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react-native
JavaScript2016–2021
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react-native

A framework for building native apps with React.

Web DevelopmentMobile & Desktop
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10Distinct people
11Mentions
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945GitHub stars
REPOSITORY AT A GLANCE

What to know before exploring

What it is

A framework for building native apps with React.

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Where it is used

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What people are saying

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Also in these discussions

Mentioned in the same Hacker News threads. That is not proof they are substitutes.

This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 4:01:40 AM UTC.

No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.

Mentions over time

HN mentions by year11 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2016-08-03 08:52:15 UTC to 2021-03-09 17:41:56 UTC.

02462016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 1 submissions, 2 comments20162017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 6 mentions; 1 submissions, 5 comments2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments20182019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2021

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20162016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC312
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC615
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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louiechristie·Oct 28, 2020
I'm surprised React Native didn't get a mention on page 9? React Native works on Sony PS4 using youi.tv: https://www.youi.tv/build-for-ps4-using-react-native-and-you... React Native works on Ubuntu: https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/react-native React Native works on Linux via Electron https://dev.to/evanbacon/making-desktop-apps-with-electron-r... Not strictly speaking aimed at embedded systems but you'd think React Native would deserve at least a consideration?
In Graphical User Interface Using Flutter in Embedded Systems [pdf]

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