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Expo
Stack · Cross-platform mobile

Build a mobile app with Expo

We build Expo React Native applications for iOS and Android. Managed workflow, EAS Build, OTA updates without republishing. From Figma prototype to publishing on the App Store and Play Store.

Senior product team · Expo in production · from scoping to deployment
In short

What is Expo React Native?

Expo is the official platform for developing React Native applications. It simplifies access to native APIs (camera, GPS, notifications), provides EAS Build to compile without a Mac or a local Android environment, and enables OTA updates without republishing to the stores. It's the recommended starting point for building a mobile app with Expo React Native.

The tech

Why we build with Expo

01

EAS Build cloud

iOS and Android compilation in the cloud. No need for a Mac in CI, and builds are reproducible and versioned.

02

OTA Updates

Deploy fixes and features without going through store review. Users get the update on their next launch.

03

Complete native SDK

Camera, biometrics, push notifications, GPS, in-app purchases: everything is packaged and maintained by the Expo team.

04

Expo Router

Filesystem-based routing, identical to Next.js. Navigation and deep linking are configured in a few files.

For you

What Expo changes for your app

Reduced time to market, simplified maintenance: a single codebase for iOS, Android and web.

01

Faster delivery

EAS Build removes the native configuration. We spend more time on business logic, less on the toolchain.

02

Fixes without delay

A critical bug? An OTA Update deployed in minutes, without waiting for App Store review.

03

Reduced cost

A single codebase for iOS and Android. No need for a native team dedicated to each platform.

04

Scalability

From managed workflow to bare for advanced native needs: Expo adapts to the growing complexity of your Expo application.

Our expertise

Our Expo expertise, in numbers

<12 wks
from wireframe to store
1
codebase for iOS + Android
OTA
fixes without republishing
100 %
TypeScript on our Expo projects
Use cases

What we build with Expo

Consumer B2C applications (iOS + Android)
Internal business apps
Mobile MVPs to raise funds
E-commerce apps with in-app payment
Field tools with offline mode
Super-apps with multiple modules

We combine Expo with

The stack around Expo on our projects.

React NativeTypeScriptNestJSPostgreSQLFirebaseStripe
Method

How we build with Expo

Every stack comes with its own ecosystem. We always pick the technologies best suited to your project, based on its needs and its context.

FAQ

Expo: your questions

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Contact us

To build an application with Expo React Native, we initialize a project with the Expo SDK, configure EAS Build for cloud iOS and Android compilations, then develop with Expo Router and the native SDK. Fragments Studio handles the whole process, from setup to publishing on the stores.

Managed Expo covers 95% of needs: complete native access through the SDK, EAS Build, OTA updates, with no native code to maintain. The bare workflow is reserved for very specific native modules. We recommend starting in managed and switching only if necessary.

For JavaScript code, yes: it's allowed by Apple and Google. For native binary changes, a new submission is required.

Yes. That's the main advantage of Expo. The iOS and Android builds are generated separately but from the same TypeScript code.

Yes. We audit the structure, the dependencies and the SDK version, then migrate or improve as needed.

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Your Expo app from prototype to store

We build your Expo React Native application. EAS Build, OTA updates, one codebase for iOS and Android.

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