React Query + FlatList: Fix Flickering and Layout Shifts
Stop FlatList flickering and layout shifts when using React Query. Patterns for loading states, skeletons, and keeping the list mounted.
React Native Guides
I write practical, production-focused guides about React Native for iOS and Android. These articles are based on real issues I've hit while building and shipping apps. Whether you're debugging performance issues, implementing in-app purchases, or just getting started, you'll find something useful here.
Performance & Debugging
Fix common performance issues and debug your React Native apps effectively.
Fix 'VirtualizedLists should never be nested inside plain ScrollViews' in React Native
Seeing 'VirtualizedLists should never be nested inside plain ScrollViews'? Fix the warning with ListHeaderComponent and ListFooterComponent.
How to Add Custom Items to the React Native Developer Menu (DevSettings)
Add your own debug actions to the React Native Dev Menu with DevSettings.addMenuItem(), plus what each built-in option and shortcut does.
Monetization
Learn how to make money with your React Native app through in-app purchases and subscriptions.
React Native In-App Purchases with RevenueCat: iOS & Android Guide
Add in-app purchases and subscriptions to a React Native app with RevenueCat: products, entitlements, customerInfo, and testing on iOS and Android.
How to make money with your Android app
Ads, one-time purchases, subscriptions or virtual currencies? The main ways to make money from an Android app, and how to pick the right one for yours.
Development & Setup
Getting started with React Native development and common workflows.
Running React Native apps on specific iOS simulators
There is no need to start Xcode to test on different React Native apps on different device simulators. You can do that easily with the simulator flag.
App Store release checklist
Checklist for publishing React Native app to Apple App Store successfully.
Localizing dates in React Native the right way
Stop hardcoding date formats. How to format dates for each user's locale in React Native with Intl.DateTimeFormat and react-native-localize.
UI & Design
Build beautiful user interfaces with React Native.
Build a clock face with SVG in React Native
Building a clock face with hour markers in React Native using react-native-svg, with support for both light and dark themes.
Successful rapid prototyping with React Native
This article is based on a lighting talk I gave at React Day Berlin in 2019. Learnings are from prototyping Nyxo app.
More React Native Articles
Help test Netli.fyi, a Netlify client for iOS (and soon Android)
Netli.fyi is a native iOS app for Netlify: your sites, build logs and domains in your pocket. It's in beta, and I'd love your help testing it.
What I’m building for Shipaton 2025
Three apps, one Shipaton: A behind-the-scenes look at what I’m building during RevenueCat’s 2025 hackathon — from saunas to CMS tools to Netlify on the go.
App.js 2025 recap
A personal recap of App.js 2025: speaking about in-app purchases, highlights from Krakow, favorite talks, and why this conference remains one of my top picks.
React Native WebRTC
Full article version of the talk I gave at RTC.ON Conference 2024 about getting started with WebRTC in React Native
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I also write about React Native on the RevenueCat blog, where I cover app monetization, in-app purchases, and mobile development best practices.