Expo vs React Storybook

Overview

React Storybook

Stacks635

Followers355

Votes0

Expo

Stacks812

Followers693

Votes66

Expo vs React Storybook: What are the differences?

Expo: Making React Native Easier. Exponent lets web developers build truly native apps that work across both iOS and Android by writing them once in just JavaScript; React Storybook: Develop and design React components without an app. You just load your UI components into the React Storybook and start developing them. This functionality allows you to develop UI components rapidly without worrying about the app. It will improve your team’s collaboration and feedback loop.

Expo belongs to "Cross-Platform Mobile Development" category of the tech stack, while React Storybook can be primarily classified under "MVC Tools".

Expo and React Storybook are both open source tools. It seems that React Storybook with 39.4K GitHub stars and 3.23K forks on GitHub has more adoption than Expo with 6.79K GitHub stars and 793 GitHub forks.

Huddle, Quizlet, and AppsFlyer are some of the popular companies that use React Storybook, whereas Expo is used by Discontinuity, PUBLY, and Mifos Initiative. React Storybook has a broader approval, being mentioned in 43 company stacks & 22 developers stacks; compared to Expo, which is listed in 29 company stacks and 26 developer stacks.

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Advice on React Storybook, Expo

Furqan

Jul 16, 2020

Needs adviceon

React Native

Hello guys, I am new here. So, if I posted without specific guidelines, please ignore.

Basically, I am an iOS developer and developing native apps for the last three years. Recently, I started learning React Native to develop apps for both platforms. If anyone out there knows any useful resources that will become a better react native developer.

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Detailed Comparison

React Storybook	Expo
You just load your UI components into the React Storybook and start developing them. This functionality allows you to develop UI components rapidly without worrying about the app. It will improve your team’s collaboration and feedback loop.	It is a framework and a platform for universal React applications. It is a set of tools and services built around React Native and native platforms that help you develop, build, deploy, and quickly iterate on iOS, Android, and web apps.
Isolated environment for your components (with the use of various iframe tactics);Hot module reloading (even for functional stateless components);Works with any app (whether it's Redux, Relay or Meteor);Support for CSS (whether it's plain old CSS, CSS modules or something fancy);Clean and fast user interface;Runs inside your project (so, it uses your app's NPM modules and babel configurations out of the box);Serves static files (if you host static files inside your app);Deploy the whole storybook as a static app;Extendable as necessary (support for custom webpack loaders and plugins)	-
Statistics
Stacks 635	Stacks 812
Followers 355	Followers 693
Votes 0	Votes 66
Pros & Cons
Cons 5 Hard dependency to Babel loader	Pros 15 Free 13 Hot Reload 9 Common ios and android app setup 9 Easy to learn 6 Streamlined
Integrations
React React Native Vue.js	React Native

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Framework7

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Qt

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PhoneGap

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Vue Native

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