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Why Is My AI-Generated React Native App So Slow? (Fixes): a glowing iPhone home-screen icon on a purple and blue gradient
Guides 10 min read

Why Is My AI-Generated React Native App So Slow? (Fixes)

AI-written React Native code lags for the same few reasons: dev mode, blocked JS thread, heavy lists, re-renders, and images. How to find and fix each.

Lawrence Arya · September 29, 2026
Does Expo Work With Cursor? Yes, and It Is the Default: a glass iPhone app-grid icon on a mint and teal gradient
Guides 11 min read

Does Expo Work With Cursor? Yes, and It Is the Default

Cursor's agent drives Expo's files and terminal, Expo Go puts every edit on your phone, EAS ships it. The 30-minute setup that keeps the pairing on rails.

Lawrence Arya · August 17, 2026
How to Make a React Native App Look Good (2026): the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 10 min read

How to Make a React Native App Look Good (2026)

How to make a React Native app look good: the NativeWind foundation, component libraries, native touches, and the design direction that avoids a generic look.

Lawrence Arya · July 2, 2026
The Best v0 Alternative for Mobile Apps (2026 Guide): the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 10 min read

The Best v0 Alternative for Mobile Apps (2026 Guide)

v0 is a web tool, so it never feels native on a phone. The best v0 alternative for mobile: a real-code builder plus a free native design. Here is how.

Lawrence Arya · July 2, 2026
How to Avoid Apple's 30% Cut with Stripe (Legally, 2026): a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
Guides 7 min read

How to Avoid Apple's 30% Cut with Stripe (Legally, 2026)

You cannot trick Apple's fee, but you can legally avoid it: physical goods, US external links, and EU DMA payments let Stripe keep most of your revenue in 2026.

Lawrence Arya · July 1, 2026
Créer une application iOS avec l'IA : quel prix en 2026 ?: a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
Guides 6 min read

Créer une application iOS avec l'IA : quel prix en 2026 ?

Une agence facture une app iOS entre 8 000 € et 150 000 €. Avec l'IA et un template gratuit, le design tombe à zéro et il ne reste que les coûts obligatoires.

Lawrence Arya · July 1, 2026
Fixing Arabic RTL Flexbox Bugs in AI React Native Code: the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 6 min read

Fixing Arabic RTL Flexbox Bugs in AI React Native Code

AI builders hard-code left and right, so Arabic layouts break in React Native. A bug-by-bug map: symptom, cause, and the logical-property fix for each.

Lawrence Arya · July 1, 2026
Flutterwave Payment Gateway UI in React Native (Free Template): a vivid neon 3D App Store icon on an orange, pink and blue gradient
Guides 6 min read

Flutterwave Payment Gateway UI in React Native (Free Template)

Build a Flutterwave payment screen in React Native: native order UI, the SDK's hosted checkout for cards and PCI, plus server-side verification before fulfilment.

Lawrence Arya · July 1, 2026
HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Chat UI in React Native: the App Store logo as a frosted glass icon on a pink and blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 6 min read

HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Chat UI in React Native

No React Native template is HIPAA compliant alone. Compliance is systemic: BAAs, encryption, audit logs. Here is what the chat UI must do to support it.

Lawrence Arya · July 1, 2026
Can ChatGPT Build a Mobile App From Scratch? (2026): a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
Guides 10 min read

Can ChatGPT Build a Mobile App From Scratch? (2026)

ChatGPT can write app code but cannot build a mobile app from scratch alone. What it can and cannot do, and how to get usable results from it.

Lawrence Arya · June 29, 2026
The Best v0 Alternative for Mobile Apps in 2026: a glass photo icon surrounded by chat, music, heart, camera and shopping app icons on a pastel gradient
Guides 10 min read

The Best v0 Alternative for Mobile Apps in 2026

v0 only builds web apps, not native ones. The best v0 alternatives for real React Native iOS and Android apps, and how to give them a native look.

Lawrence Arya · June 29, 2026
Bolt.new Mobile App: Can It Build for iOS and Android?: the App Store logo as a frosted glass icon on a pink and blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 10 min read

Bolt.new Mobile App: Can It Build for iOS and Android?

Bolt.new can build a mobile app via Expo and React Native, but it stops at code. What it does, the deployment gap, real costs, and how to ship to the App Store.

