Hire React Native developers
A React Native developer who has shipped to both stores.
Acasa Labs is a small software team in Surat, India. You can hire a React Native developer from the people who built and run Expo apps for three products in the App Store and Google Play: GymFast's staff, member, and trainer apps, NoteTube, and Kraftr. A senior reviews every pull request, you start with a trial week, and the code and store accounts stay yours.
Trial week first. You own the code.
The problem
The demo works. The store release does not.
Most React Native trouble starts after the first build: a native dependency that breaks on upgrade, a subscription that works on iOS but not on Android, a release stuck in review, an app that loses the user's work when the signal drops. A developer who has only built tutorials has never had those weeks. You need one who has shipped, released, and kept an app running for real users.
The role
What your React Native developer does
- 01
Builds screens on your API
Expo and React Native in TypeScript, with typed API clients, navigation, and state that survives a backgrounded app, against your backend or a new one.
- 02
Handles the store side
Signing, builds, TestFlight and internal testing tracks, store listings, and review notes, so releases go out on schedule.
- 03
Sets up subscriptions and paywalls
RevenueCat over StoreKit and Google Play Billing, with entitlements synced to your backend and, if you have one, to web billing.
- 04
Keeps the app current
Expo SDK and React Native upgrades in steps, over-the-air updates for JavaScript fixes, and crash reports watched after every release.
From production
The React Native work behind the people you would hire.
Three apps from one monorepo
GymFastGymFast's staff, member, and trainer apps are Expo apps in a Turborepo monorepo, sharing a token-authenticated mobile API with the web dashboard. Each gym's brand colors theme the apps from one setting.
Work that survives a dropped signal
GymFastAn in-progress workout in GymFast is saved on the device, so a dropped connection in the gym does not lose a session.
App billing in agreement with the web
NoteTubeNoteTube's Expo app bills through RevenueCat, the web through Stripe, and a scheduled job reconciles subscriptions between them. The app never holds an AI key; chat streams from a FastAPI service.
A companion app for a web product
KraftrKraftr's Expo app for iOS and Android gives brands the same studio as the web: wardrobe, models, scenes, and credit packs, on one backend.
Who you get
One developer, and a senior behind them.
We are a small team, not a bench of hundreds. You get a developer who worked on the systems above, and a senior engineer who reviews every pull request before it reaches you. You talk to the developer before you sign, and the trial week shows you how they work in your codebase.
React Native skills you can expect
- React Native, Expo, TypeScript
- Expo Router, React Navigation
- EAS Build, Submit, and Update
- RevenueCat, StoreKit, Play Billing
- Push notifications, deep links
- Turborepo monorepos
- Supabase, FastAPI, or your API
How it starts
A trial week, then your rhythm.
Before day one
A call about the app: who uses it, what is broken or missing, and how releases work today. You meet the developer before anything is signed.
Trial week
The app building on their machine from your repository, one real ticket, and a reviewed pull request with a test build you can install by the end of the week.
Weeks 2 to 4
Your backlog and your release rhythm, with a short written note each day. Any dependency or upgrade risk they find goes on a list for you before it becomes urgent.
Every month
A review of releases, crash reports, and store ratings against the roadmap, and whether the hours still fit.
Risk-free first week: one developer on one defined task. Continue and the week is billed at the normal rate. Stop within the week and you pay nothing.
Engagement models
Three ways to work with a React Native developer.
Dedicated developer
Full time on your product, about 160 hours a month
An ongoing roadmap and a backlog that will not run out
$1,500–2,000 a month
Part-time developer
Half time, about 80 hours a month, on fixed days
A product that is live and needs steady work, not a sprint
$750–1,000 a month
Fixed scope
A defined piece of work, priced before we start
A feature, a migration, or an MVP with a clear finish line
From $1,500, priced per scope
Time zones
How your day overlaps with ours.
We set our working day around yours, with at least 4 hours of overlap every working day, including a daily call for US clients in their morning. India is on UTC+5:30 with no daylight saving. Here is what that means from where you are.
UAE
Dubai
Your 08:30–17:30 is our 10:00–19:00
IST is 1 h 30 min ahead
Your whole working day
Work like a team in the next building. Calls any time in your day.
UK
London
Your 09:00–13:00 is our 14:30–18:30 (13:30–17:30 in summer), longer on request
IST is 5 h 30 min ahead (4 h 30 min in British Summer Time)
At least 4 hours
Standup at the start of your day, pairing until your lunch, a written update before you log off.
Australia
Sydney
Your 13:00–17:00 is our 08:30–12:30 (07:30–11:30 in summer)
IST is 4 h 30 min behind (5 h 30 min in Australian summer)
At least 4 hours
We start early so your afternoon is shared. The work lands before your next morning.
US East
New York
Your 08:00–12:00 is our 18:30–22:30 (17:30–21:30 in summer)
IST is 10 h 30 min ahead (9 h 30 min in US summer)
At least 4 hours, with a call every working day
A call at the start of your day, and a pull request waiting each morning that was built while you slept.
US West
San Francisco
Your 08:00–12:00 is our 21:30–01:30 (20:30–00:30 in summer)
IST is 13 h 30 min ahead (12 h 30 min in US summer)
At least 4 hours, with a call every working day
We shift late for your morning: a daily call, then the work continues through your afternoon.
Ownership
You own the code.
- Repositories sit in your GitHub or GitLab organization from the first commit.
- Cloud accounts and credentials are yours; we work with access you grant and can revoke.
- If you stop, nothing is held back: the code, the docs, and the deploy steps stay with you.
Honest trade-offs
When you should not hire a React Native developer from us
If the app is built around platform features, such as widgets, watch apps, or heavy on-device processing, a native developer is the better hire. If your app is in Flutter, hire a Flutter team; we do not build Flutter. And if you need a fixed set of screens with a clear end, a fixed-scope project costs less than a monthly hire.
Proof
Read the case studies before you hire.
Questions
Before you hire a React Native developer.
Can your developer take over our existing React Native app?
Yes. The first days go into building it locally, reading the dependencies and crash reports, and writing down what is stuck. Upgrades happen in steps, so the app keeps shipping.
Do you use Expo or bare React Native?
Expo, for all three of our apps. It handles builds, signing, and over-the-air updates, and still allows custom native code. We can work in a bare project too.
Can the same developer work on our web app?
Often, yes, if it is React or Next.js. Types and API clients can be shared, which is a big reason to choose React Native.
Who publishes the app to the stores?
Your developer prepares builds and submissions, but the App Store and Google Play accounts are yours. We work with access you grant and can revoke.
What if we need native code?
Small native pieces can be written as Expo modules in Swift or Kotlin. If most of the app is native work, we will tell you a native hire fits better.
Hire React Native developers
Tell us about the app.
What it does, who uses it, and what is slowing releases down. Trial week first. You own the code.