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| Feature | ReadyNative | Ignite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, or $49 Starter / $69 Pro one-time | Free |
| License | Free tier MIT; Starter and Pro commercial, unlimited apps | MIT |
| Expo SDK | SDK 57 | SDK 55 |
| Navigation | Expo Router 57 | React Navigation 7 |
| Styling | NativeWind 4, NativeWind 5, Tamagui, Unistyles 3 or StyleSheet (plain RN) | Themed StyleSheet |
| Data fetching | TanStack Query, Apollo Client or SWR | apisauce (REST) |
| State | Zustand or Jotai | React context |
| Storage | expo-sqlite/kv-store, MMKV or AsyncStorage | MMKV |
| Forms | React Hook Form | No |
| Translations | i18next or Lingui; 6 languages, right-to-left Arabic | i18next |
| Sign-in | Pro: Supabase Auth, Clerk or Better Auth | Demo login screen, no provider |
| Payments | Pro: RevenueCat, Adapty or Stripe Checkout | No |
| Push notifications | Pro: Expo Notifications | No |
| Home-screen widgets | Expo Widgets: home-screen widget and Live Activity (iOS) | No |
| Location | Expo Location | No |
| Over-the-air updates | EAS Update with an in-app “Update ready” banner | No |
| Analytics | Pro: PostHog or Amplitude | No |
| Crash reporting | Pro: Sentry | No |
| Unit tests | Jest + Testing Library | Jest + Testing Library |
| E2E tests | Maestro | Maestro |
| CI and store builds | EAS build and submit profiles | EAS profiles |
| Choose the stack | One option per category; setup deletes the rest | Generators, one fixed stack |
| AI agent files | AGENTS.md, an architecture graph and agent skills | No |
Why pick ReadyNative
- You want Expo Router and the current Expo SDK on day one.
- You want sign-in, subscriptions, push, analytics and crash reporting already wired, from a provider you choose.
When Ignite is the better pick
- You want a free, MIT-licensed base with a decade of community use behind it.
- You like React Navigation's config-based routing and Reactotron debugging.
- You will wire sign-in, payments and push yourself.
Try the free tier first: ready-native-free on GitHub (MIT). Or read how picking a stack works, browse every module and see pricing.
Questions
Is Ignite free?
Ignite: Free (MIT). ReadyNative: Free, or $49 Starter / $69 Pro one-time; the free tier is MIT on GitHub.
Which Expo SDK does Ignite use?
Ignite ships Expo SDK 55 as of 27 Sep 2026. ReadyNative ships Expo SDK 57.
What does ReadyNative add over Ignite?
You want Expo Router and the current Expo SDK on day one. You want sign-in, subscriptions, push, analytics and crash reporting already wired, from a provider you choose.
Sources
- https://github.com/infinitered/ignite
- https://github.com/infinitered/ignite/blob/master/boilerplate/package.json
- https://github.com/infinitered/ignite/releases