ReadyNative vs TurboStarter (Expo boilerplate)

ReadyNative is a pick-your-stack Expo boilerplate with sign-in, subscriptions, push and analytics wired on day one. TurboStarter, by Bartosz Zagrodzki: a SaaS starter kit with a Next.js web app, an Expo app and a browser extension on one Hono API, sharing Better Auth sign-in, organizations and billing.

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 Tell us if something here is out of date.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	TurboStarter
Price	Free, or $49 Starter / $69 Pro one-time	$249 Core one-time ($399 with the AI Kit)
License	Free tier MIT; Starter and Pro commercial, unlimited apps	Commercial: lifetime, unlimited projects
Expo SDK	SDK 57	Latest at creation
Navigation	Expo Router 57	Not stated
Styling	NativeWind 4, NativeWind 5, Tamagui, Unistyles 3 or StyleSheet (plain RN)	Uniwind + React Native Reusables
Data fetching	TanStack Query, Apollo Client or SWR	React Query + Hono RPC
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	i18next
Sign-in	Pro: Supabase Auth, Clerk or Better Auth	Better Auth: password, magic link, OTP, Apple, Google, GitHub, 2FA
Payments	Pro: RevenueCat, Adapty or Stripe Checkout	RevenueCat or Superwall
Push notifications	Pro: Expo Notifications	FCM / APNs
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	EAS Update
Analytics	Pro: PostHog or Amplitude	PostHog, Mixpanel or Google Analytics
Crash reporting	Pro: Sentry	Sentry or PostHog
Unit tests	Jest + Testing Library	Jest
E2E tests	Maestro	Maestro
CI and store builds	EAS build and submit profiles	EAS, GitHub Actions for Play
Choose the stack	One option per category; setup deletes the rest	CLI picks apps and billing, analytics and monitoring providers
AI agent files	AGENTS.md, an architecture graph and agent skills	Rules, skills and an MCP server

Why pick ReadyNative

You are building a mobile app and want an Expo-only repo, not a web-first monorepo.
You want Supabase or Clerk as an option for sign-in, a lower price, and a free MIT tier to try first.

When TurboStarter is the better pick

You are building a web SaaS first and want the mobile app and a browser extension on the same backend.
You need organizations, roles and invitations shared between web and mobile.

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 TurboStarter free?

TurboStarter: $249 Core one-time ($399 with the AI Kit) (Commercial: lifetime, unlimited projects). ReadyNative: Free, or $49 Starter / $69 Pro one-time; the free tier is MIT on GitHub.

Which Expo SDK does TurboStarter use?

TurboStarter creates the project on the Expo SDK that is current when you run it. ReadyNative ships Expo SDK 57.

What does ReadyNative add over TurboStarter?

You are building a mobile app and want an Expo-only repo, not a web-first monorepo. You want Supabase or Clerk as an option for sign-in, a lower price, and a free MIT tier to try first.

ReadyNative vs TurboStarter