Expo is how we ship most React Native apps in 2026: managed builds, over-the-air updates, and store submission tooling that removes weeks of native configuration. For startup MVPs, it's the shortest credible path to both app stores.
Expo turns the slowest parts of mobile delivery — signing, builds, releases — into configuration.
Deep custom native modules, specialized hardware integrations, or unusual background processing can outgrow the managed workflow — we flag that in scoping, not after.
Every Expo app we ship includes a release pipeline you own: EAS configured under your accounts, preview builds for stakeholders, and OTA channels for staged rollouts.
Our process
We clarify the buyer, the core workflow, and platform requirements before any design or code begins.
High-fidelity screens and flows for the core journey, optimised for the way people actually use the product.
Implementation with clean architecture, tested as we go and wired to a real backend and staging environment.
We deploy, set up analytics, review the first real usage, and plan the next cycle with you.
Technical expertise
Cloud builds, signing, and store submission configured under your developer accounts.
Staged rollout channels so fixes reach users in minutes, safely.
Native capabilities — push, deep links, camera — without ejecting.
Hermes, bundle analysis, and native-feel navigation from day one.
Review guidelines handled before submission, not after rejection.
Practical answers
Production-ready — companies ship serious apps on Expo. The old 'eject to get real' advice is years out of date thanks to config plugins and EAS.
Yes — config plugins and development builds support custom native modules while keeping the managed workflow benefits.
OTA updates ship JavaScript-level changes within store policies; native changes still go through review. We set up both paths.
No — an Expo app is a React Native app. You can move to bare workflow anytime; the code and accounts are yours.
TestFlight in 4–6 weeks for a two-feature app, store release in 6–8 — the same baseline as our other mobile work, minus native build friction.
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