React Native App Development in the UK

Programming Services · United Kingdom

React Native app development in the UK suits teams already building in React who want to extend the same skills to iOS and Android. We build with React Native and Expo, style with NativeWind, ship over-the-air updates without a full store review each time, and host the API backend the app talks to on our own infrastructure.

  • React Native and Expo, built by developers who know React
  • Over-the-air updates without a full store review
  • Hosted API backend included, not just the app
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  • VPS 1–8h/month; dedicated servers 5–10h/month depending on plan
    Included hours
  • Frankfurt, in the EU
    Data centres
  • EUR, VAT 20% broken out on every invoice
    Billing
  • English-language support
    Support
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What we build

We build React Native apps with Expo's managed workflow where it covers the requirement, and drop into native modules when a feature genuinely needs platform-specific code, such as certain background processing or hardware access. Styling goes through NativeWind, which keeps the same utility-class approach a Tailwind-based web team already uses, so a React web developer can move into the app codebase without learning a new styling system from scratch.

  • React Native apps with Expo's managed workflow
  • NativeWind for styling, familiar to Tailwind users
  • Native modules where a feature needs platform code
  • Over-the-air updates via Expo for JS-only changes
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Where it runs

The app runs on the user's device; the API it depends on runs on our VPS or dedicated infrastructure, in Docker, next to the database and any file storage or push-notification services the app needs. Over-the-air updates through Expo mean most bug fixes and content changes go out without waiting for a new App Store or Google Play review cycle, though native changes still need one.

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UK context

React Native suits UK product teams and agencies that already have React developers and want to reuse that investment for mobile, rather than hiring separately for iOS and Android. We host the backend inside the EU, in Frankfurt, with a GDPR data processing agreement available, and invoice in EUR with UK VAT at 20% shown as a separate line.

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How the included hours get used

React Native clients typically spend their monthly hours on native-module work when Expo's managed workflow hits a limit, backend API changes as the app's feature set grows, fixes after an Expo SDK or React Native version upgrade, and store-submission issues after a policy change. You request the work from the panel, and hours past the monthly quota are accepted and billed separately.

How we work

  1. Request from the panel

    You raise a request under Programming Services describing the React Native feature or backend task and a deadline that suits your release plan.

  2. Scope and timeline

    We confirm whether Expo's managed workflow covers the requirement or a native module is needed, estimate the hours, and flag anything outside the monthly quota.

  3. Delivery

    We build and test the feature and its backend, push an over-the-air update for JS-only changes, or prepare a store submission for native changes.

  4. Handover

    You get the app repository, the API repository, and a short runbook covering deployment, OTA update process and the store-submission checklist.

Use cases

Web-first SaaS company in London

A React web SaaS company extended into a companion mobile app using React Native, reusing their existing design tokens through NativeWind and their React developers, rather than hiring separate iOS and Android teams.

Events platform in Manchester

An events-ticketing platform needed frequent content and copy updates pushed to their React Native app without a full store review each time, using Expo's over-the-air update path for anything that wasn't a native change.

Field-sales app for a distributor in Leeds

A distributor needed a React Native app for its field-sales team with a hosted API tracking orders and stock, integrated with their existing warehouse system over a REST interface.

Technology stack

  • React Native
  • Expo
  • NativeWind
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Docker
  • Push notifications
  • CI/CD

Every subscription includes monthly DevOps, CyberSecurity and Programming hours: 1 h from the cPanel Advanced plan up, 1–8 h on VPS, 5–10 h on dedicated servers depending on the plan, and 10 h on GPU servers. Hours are requested from your client panel, don't roll over to the next month, and anything above the quota is accepted and billed separately.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the hourly rate of a React Native agency in the UK?

    We don't quote agency day rates; the monthly hours included in your hosting plan cover ongoing React Native development, and additional work beyond that quota is billed by the hour, which for most teams works out lower than a dedicated agency retainer.

  • Should a startup build an MVP in React Native or Flutter?

    React Native is the more natural fit if your team already knows React, since the component model and much of the tooling carries over directly. Flutter is a reasonable choice if you're starting from scratch with no existing web-React investment.

  • Can one team build iOS and Android from a single React Native codebase?

    Yes, the large majority of the UI and business logic is shared, with native modules only where a specific feature needs platform-specific code, such as certain background tasks or deep hardware integration.

  • What are over-the-air updates with Expo?

    OTA updates let you push JavaScript and asset changes directly to users' installed apps without a new App Store or Google Play review, which is useful for bug fixes and content changes. Changes to native code still need a full store submission.

  • Do you host the backend our React Native app talks to?

    Yes. We build and host the API on a VPS or dedicated server, alongside the database and any push-notification or file-storage services the app needs, so the app and its backend sit with the same team.

  • Can you help hire React Native developers in the UK?

    We don't place developers directly, but our included monthly hours cover ongoing React Native development and maintenance, which for many UK teams reduces the need to hire a dedicated in-house mobile engineer for routine work.

Talk to us about your React Native app

Tell us what the app needs to do and what your React team already knows. We'll scope the app and its backend together.

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