Lawrence Arya · June 28, 2026
Lovable for Mobile Apps: What It Can and Can't Do (2026): the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 10 min read

Lovable for Mobile Apps: What It Can and Can't Do (2026)

Lovable builds mobile-responsive web apps, not native iOS or Android apps. What it can do for mobile, the three paths to a real app, and which to choose.

Lawrence Arya · June 28, 2026
Convert a Bubble App to Native iOS Using AI: a vivid neon 3D App Store icon on an orange, pink and blue gradient
Guides 7 min read

Convert a Bubble App to Native iOS Using AI

How to convert a Bubble app to native iOS with AI: skip the WebView wrapper Apple rejects, rebuild the screens natively, and reuse Bubble's Data API for the backend.

Lawrence Arya · June 27, 2026
M-Pesa Daraja Payment Integration UI in React Native: a glowing iPhone home-screen icon on a purple and blue gradient
Workflows 7 min read

M-Pesa Daraja Payment Integration UI in React Native

Wire an M-Pesa Daraja STK Push flow in React Native: the app triggers a server call, the user approves on their phone, and a callback confirms the payment.

Lawrence Arya · June 27, 2026
How to Fix the npm ERESOLVE Dependency Error in Expo: a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
Guides 7 min read

How to Fix the npm ERESOLVE Dependency Error in Expo

The npm ERESOLVE error in Expo is a peer dependency conflict. Here is why it happens and the reliable fix: let Expo pick SDK-compatible versions, not force-install.

Lawrence Arya · June 27, 2026
Can Cursor Build an iOS App? (2026 Expo + React Native): a vivid neon 3D App Store icon on an orange, pink and blue gradient
Guides 10 min read

Can Cursor Build an iOS App? (2026 Expo + React Native)

Yes, Cursor builds iOS apps via React Native and Expo. Here is the full workflow from prompt to App Store, and how to make the result feel native.

Lawrence Arya · June 26, 2026
The Best Bolt.new Alternative for Mobile Apps (2026): the App Store logo as a glossy glass icon on a purple and blue gradient with floating bubbles
Guides 10 min read

The Best Bolt.new Alternative for Mobile Apps (2026)

Bolt.new writes React Native but can't build or ship it. The best mobile-first alternatives that take you from prompt to a published App Store app.

Lawrence Arya · June 24, 2026
Free React Native App Templates (2026): The Best Ones: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
Guides 10 min read

Free React Native App Templates (2026): The Best Ones

The best free React Native app templates in 2026, from UI Kitten to Rootstrap and Obytes, on the modern Expo stack, plus why a template still needs a design.

Lawrence Arya · June 24, 2026
Can Claude Write React Native Code? Yes, Here's the Prompt: a phone toggle icon surrounded by location, calendar, settings, wallet and chart app icons on a coral gradient
Guides 10 min read

Can Claude Write React Native Code? Yes, Here's the Prompt

Yes, Claude writes React Native code well. The prompt patterns that produce clean components, a CLAUDE.md setup, and how to stop the UI looking generic.

Lawrence Arya · June 19, 2026
Does v0 Write React Native? (2026 Answer): a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
Guides 10 min read

Does v0 Write React Native? (2026 Answer)

No, v0 does not write React Native. It generates React web code for Vercel, not native apps. Why, whether you can convert it, and what to use for mobile instead.

Lawrence Arya · June 19, 2026
Free UI Templates for Cursor: React Native and iOS: a glass app tile showing the VP0 logo on a pink and blue gradient
Guides 10 min read

Free UI Templates for Cursor: React Native and iOS

Cursor writes code but does not design. Free UI templates give it the native design context it needs. Where to find them for React Native and iOS.

Lawrence Arya · June 18, 2026
BankID Sweden Login Animation in React Native: the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 7 min read

BankID Sweden Login Animation in React Native

Build the BankID Sweden login animation in React Native with Reanimated while keeping real auth in the official, certified flow. Here is the code and the rules.

Lawrence Arya · June 18, 2026
Best AI Mobile App Generators (React Native & iOS): a glowing iPhone home-screen icon on a purple and blue gradient
Guides 10 min read

Best AI Mobile App Generators (React Native & iOS)

The best AI mobile app generators output real native code, not a web app in a frame. Here is how to evaluate them and the design half most tools miss.

Lawrence Arya · June 17, 2026