Best Expo React Native Starter Kit 2026

TL;DR

The best Expo and React Native starter kits in 2026:

• Launch (launchtoday.dev, $149) — most complete Expo SaaS boilerplate, Stripe + RevenueCat, Supabase
• create-t3-turbo (free) — best for web + mobile TypeScript with shared tRPC API
• Ignite (free, OSS) — battle-tested React Native baseline by Infinite Red
• Expo SaaS Boilerplate ($99) — focused mobile SaaS with in-app purchases
• RN Boilerplate ($79) — clean starting point, navigation + auth only

For pure Expo SaaS: Launch. For web + mobile sharing an API: create-t3-turbo. For React Native deep-dive learning: Ignite.

Comparison Matrix

Starter Kit	Price	Auth	IAP	Stripe	Push Notifications	Web Support	API Backend
Launch	$149	✅ Supabase	✅ RevenueCat	✅	✅	✅ Expo Web	Supabase
create-t3-turbo	Free	✅ Auth.js	❌	DIY	DIY	✅ Next.js	tRPC
Ignite	Free	Framework	❌	DIY	DIY	❌	DIY
Expo SaaS	$99	✅ Supabase	✅ RevenueCat	✅	✅	Limited	Supabase
RN Boilerplate	$79	✅ Basic	❌	❌	❌	❌	DIY

Why Expo Is the Default in 2026

Expo Router v4 (released 2025) made the React Native development experience significantly closer to Next.js: file-based routing with the same conventions, typed routes, and a shared mental model between web and mobile. Developers who know Next.js App Router now have transferable intuitions for Expo Router.

The critical improvement: EAS Build handles the iOS and Android build pipelines in cloud, eliminating the Xcode/Android Studio setup that blocked most web developers from shipping mobile. A Next.js developer can ship to the App Store and Play Store without touching native tooling.

Expo SDK 52 brought native module support improvements and stable new architecture (Fabric + JSI) support, which matters for performance-critical apps. For SaaS products — forms, dashboards, subscription management — the performance improvement is less critical than the DX.

Launch — Best Complete Expo SaaS

Price: $149 | Stack: Expo Router + Supabase + RevenueCat + Stripe

Launch (launchtoday.dev) is the most complete Expo SaaS boilerplate. It covers the hard parts that web developers consistently underestimate about mobile SaaS:

In-app purchases via RevenueCat: Apple and Google both take 15–30% of in-app subscription revenue. RevenueCat manages the entitlement logic, cross-platform purchase validation, and subscription status syncing across both stores:

// Launch RevenueCat integration — cross-platform subscription:
import Purchases, { LOG_LEVEL } from 'react-native-purchases';

export async function initPurchases(userId: string) {
  Purchases.setLogLevel(LOG_LEVEL.DEBUG);
  Purchases.configure({
    apiKey: Platform.select({
      ios: process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_RC_IOS_KEY!,
      android: process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_RC_ANDROID_KEY!,
    })!,
    appUserID: userId,
  });
}

export async function purchaseSubscription(packageId: string) {
  const { customerInfo } = await Purchases.purchasePackage(
    await getPackage(packageId)
  );
  return customerInfo.entitlements.active['premium'] !== undefined;
}

Push notifications via Expo Notifications: Properly configured push notification setup including permission request flow, token registration, and notification handlers for both foreground and background states.

Supabase backend: Complete setup with auth (email, magic link, Google/Apple OAuth), database with Row Level Security, and storage for profile images.

Stripe for web billing: For SaaS products with both web and mobile surfaces, Stripe handles web subscriptions while RevenueCat handles mobile in-app purchases. Launch wires both.

The landing page, marketing site, and onboarding screens are production-quality. This matters for mobile SaaS: App Store reviewers scrutinize onboarding flows, and a polished first-run experience affects review approval.

Use Launch if: Building a mobile-first SaaS that needs both iOS/Android IAP and web subscriptions.

create-t3-turbo — Best Web + Mobile Monorepo

Stars: 5K+ | License: MIT | Architecture: Turborepo monorepo

create-t3-turbo is the T3 Stack extended to include Expo React Native in a Turborepo monorepo. The key architectural advantage: a shared packages/api containing tRPC routers is consumed by both the Next.js web app and the Expo mobile app with full TypeScript type safety.

apps/
  nextjs/       → Next.js 15 App Router web app
  expo/         → Expo Router v4 mobile app
packages/
  api/          → tRPC routers (shared by both apps)
  auth/         → Auth.js config (shared)
  db/           → Prisma schema + client (shared)
  ui/           → Shared React components (where feasible)

The tRPC type sharing is the differentiator. Define a new API endpoint in packages/api, and it's immediately available with correct TypeScript types in both the web app and the mobile app. No API contract documentation, no manual type sync, no version drift.

