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Indie Kit vs UNISTACK

NextJS boilerplate focused on web, not native or Expo.
Indie KitNextJS 15 boilerplate with all the features you needUNISTACKtypesafe setup to build fullstack expo universal native apps

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What it is
Indie Kit:Indie Kit is a Next.js 15 boilerplate that provides production-ready SaaS features for solo developers.
UNISTACK:UNISTACK provides a typesafe starter to build fullstack React Native/Expo universal apps with optional UI libraries.
Best for
Indie Kit:Full-stack SaaS starter with AI-optimized code
UNISTACK:Typesafe fullstack Expo apps
Who it’s for
Indie Kit:Solo developers and indie hackers building SaaS or B2B apps.
UNISTACK:React Native developers who want a ready-to-run, type-safe fullstack setup.
Pricing
Indie Kit:Paid
UNISTACK:Free
Open source
Indie Kit:—
UNISTACK:Yes, 156 GitHub stars
Works with
Indie Kit:Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Supabase, PlanetScale
UNISTACK:React Native, Expo, Expo Router, tRPC, Prisma, TypeScript, Nativewind, Tamagui
DevHunt upvotes
Indie Kit:331
UNISTACK:17
Launched on DevHunt
Indie Kit:Apr 2025
UNISTACK:Apr 2024

Indie Kit features

  • Quota & Plan Management. Built-in user limits and subscription handling without custom hacks.
  • AI-Optimized Development. Pre-trained Claude and Cursor AI skills accelerate feature generation.
  • Background Jobs & Emails. Integrated email templates, sequences and job scheduling via Inngest.
  • Super Admin Dashboard. Admin UI for user, plan, waitlist and contact form management.
  • Multi-Tenancy & B2B Support. Organization auth, team roles and plan-based billing for B2B products.
  • SEO & JSON-LD. Ready-made SEO components with JSON-LD for immediate search visibility.
  • Modern UI Components. Full shadcn/ui support and Tailwind CSS styling out of the box.
  • Secure Auth. Social login, magic links and role-based API protection.
Indie Kit on DevHunt →Alternatives

UNISTACK features

  • Expo v50 integration. Pre-configured Expo project that runs on iOS, Android and web out of the box.
  • Expo Router v3. File-system routing with API route support for both native and web.
  • tRPC v11 support. End-to-end type-safe APIs that act like an SDK for your server code.
  • Prisma v5.9 ORM. Typed database access with migrations, auto-completion and schema safety.
  • Choice of UI drivers. Pick Nativewind, Tamagui or gluestack-ui for theming and component setup.
  • TypeScript v5 default. Full project uses TS for static typing, better tooling and scalability.
UNISTACK on DevHunt →Alternatives

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