ReadyNative vs Launch (launchtoday.dev) (Expo boilerplate)

ReadyNative is a pick-your-stack Expo boilerplate with sign-in, subscriptions, push and analytics wired on day one. Launch (launchtoday.dev), by Launch: a full-stack Expo SDK 55 starter with its own backend - tRPC, Postgres and Prisma - plus Better Auth, payments, native push, file uploads and AI streaming, toggled through a feature registry.

Checked against the sources below on 4 Oct 2026. ReadyNative’s column is generated from its module catalog on every release. “Not stated” means the sources do not say. Tell us if something here is out of date.

Feature	ReadyNative	Launch (launchtoday.dev)
Price	Free, or $49 Starter / $69 Pro one-time	$399 one-time ($469 with Slack support)
License	Free tier MIT; Starter and Pro commercial, unlimited apps	Commercial: single developer, unlimited projects
Expo SDK	SDK 57	SDK 55
Navigation	Expo Router 57	Expo Router
Styling	NativeWind 4, NativeWind 5, Tamagui, Unistyles 3 or StyleSheet (plain RN)	HeroUI Native
Data fetching	TanStack Query, Apollo Client or SWR	tRPC
State	Zustand or Jotai	Not stated
Storage	expo-sqlite/kv-store, MMKV or AsyncStorage	Not stated
Forms	React Hook Form	Not stated
Translations	i18next or Lingui; 6 languages, right-to-left Arabic	Not stated
Sign-in	Pro: Supabase Auth, Clerk or Better Auth	Better Auth: Apple, Google, email OTP
Payments	Pro: RevenueCat, Adapty or Stripe Checkout	Stripe, RevenueCat or Superwall
Push notifications	Pro: Expo Notifications	APNs + FCM through its backend
Home-screen widgets	Expo Widgets: home-screen widget and Live Activity (iOS)	Not stated
Location	Expo Location	Not stated
Over-the-air updates	EAS Update with an in-app “Update ready” banner	Not stated
Analytics	Pro: PostHog or Amplitude	Not stated
Crash reporting	Pro: Sentry	Sentry
Unit tests	Jest + Testing Library	Not stated
E2E tests	Maestro	Not stated
CI and store builds	EAS build and submit profiles	EAS build and submit
Choose the stack	One option per category; setup deletes the rest	Payments provider by feature flag; unused code deleted by hand
AI agent files	AGENTS.md, an architecture graph and agent skills	Not stated

Why pick ReadyNative

You want the modules you did not pick deleted by the setup command, not by a removal checklist.
You want Supabase or Clerk as an option for sign-in, the current Expo SDK, and a much lower price.

When Launch (launchtoday.dev) is the better pick

You want a typed backend (tRPC, Postgres, Prisma) in the same repo as the app.
You need file uploads, AI chat streaming or Superwall paywalls from day one.

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 Launch (launchtoday.dev) free?

Launch (launchtoday.dev): $399 one-time ($469 with Slack support) (Commercial: single developer, unlimited projects). ReadyNative: Free, or $49 Starter / $69 Pro one-time; the free tier is MIT on GitHub.

Which Expo SDK does Launch (launchtoday.dev) use?

Launch (launchtoday.dev) ships Expo SDK 55 as of 4 Oct 2026. ReadyNative ships Expo SDK 57.

What does ReadyNative add over Launch (launchtoday.dev)?

You want the modules you did not pick deleted by the setup command, not by a removal checklist. You want Supabase or Clerk as an option for sign-in, the current Expo SDK, and a much lower price.

ReadyNative vs Launch (launchtoday.dev)