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24 alternatives to Programming React Native

Free eBook on cross platform mobile app development

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Programming React Native launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Learning React Native▲74
Building Native Mobile Apps with JavaScript
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
NativeBase▲200
Experience the awesomeness of React Native without the pain
2016 · nativebase.io · its alternatives →
3
Hacking with React▲73
Hands-on introduction to making a web app using React.
2016 · hackingwithreact.com · its alternatives →
4
React Native for Android▲134
The innovative mobile development framework, now on Android
2015 · engineering.fb.com · its alternatives →
5
Getting Started with NativeScript▲70
Truly native, cross-platform mobile apps with JavaScript
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
React Native Express – Learn React Native Through Interactive Examples▲496
The all-in-one guide to React Native
2016 · reactnativeexpress.com · its alternatives →
7
React Native Animation Book▲83
Basic to advanced capabilities of React Native animations
2016 · its alternatives →
8
React Native▲362
Build native mobile experiences with Javascript
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
9
Node: Up and Running▲72
Ebook for building scalable apps with Node
2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →
10
Yet another Starter kit for React Native▲9
react,reactnative,mobile,javascript,productive,dev
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
11
Pepperoni▲215
React Native app starter kit for Android and iOS
2016 · getpepperoni.com · its alternatives →
12
Expo Sketch▲248
Prototype and deploy React Native code faster than ever
2017 · its alternatives →
13FR
Fullstack React Native – A Project-Based Guide to Learning React Native▲122
2017 · fullstackreact.com · its alternatives →
14
Beginning iOS Programming▲102
A new book from AppCoda, learn to build an app from scratch.
2014 · appcoda.com · its alternatives →
15
I wrote the book Building Mobile Apps at Scale▲357
The guide for building large, iOS, and Android native apps - with the challenges and common solutions across the industry.
2021 · mobileatscale.com · its alternatives →
16
React Storybook▲218
Develop and design React components without an app.
2016 · voice.kadira.io · its alternatives →
17
Realm React Native▲137
The fastest database for cross platform mobile apps
2016 · mongodb.com · its alternatives →
18
Getting Real▲234
The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.
2015 · basecamp.com · its alternatives →
19
React Native Express▲12
Learn React Native, the cross-platform app framework
2016 · reactnative.express · its alternatives →
20
AppingKit▲130
A starter template to build mobile apps with React Native
2019 · its alternatives →
21
Eloquent JavaScript ▲149
Free ebook for the JS Beginners
2016 · eloquentjavascript.net · its alternatives →
22
Render▲169
React-inspired Swift library for writing UIKit UIs
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
Designing Mobile Apps▲68
Learn the basics to design your mobile app.
2015 · appdesignbook.com · its alternatives →
24
Siphon▲180
Quickly build React native apps without XCode
2015 · its alternatives →

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