template, liviuepure/baron-wallet, huytdps13400/react-native-ssl-manager |
Alternatives to React Native
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expo npm Framework and platform for building native iOS and Android apps with React. |
196 (1.5%) | 10.5M | 52.6K | 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 |