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React Native Rewrite
We track 15 React Native Rewrite case studies from 9 engineering teams. Shopify, Airbnb and Callstack write about it most. Many posts also cover Architecture and App Startup. The posts run from 2018 to 2026. The newest is from October 2026.
React Native Rewrite articles 1–15 of 15
You Don't Need a Rewrite: Expo's New Brownfield React Native Story
Darin Wilson from Infinite Red reveals how Expo just eliminated the biggest barrier to adopting React Native: you can now integrate it into existing native apps without a rewrite, and it takes just five words t...
What It Takes to Migrate Discord to RN's New Architecture
Kamil Delekta from Software Mansion reveals what nobody tells you about React Native's New Architecture: the migration flip is only 14% of the work. The other 86%? That's where things get interesting.
Building Arrive's Confetti in React Native with Reanimated
Joel Besada from Shopify reveals how they built a delightful confetti animation in React Native that runs at 60 FPS without blocking the JavaScript thread. The secret? Declarative animations that execute entire...
We Ported Our Entire Mobile App from Flutter to React Native in Two Weeks
Shoaib Akhtar from ZAR Engineering just rewrote their entire production fintech app in two weeks. The old rule about never rewriting from scratch? AI just changed it.
Why Airbnb’s React Native Experiment Ended With a Complete Rewrite | by Yash Batra | JavaScript in Plain English
Airbnb bet big on React Native to unify their mobile codebase. Two years later, they scrapped it all and went back to native.
HelloFresh’s Brownfield Leap: One App to Feed Them All!
HelloFresh was running 6 mobile apps on 2 completely different tech stacks. Their teams couldn't ship features fast enough, and customers were getting inconsistent experiences across brands.
FlashList v2: A Ground-Up Rewrite for React Native’s New Architecture
Shopify just eliminated one of React Native's biggest pain points: guessing item sizes for performant lists.
Upgrading React Native in Brownfield Applications
Upgrading React Native in a brownfield app isn't just harder than a greenfield project. It's a completely different beast that most teams underestimate.
Shopify completes React Native migration after a Decade
Shopify just completed a massive React Native migration of a decade-old app—and the results are stunning.
The Peacock app just made the switch from ReactNative to iOS & Android and had a significant change in size and startup time
Peacock just ditched React Native for fully native iOS and Android. The performance gains? Significant.
Migrating Our Largest Mobile App To React Native
Mauricio de Meirelles from Shopify reveals how they're migrating a 300-screen app to React Native without a full rewrite. The approach they chose might surprise you.
Migrating from Tipsi Stripe to Stripe React Native SDK
Callstack tackles a critical migration path that thousands of React Native apps still need to navigate. If you're still on tipsi-stripe, this guide is your roadmap forward.
Announcing Coinbase’s successful transition to React Native
Coinbase migrated 56 million users from native iOS/Android to React Native without breaking their $1.8B quarterly revenue stream. Here's how they pulled it off.
React Native: The Future of Mobile at Shopify
Farhan Thawar from Shopify reveals why they're betting the company's mobile future on React Native. With 71% of purchases happening on mobile, this wasn't a decision made lightly.
Sunsetting React Native
Gabriel Peal from Airbnb shares why they walked away from React Native after 2 years and 80,000 lines of code. The decision wasn't what you'd expect.