Expo
Build, deploy and update React Native apps
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Expo lets you build, test, deploy, and monitor React Native apps for iOS, Android, and web from a single codebase.
- for
- React Native developers and teams building cross-platform mobile apps.
- pricing
- freemium
- license
- MIT
- expo@58.0.16 days ago
- expo-widgets@58.0.106 days ago
- expo-updates@58.0.126 days ago
Key features
- Unified CLI & SDK — Develop apps with Expo’s CLI, SDK and pre-built libraries from any machine.
- Cloud Simulators — Run device simulators in the cloud for testing without a local Mac.
- Over-the-air Updates — Push instant updates to users via Expo Update with controlled rollouts.
- Automated CI/CD Workflows — Build, test, submit and release apps automatically with configurable pipelines.
- Built-in Monitoring — Observe crash info, performance metrics and update adoption in production.
- Launch Service — Guided app-store submission without manual configuration.
Use cases
- Rapid prototyping of a cross-platform mobile app using a single JavaScript codebase.
- Running automated end-to-end tests on cloud simulators for every code change.
- Sending hot-fixes to live users instantly via over-the-air updates.
- Monitoring production performance and crash data from a unified dashboard.
Expo pricing
- Free$0/month15 Android & 15 iOS builds · Low-priority queue · 60 min CI/CD · 1K MAU updates
- Starter$19/month$45 build credit · High-priority queue · 3K MAU updates · Access to Observe
- Production$199/month$225 build credit · 2 concurrencies · 50K MAU updates · Priority support & SSO
Expo vs alternatives
 Expo |  React Native |  Ionic |  Flutter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Full-stack mobile CI/CD platform | Core native UI library | Web-centric mobile UI toolkit | Cross-platform UI with Dart |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free | Free | Free |
| DevHunt upvotes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Launched | — | — | — | — |
- Expo vs React Native: React Native is the core library; Expo adds hosted CI/CD, OTA updates and cloud simulators.
- Expo vs Ionic: Ionic provides web-based UI components for mobile, but lacks Expo’s integrated build and update services.
- Expo vs Flutter: Flutter offers a single-codebase UI framework with its own tooling, whereas Expo focuses on React Native and hosted infrastructure.
Expo FAQ
Can I build iOS apps without a Mac?+
Yes, Expo’s cloud simulators and build service let you develop and test iOS apps without local macOS hardware.
How are over-the-air updates delivered?+
Expo Update pushes code changes to users instantly; you control channels and rollouts from the dashboard.
What monitoring data does Expo provide?+
Observe shows crash reports, performance metrics, update adoption and lets you view logs, screenshots and recordings.
Is there a free tier for solo developers?+
The Free plan includes 15 Android and 15 iOS builds, low-priority queue, 60 min CI/CD minutes and updates for up to 1 000 MAUs.
Can I run automated tests on my app?+
Yes, Expo Workflows can run test suites on every change using cloud simulators and Maestro end-to-end test jobs.
What security/compliance features are available?+
Production and Enterprise plans offer SSO, two-factor authentication, SOC 2 Type II reports and optional security questionnaires.
Summarized by DevHunt from expo.dev · Oct 1, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
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