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| Feature | ReadyNative | Obytes starter |
|---|---|---|
| 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 54 |
| Navigation | Expo Router 57 | Expo Router |
| Styling | NativeWind 4, NativeWind 5, Tamagui, Unistyles 3 or StyleSheet (plain RN) | Uniwind (Tailwind) |
| Data fetching | TanStack Query, Apollo Client or SWR | TanStack Query + axios |
| State | Zustand or Jotai | Zustand |
| Storage | expo-sqlite/kv-store, MMKV or AsyncStorage | MMKV |
| Forms | React Hook Form | TanStack Form + Zod |
| Translations | i18next or Lingui; 6 languages, right-to-left Arabic | i18next |
| Sign-in | Pro: Supabase Auth, Clerk or Better Auth | Demo sign-in flow, 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 | Sentry recipe in the docs |
| Unit tests | Jest + Testing Library | Jest + Testing Library |
| E2E tests | Maestro | Maestro |
| CI and store builds | EAS build and submit profiles | GitHub Actions + EAS builds |
| Choose the stack | One option per category; setup deletes the rest | No |
| AI agent files | AGENTS.md, an architecture graph and agent skills | claude.md |
Why pick ReadyNative
- You want to choose the UI kit, data layer, state and storage instead of taking one fixed set.
- You want sign-in, subscriptions, push, analytics and crash reporting already wired and checked by doctor.
When Obytes starter is the better pick
- You want a free, MIT-licensed template and like its exact stack.
- You will add your own auth, payments, push and analytics providers.
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 Obytes starter free?
Obytes starter: Free (MIT). ReadyNative: Free, or $49 Starter / $69 Pro one-time; the free tier is MIT on GitHub.
Which Expo SDK does Obytes starter use?
Obytes starter ships Expo SDK 54 as of 27 Sep 2026. ReadyNative ships Expo SDK 57.
What does ReadyNative add over Obytes starter?
You want to choose the UI kit, data layer, state and storage instead of taking one fixed set. You want sign-in, subscriptions, push, analytics and crash reporting already wired and checked by doctor.
Sources
- https://github.com/obytes/react-native-template-obytes
- https://github.com/obytes/react-native-template-obytes/blob/master/package.json
- https://starter.obytes.com