Hire a React Native
developer.
You work directly with the person who writes the code, from the first conversation to the store listing. Two React Native apps of my own are live on the App Store and Google Play.
Proof
Two React Native apps of my own, live on both stores
Not a portfolio of client logos. Products I designed, built, shipped and still maintain, on React Native 0.85 and Expo 56.
Services
React Native app development services, end to end
One codebase, both stores. I take a React Native app from the first conversation to a live listing, and keep shipping after launch.
Scope the MVP
What ships in v1, what waits. Most app ideas are two apps wearing a trench coat, and cutting early is what keeps a budget intact.
Design & build
React Native and Expo, typed end to end. Offline-first where it matters, native modules where React Native alone will not do.
Ship to both stores
App Store and Google Play submission, review responses, privacy declarations, store listings and screenshots.
Iterate after launch
Analytics, crash triage, subscriptions and paywalls, and the v1.1 that turns a launch into a product.
Choosing
One developer, or a React Native development company?
Neither is better. They fail in different ways, and the right answer depends on the size of the project, the deadline, and how much continuity you need. Below is how I would decide, including the cases where I would tell you to go with a company. Before you hire anyone, including me, it is worth knowing what to ask a React Native developer.
Go with a company when
The scope is large against a fixed deadline, several disciplines need to work in parallel, or procurement needs a company behind the contract. A team also absorbs illness, holidays and someone leaving. One person cannot.
Go with one developer when
It is a first version, the scope fits in a paragraph, and a project manager's time would be a real share of the budget. You also talk to whoever writes the code, so nothing is relayed second hand.
Consultant when that is enough
Not every project needs a full build. As a React Native consultant I also review codebases, unblock teams and audit apps before launch.
Honest about capacity
One person means a limit on concurrent projects, and a real dependency on one person being available. If your timeline does not fit, or you need guaranteed cover, I will say so rather than take the work.
Cost
What a React Native app costs to build
Nobody in this market answers this honestly, so here it is. Most projects start at €5,000 for a scoped first version, built for iOS and Android from one codebase and taken through both store submissions. Every app is different, but the shape rarely is: the full cost breakdown.
What drives the price
Screen count, whether you need a backend and accounts, payments and subscriptions, offline sync, and anything needing native modules.
What keeps it down
One codebase for iOS and Android, a genuinely scoped v1, and reusing the patterns already proven in my own shipped apps.
What people forget
Store listings, screenshots, privacy policies, review rejections and the first month of fixes. Launch is not the last cost.
How to find out
Send a paragraph about your idea. You get a scope and a number back, free, with no call required unless you want one.
Framework
Is React Native right for your app?
Sometimes the honest answer is no. React Native and Flutter are far more alike than the comparisons suggest, and only two differences really reach a founder: React Native or Flutter, the full answer.
What is the same
Both ship iOS and Android from one codebase, both are fast enough for the app you are describing, and both have official SDKs for payments and analytics. Most of what you have read as a difference is true of both.
What actually differs
The language, which really means the hiring pool: React Native is JavaScript, so the people who build your website can work on your app. And how the interface is drawn, natively or by the framework.
When Flutter is the better call
If your brand has to look identical on every device and matters more to you than each platform's conventions, Flutter is a legitimate choice and I will tell you so rather than take the work.
How to decide
Pick whoever has actually shipped something. Experience of store reviews, subscriptions and the first month of real users beats the language it was gained in, every time.
Tell me about your app
A paragraph is enough to start. I will tell you what I would build first, what it would cost, and whether I am the right person for it.