The official IDE for Android development
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Overview
Expo is an open-source framework and platform for building universal native apps with React Native, recommended by the React Native team at Meta. It combines a large SDK of pre-built native modules with Expo Application Services (EAS), which provides cloud builds, app store submissions, over-the-air updates, and hosting without requiring local Xcode or Android SDK setup. Expo Router adds file-based navigation, and the platform is widely used by AI-assisted app builders.
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Pricing
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Free
Free
Starter
$19 /mo
Production
$199 /mo
Enterprise
On request
Capabilities
Expo SDK
100+ production-ready native modules for camera, notifications, sensors, and more
EAS Build
Cloud-based building and code signing for iOS and Android without local toolchains
EAS Submit
One-command submission of builds to the App Store and Play Store
EAS Update
Ship over-the-air JavaScript and asset updates without app store review
Expo Router
File-based routing for navigation across native and web platforms
EAS Hosting
Deploy web apps and APIs via Cloudflare Workers
EAS Insights
Monitor production app usage and update adoption
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Expo offers a free plan, a Starter plan at $19/month with $45 build credit, a Production plan at $199/month with $225 build credit, and custom Enterprise pricing.
SourceThe Free plan includes 15 Android and 15 iOS builds, low-priority build queue access, 60 minutes of CI/CD workflows, and support for 1,000 monthly active users on updates.
SourceBeyond included build credit, Expo charges per build by platform and worker size, per CI/CD workflow minute, per million Observe events, and graduated per-MAU overage rates for updates.
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Open-source automation for building, testing, and releasing iOS and Android apps.
Mobile CI/CD platform for building, testing, and publishing apps
CI/CD built for Flutter and mobile apps
The mobile DevOps platform
Google's platform for building web and mobile applications with cloud backend
Detect, diagnose and resolve mobile app issues
The official IDE for Android development
