React Native UI libraries for ExpoExpoKit vs React Native Reusables
Both bring the shadcn/ui copy-the-source idea to React Native — the difference is Tailwind and motion.
At a glance
| ExpoKit | React Native Reusables | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Animated, shadcn-style UI kit for Expo and React Native | shadcn/ui ported to React Native (“Bringing shadcn/ui to React Native”) |
| How it gets into your app | CLI copies the source into your app (npx @expokit/cli add button); you own the code | CLI copies the source into your app (init, then add button) |
| Styling | React Native StyleSheet with a theme from KitProvider / useKit(); no Tailwind setup | Nativewind or Uniwind (Tailwind classes) |
| Animation | React Native's own Animated API — Reanimated isn't required | react-native-reanimated |
| Runs in Expo Go | Yes — every component runs in Expo Go | Not stated |
| Web | Yes (react-native-web) | Yes — built for universal apps |
| License | Free items MIT; Pro items under the Pro license (see Terms) | MIT |
| Price | Free core; Pro is a one-time $12 launch price (regular $29), unlimited projects | Free |
| Size | 68 components, 10 screens, 44 charts, 4 app templates | About 30 components |
| Charts | Yes — 44 animated charts (expo-charts, MIT, on npm) | Not stated |
| Full screens / templates | Yes — 10 full screens and 4 app templates | Not stated |
Facts about React Native Reusables from its own docs and repository, checked October 2026: github.com/founded-labs/react-native-reusables, reactnativereusables.com/docs. Something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
Pick React Native Reusables when
- Your app already uses Nativewind or Uniwind and you want every component styled with Tailwind classes.
- You want shadcn/ui's exact API — compound parts like Trigger / Content and the same component names.
- You want an all-MIT library with no paid tier at all.
Pick ExpoKit when
- You'd rather not add Tailwind, Nativewind config or a babel / metro change: ExpoKit is plain StyleSheet.
- You want motion built in — springs, haptics, gestures — instead of adding it per component.
- You also need charts, full screens or whole app templates from the same kit.
Using both
Both copy plain files into your project, so they can live side by side while you move one component at a time — see Coming from shadcn.
Coming from shadcn maps every shadcn / Reusables component to its ExpoKit counterpart.
Try ExpoKit in one command
In an existing Expo app, this copies the Button's source into your project. Or scan a QR code and try every component on your phone first.
Every comparison is in one place: ExpoKit vs other React Native UI libraries.
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