Cross-platform apps from one codebase
iOS and Android from a single TypeScript codebase — with platform-specific polish where it matters.
Hire · React Native & Expo
Hire React Native developers with apps live on both stores.
Dedicated cross-platform engineers who have shipped push notifications, payments, video calling and OTA updates to real users — on Expo and bare React Native alike.
Hourly from $25/hr. Shortlist: 48 hours. Contracts: month-to-month.
What they do
What our React Native developers handle end to end.
The whole lifecycle — from first screen to store listing to the OTA update you push on a Friday without fear.
Push & VoIP notifications
FCM and APNs done properly — deep links, notification channels, kill-state delivery and CallKit-style incoming call UX.
Payments & wallets
Razorpay, Stripe and in-app purchase flows with webhook-verified state — plus wallet and refund logic that reconciles.
Audio/video calling
Agora, LiveKit and WebRTC integrations — call state machines, reconnection, PiP and background audio handled.
OTA updates & release trains
EAS Update channels for instant JS fixes, plus disciplined native release trains with staged rollouts.
Native modules when needed
Swift and Kotlin bridging for camera, Bluetooth, background services and SDKs that have no JS wrapper.
Offline-first & sync
Local storage with MMKV or SQLite, queued mutations and conflict-safe sync for field teams with patchy networks.
Store submission & review
TestFlight, Play internal testing, privacy manifests, screenshots and the rejection-resubmission cycle — owned end to end.
Animations & gestures
Reanimated 3 and Gesture Handler for 60fps interactions — bottom sheets, swipe actions and shared-element transitions.
Maps, location & tracking
Live tracking, geofencing and route displays for delivery, field-force and mobility apps — battery budget respected.
E2E testing & CI builds
Maestro or Detox flows for critical journeys, EAS build pipelines and device-matrix sanity checks before every release.
Performance & crash triage
Hermes profiling, list virtualisation, startup-time work and crash triage with Sentry or Crashlytics.
Tooling
The React Native stack they work in daily.
Matched to your project — greenfield Expo or a five-year-old bare workspace with custom native code.
React Native 0.7x
Expo SDK · EAS
TypeScript
Expo Router · React Navigation
Zustand · Redux Toolkit
TanStack Query
Reanimated 3
Gesture Handler
FCM · APNs · Notifee
CallKit · PushKit
Agora · LiveKit · WebRTC
Razorpay · Stripe · IAP
MMKV · SQLite · WatermelonDB
Supabase · Firebase
Maestro · Detox
Sentry · Crashlytics
fastlane
Swift · Kotlin (bridging)
Engagement models
Three ways to hire a React Native developer.
All models are month-to-month with a free replacement guarantee and senior code review included.
from $25/hr
Pre-agreed block of hours. Best for release rescues, crash-fix sprints and store-rejection firefighting.
- Start from a 40-hour block
- Weekly hour reports
- Unused hours roll over one month
80 hrs/month
Half a developer, consistently. Best for keeping a shipped app healthy — updates, OS releases, small features.
- Fixed daily overlap window
- Same developer every day
- Upgrade to full-time anytime
Full-time dedicated
Most popular
160+ hrs/month
One engineer owning your app across both platforms — features, releases and store health, sprint after sprint.
- Exclusive to your product
- Senior team-lead code review included
- Free replacement within 7 days
- 30 days notice to scale down
How it works
From brief to first build in four steps.
Every React Native candidate is screened on apps they have actually shipped to the stores — we check the listings.
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1
Brief
Expo or bare, which native features you use, current release state and the hours per week you need.
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2
Match
2–3 candidates within 48 hours, each with store-published apps we can point to.
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3
Interview
You interview. You decide. Ask them about their worst store rejection — they will have a story.
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Start
Onboarded within 72 hours — dev build running on device, first PR within the first week.
Why Smart Desizns
Our own React Native apps are in users' hands.
We ship React Native to production across our own product line — TestFlight, Play releases, push, payments and video calling included. That experience is the screening bar.
Two apps · iOS + Android
HoodDesk
Resident and guard apps built in React Native/Expo — visitor approvals, push notifications and offline gate operations.
Realtime AV · WalletsAstroOne
Customer and astrologer apps with live audio/video consultations, CallKit ringing, wallet payments and push — in React Native.
Field-force appsPharmOS Mobile
MR and Van sales apps for the PharmOS ERP — offline-tolerant order capture on real devices in the field.
FAQ
Hiring React Native developers — common questions.
Expo or bare React Native?
Both. Our own production apps run on Expo with EAS builds, and our developers also maintain bare React Native projects with custom native modules. If you are unsure which fits, the developer will recommend one based on the native features you need.
Can one developer ship to both the App Store and Play Store?
Yes — that is the point of the stack. Our developers handle both pipelines end to end: certificates and provisioning for iOS, keystores and Play Console for Android, plus TestFlight and internal-testing tracks before public release.
What about features that need native code?
Push and VoIP notifications, background tasks, camera pipelines, Bluetooth and payment SDKs often need Swift or Kotlin work. Our React Native developers write or integrate native modules themselves and know when to bridge rather than fight the framework. For deeper native scope, see our iOS and Android developers.
Do they handle app store review and rejections?
Yes. They prepare privacy manifests, permission copy and review notes, and when Apple or Google push back they handle the resubmission cycle — we have been through review on our own products many times.
What does a dedicated React Native developer cost?
Hourly engagements start from $25/hour. Part-time and full-time dedicated monthly rates depend on seniority and duration — we quote in writing after a short brief, with no obligation until you have interviewed the candidates.
Need your app on both stores?
Tell us whether you run Expo or bare RN and which features you are building. You will have 2–3 screened React Native CVs within 48 hours.