// Shared tRPC router — one definition, two consumers:
// packages/api/src/routers/subscription.ts
export const subscriptionRouter = router({
  getStatus: protectedProcedure.query(({ ctx }) =>
    db.subscription.findUnique({ where: { userId: ctx.user.id } })
  ),
});

// Next.js app consumption:
const { data } = api.subscription.getStatus.useQuery();

// Expo app consumption (identical API):
const { data } = api.subscription.getStatus.useQuery();
// ↑ Same type, same pattern, same underlying data

What's not included: billing (Stripe/IAP), push notifications, analytics. create-t3-turbo is an architectural foundation, not a complete SaaS. You wire these yourself.

Use create-t3-turbo if: Your SaaS needs both web and mobile with a shared TypeScript API, and you're comfortable building product features from this foundation.

Ignite — Best React Native Learning Foundation

Stars: 17K+ | License: MIT | Created by: Infinite Red

Ignite is the most battle-tested React Native boilerplate — Infinite Red has been maintaining it since 2016. It's opinionated about React Native architecture: MobX-State-Tree for state management, React Navigation v6, custom component library, and Maestro for end-to-end mobile testing.

// Ignite MobX-State-Tree pattern — explicit state model:
const AuthenticationStoreModel = types
  .model('AuthenticationStore')
  .props({
    authToken: types.maybe(types.string),
    authEmail: '',
  })
  .views((store) => ({
    get isAuthenticated() {
      return !!store.authToken;
    },
  }))
  .actions((store) => ({
    setAuthToken: (value?: string) => { store.authToken = value; },
    logout: () => { store.authToken = undefined; },
  }));

Ignite uses MobX-State-Tree instead of Redux or Zustand, which is an unusual choice in 2026. If your team has strong Redux preferences, the Ignite architecture will require adjustment. For teams learning React Native, MST's explicit model design is educational.

What Ignite doesn't include: Expo Router (uses React Navigation), billing, push notifications, or backend. It's a React Native framework starter, not a SaaS boilerplate.

Use Ignite if: You're building a custom React Native app with complex state requirements, or you want to learn React Native architecture from a well-maintained reference.

Expo SaaS Boilerplate — Mid-Range Pick

Price: $99 | Stack: Expo Router + Supabase + RevenueCat

A more affordable alternative to Launch with similar mobile-first architecture. Expo SaaS Boilerplate includes RevenueCat for in-app purchases, Supabase auth, push notifications, and onboarding screens. The community is smaller than Launch's but the feature set covers the SaaS mobile essentials.

The Stripe integration is less complete than Launch's — web billing support requires more manual configuration. For purely mobile SaaS (iOS/Android only, no web app), this gap doesn't matter.

Use Expo SaaS Boilerplate if: Mobile-only SaaS, budget is a consideration, need RevenueCat without paying $149.

In-App Purchases vs. Stripe: Which to Use

For Expo SaaS, this is a critical architectural decision:

Apple/Google IAP (RevenueCat): Required if your app is in the App Store and sells digital goods. Apple and Google enforce this — you can't use Stripe for in-app subscriptions in iOS/Android apps. RevenueCat takes 1% of revenue above $10K/month.

Stripe: Valid for physical goods, services, and web-based subscriptions that don't go through the App Store payment flow. Many SaaS founders use Stripe on the web and RevenueCat for mobile.

Combined approach: Launch and Expo SaaS Boilerplate support both — RevenueCat for iOS/Android subscriptions, Stripe for web subscriptions, and RevenueCat's entitlement system to unify access across both.

Summary

Use Case	Best Kit
Complete Expo SaaS, IAP + web billing	Launch ($149)
Web + mobile TypeScript monorepo	create-t3-turbo (free)
React Native architecture learning	Ignite (free)
Mobile-only SaaS, budget-conscious	Expo SaaS Boilerplate ($99)

For more options, browse the StarterPick Expo and React Native directory. If you're evaluating a web + mobile monorepo, see the T3 Turbo review for a deeper architecture analysis.