Mobile Development
Hire React Native Developers
React Native developers build iPhone and Android apps with JavaScript or TypeScript, often sharing knowledge and code with a React web app.
The role
What React Native developers do
A React Native developer builds screens with native components, handles navigation and state, connects to your API, and manages builds and releases, often with Expo. When a feature needs native code, they write a module in Swift or Kotlin or use a maintained library.
Typical deliverables
- An iOS and Android app
- Navigation, state and API integration
- Push notifications and deep links
- Over-the-air updates with Expo
- App Store and Play Store releases
Tools you will see
- React Native
- Expo
- TypeScript
- React Navigation
- TanStack Query
- EAS Build
- Detox or Maestro
Choosing
How to choose React Native developers
What to look for
- Published apps and an honest account of their role in them.
- Experience with Expo and with native modules when needed.
- Attention to list performance and startup time.
- A release process that includes testing on real devices.
Questions to ask
- 1Would you use Expo for this app? Why or why not?
- 2How do you handle a feature that needs native code?
- 3How do you keep long lists fast?
- 4How do you ship fixes without waiting for app store review?
Planning
Before you post the job
Shared skills with your web team
If you already have a React web app, React Native lets the same people and patterns cover mobile.
What drives cost
The number of screens, native features, offline behaviour, and backend work.
Hiring on Open Lance
- Posting a job and reviewing proposals are free.
- Each milestone is funded into escrow before work starts and paid when you approve it.
- Hire fixed-price, hourly, as a monthly Dedicated Hire, or buy a packaged Drop-In.
- Client fees are shown before you pay and added on top of the work.
FAQ
Questions about hiring React Native developers
Is React Native good enough for a polished app?
Yes, for most apps. Very graphics-heavy apps or ones built around new platform features may suit native development.
What is Expo?
A set of tools and services on top of React Native that simplifies builds, updates and many native features.
Can the app share code with our website?
Business logic, types and API code can often be shared. Interface code usually stays separate.
Related
Related skills
Post a job for React Native developers
Describe the work and compare proposals. You only fund the first milestone once you have chosen someone.