The problemGoogle Play stopped accepting your app updates, and your developer is gone.
In shortReact Native development services from Pixel & Oak cover new apps and existing ones: one TypeScript code base for iPhone and Android, built with Expo, plus upgrades for apps stuck on old SDKs or blocked by Google Play's yearly Android target rule. New apps start at $8,000; upgrades are quoted after a code review.
People who look for React Native development services usually have one of two jobs. Some want a new app for iPhone and Android without paying for two separate builds. Others already have a React Native app that has stopped moving: an SDK several versions behind, a build that no longer compiles, or a Google Play warning about the target Android version.
We build with Expo and TypeScript. Our own two apps are React Native apps live on Google Play: a rides marketplace in English and Urdu, and an AI résumé builder with a store listing in 21 languages. Haider Ali directs the AI agents that read, write and test the code, and signs off every release.
Maintained by Haider Ali, Founder & CEO · Updated
What app owners and product leads tell us when a React Native app gets stuck.
Since August 31, 2026, new apps and updates must target Android 16 (API level 36). An app that misses it cannot ship fixes, and the extension Google offers runs only to November 1, 2026.
What we doWe raise the target together with the Expo SDK or React Native version and the native libraries that depend on it, test release builds on real phones and submit the update for you.
Every skipped version makes the next upgrade bigger. Libraries drop support, builds fail on new Xcode and Android tools, and a small fix turns into a week.
What we doWe upgrade one SDK at a time with the release notes beside us, replace abandoned libraries, and keep a working build at every step so you can ship at any point.
Crashes you cannot reproduce become one-star reviews, and without crash reports the developer is guessing which phone, which screen and which step caused them.
What we doCrash reporting in every build, release builds tested on real Android phones, and each fix tied to the stack trace that caused it.
Replies get cut off, the app cannot read them and users see a vague error. In our own résumé app, one user failed 16 imports in a row before we found the cause.
What we doStructured output, a length check on every reply, retries with a fallback model, and every failure logged with the model and step, so the cause shows up in the logs.
The choice decides who you can hire later and what upkeep costs. Picking for the wrong reason leads to a rewrite two years in.
What we doWe say plainly when React Native is the wrong fit, such as real-time 3D, and choose the stack around who will maintain the app after us.
We would rather tell you now than take the project and disappoint you.
| New apps from | $8,000 for a first version on iPhone and Android |
|---|---|
| Upgrades and rescues | Quoted after a code review, usually 1–3 weeks of work |
| Built with | React Native, Expo, TypeScript and Expo Router |
| Android target rule | Since August 31, 2026, Google Play updates must target API level 36, with an extension to November 1, 2026 |
| Builds and releases | Expo EAS Build and Submit, signed in your own accounts |
| What you own | Code, signing keys, the Expo account and store accounts, all in your name |
| Who builds it | Haider Ali directing AI agents. He signs off every release |
| Proof so far | Two React Native apps of our own, live on Google Play |
Worth knowing: Hiring sites list React Native developers by the hour, and the cheapest rate is rarely the cheapest app. The work that stalls projects is builds, signing, store review and upgrades, so we price those in from the start. Our two live apps are Android apps; iPhone builds come from the same code, but neither app is on the App Store yet.
For an existing app: versions, libraries, build setup, accounts and crash history, with a written plan and a price.
One SDK step at a time, with a working build kept at every step.
Target API level, permissions and Play Console policy forms brought up to date before the deadline.
Screens, offline storage, maps, camera, payments and notifications, written in TypeScript.
EAS Build profiles, signing keys and version numbers kept in your accounts.
Google Play and App Store submissions, release notes and staged rollouts.
Errors reported with the device, the app version and the steps, from the first build.
A short guide to building and releasing, so the next developer starts on day one.
| React Native | Flutter | Two native apps | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript or JavaScript | Dart | Swift for iPhone, Kotlin for Android |
| Interface | The platform's own native components | Its own engine draws every pixel | The platform's own components |
| Code bases | One | One | Two |
| Share code with a React website | Yes, logic and types | Rarely | No |
| Best for | Business apps and teams that know React | Highly custom interfaces and animation | Apps built around one platform's deepest features |
We build in React Native and have not shipped a Flutter app, so weigh our view with that in mind. For most business apps, either cross-platform option beats paying for two native code bases.
The tools most React Native teams use, so your app is easy to hire for later.
React Native, Expo SDK, TypeScript, Expo Router
Zustand for app state, MMKV or SQLite for data kept on the device
Supabase, Cloudflare Workers or your own API
EAS Build and Submit, Sentry, Play Console, App Store Connect
Not sure whether React Native is what you actually need? Send over what you are trying to fix and we will tell you straight — including if a smaller job would do it.
Ask us first →For an existing app, a code review. For a new one, a written scope of every screen and type of user.
One price for the upgrade or the first version, agreed before any work starts.
Installable builds on your own phone as the work lands. Haider reviews and signs off each one.
Closed testing, store submission and a staged rollout, then handover notes and two weeks of fixes.
AI agents from our Engineering and Quality & Security divisions do the work, in parallel. Haider Ali, founder and CEO, agrees the plan with you and signs off everything before it reaches you.
Real work that uses the same skills. Every card links to something you can open and inspect yourself.
Our rides marketplace for Gilgit-Baltistan: riders name a fare, drivers reply with offers, and drivers sign up inside the app. English and Urdu, built with Expo and Supabase.
React Native · Google PlayOur Android app that reads an existing résumé with AI and reworks it for each job. Store listing in 21 languages, with crash reports in Sentry.
A new app for iPhone and Android starts at $8,000 for a first version with sign-in, one core workflow and the store listings. Upgrades and rescues of existing apps are quoted after a code review, because the price depends on how far behind the app is and how many libraries need replacing. Most upgrades take one to three weeks.
Yes. We upgrade one SDK or React Native version at a time, replace libraries that are no longer maintained, and keep a release build that installs and runs at every step. If a library has no maintained replacement, we tell you the options and the cost before changing anything.
Every year Google Play raises the Android version that apps must target. Since August 31, 2026, new apps and updates must target Android 16, API level 36. Apps that miss it cannot publish updates, and Google offers an extension only to November 1, 2026. Existing apps must target at least API level 35 to stay visible to new users on newer phones.
For business apps, marketplaces and content apps, yes. React Native renders with each platform's native components, and its New Architecture, the default since version 0.76, removed much of the old overhead between JavaScript and native code. Real-time 3D games are the exception, and for those we use Unity.
For most new apps, Expo. The React Native documentation itself recommends starting with a framework such as Expo, and Expo's build and submit service handles signing and store uploads for both platforms. Expo apps can still include custom native code when a feature needs it.
Both build good apps from one code base. React Native suits teams that already use React or TypeScript and apps that should look native on each platform. Flutter suits highly custom interfaces and teams that know Dart. We build in React Native and have not shipped a Flutter app, so we are open about that bias.
Often, yes. We start with a code review that checks the versions, libraries, build setup and who holds the accounts and signing keys. Then we tell you plainly whether to continue, upgrade or rebuild parts of it, with a fixed price for the work.
Yes, under your own developer accounts. We prepare the store listings, screenshots, privacy answers and reviewer notes, run the closed test that new Google Play accounts need, and handle review replies. Our own apps are on Google Play; neither is on the App Store yet.
Tell us about your business and we'll design a custom homepage concept within 48 hours — free, no strings attached.