10+ Free React Native Templates to Kickstart Your App Development

You don’t need to start from scratch.

There are solid, free React Native templates out there that are ready to be dropped right into your app. For this list, I pulled together a selection of the ones that developers actually use. The ones with good docs. The ones that aren’t broken.

Some are full app starters. Others give you clean UI screens or working examples for stuff like stores or social apps.

Each template on this list is free, easy to grab, and certainly worth checking out.

Ignite doesn’t mess around. It’s a full starter kit made by people who actually build React Native apps for a living – Infinite Red. You get a full setup out of the box: navigation, theming, state, API hooks, and testing. No guesswork. No broken packages.

The CLI is the real hook, though. It lets you spin up screens and components in seconds. State is handled with MobX-State-Tree, and React Navigation is ready to go. Plus, it plays nice with both Expo and bare React Native.

Standout features:

• MobX-State-Tree for state management
• React Navigation
• Built-in generators for screens/components
• Flipper and Reactotron integration
• TypeScript support

What’s included: Full boilerplate project, preconfigured navigation, state management, theming, API integration, testing setup, and CLI tools.

Popularity: 18,000+ GitHub stars. Actively maintained, widely used, and often recommended in dev communities.

This boilerplate feels like it was made by someone who hates messy projects as much as I do. TheCodingMachine focused on structure first. You get a clean layout with clear files, clear logic, and no clutter.

It sets you up with Redux, theming, translations, and basic screens. Axios is ready to use, too. You can pick TypeScript or JavaScript at the start.

Standout features:

• Clean architecture
• Redux for state management
• i18n and theming built-in
• Choose JS or TS on setup

What’s included: Example screens, Redux store, i18next config, React Navigation, Axios setup, dark/light theme support.

Popularity: 5,000+ GitHub stars. Used by teams for structured, maintainable apps.

React Native Starter by Flatlogic keeps things simple, and that’s the point! You get clean code, a solid layout, and just enough features to build on without getting lost.

Redux is set up. Auth screens are done. Navigation works. The folder structure actually makes sense. It doesn’t try to do everything, but just the important stuff, which is great.

Standout features:

• Redux store configured
• Clean folder structure and UI elements
• Basic authentication flow included

What’s included: Auth screens (Login, Signup), dashboard, navigation setup, Redux store, and basic UI components.

Popularity: 2,300+ GitHub stars. Featured on Product Hunt and developer blogs.

Argon React Native looks sharp right out of the box. It’s built on top of Galio and Expo, so setup’s quick and smooth. You get 200+ components styled with the Argon design system, which means everything actually matches.

It includes clean screens for onboarding, sign-up, profiles, and more. You can grab pieces or use the whole thing.

Standout features:

• Argon design system
• Beautiful onboarding/profile screens
• Based on Galio UI components

What’s included: Sign in/up, profile, onboarding, gallery, articles list, reusable themed components.

Popularity: 600+ GitHub stars.

Kitten is pure eye candy with some nicely structured code behind it. It’s built to show off the UI library, and it does that with over 40 screens that look great and work right away.

You’ll find layouts for social apps, stores, fitness, chat, onboarding and lots of real-world stuff. Light and dark mode are built in. If you’re stuck staring at a blank screen, this will kickstart your design brain fast.

Standout features:

• 40+ polished screens
• Light/dark mode toggle
• UI Kitten components themed via Eva

What’s included: Social profile, chat, ecommerce, onboarding, article feed, fitness app mockups, and more.

Popularity: 7,000+ GitHub stars. Community favorite for UI learning and inspiration.

The gluestack-ui library evolved from the popular NativeBase a couple of years ago. Nowadays, it gives you a different kind of UI library. It’s not installed – it’s copied. You grab only the parts you need, paste them into your code, and move on. No bloat. No extra layers.

The components work across web and mobile. Styling uses NativeWind, so if you know Tailwind, you’re already set. Theming is flexible, and accessibility is built in. It’s a good fit if you want full control without rebuilding everything from scratch.

Standout features:

• Modular architecture so that you can pick only the components you need
• Native Tailwind CSS support for seamless styling
• Optimized for React Server Components

What’s included: 30+ responsive components for every screen and style, such as alerts, avatars, accordion, badge, boxes, buttons, dividers, headings, icons, progress bars, modals, and more.

Popularity: 3,600+ GitHub stars.

React Native Paper is a solid pick! Not flashy, not bulky…just solid. It follows Material Design, feels native, and doesn’t fight you.

Everything’s themable. Dark mode works, accessibility is built in. You can use it in real apps, not just side projects.

Standout features:

• Standard-compliant with Material Design
• Built-in accessibility
• Theming and dark mode support

What’s included: Cards, buttons, lists, dialogs, tooltips, and more. Works well with Expo and bare RN.

Popularity: 13,000+ GitHub stars.

React Native Elements gives you 30+ pre-built components, meaning things like buttons, cards, inputs, all the usual stuff, and they still manage to look current in 2025.

Everything’s easy to theme. Works with Expo out of the gate. The docs are clear, and there’s even a demo app to mess around with. And let’s not ignore the absolutely massive number of GitHub stars.

Standout features:

• Pre-styled UI components (buttons, cards, inputs)
• Theming support
• Easy integration with Expo

What’s included: Full component library, theming system, example usage via a demo app.

Popularity: 25,000+ GitHub stars. Staple of the React Native ecosystem.

React Native Material Kit brings Google’s Material Design to your app without the usual mess. It’s super-simple, clean, responsive, and actually feels like the real thing.

The design is pretty basic, but it might be all that you need, so it’s certainly worth checking out. It’s all easy to tweak, so your app doesn’t have to look like every other Material clone, too.

Standout features:

• Material-themed components
• Easy customization
• Animation support

What’s included: Buttons, cards, sliders, spinners, form inputs, ripple effects.

Popularity: 4,800+ GitHub stars. One of the earliest and most referenced Material Design libraries.

Instamobile’s starter kit gives you basically a working app on day one. Login, sign-up, onboarding, it’s all there and tied into Firebase.

The screens look clean out of the box, so you don’t have to fix ugly layouts before you start building. If you’re new to React Native or just want to move fast, this one saves time. Lots of it.

Standout features:

• Firebase integration (Auth, Firestore)
• Facebook and Apple login support
• Beautiful onboarding flow
• Optimized for both iOS and Android

What’s included: Login/sign up screens, onboarding carousel, navigation, Firebase config, push notification setup.

Popularity: 500,000+ downloads via Instamobile. Widely used and beginner-friendly.

Galio is a solid choice for building clean, modern UIs fast. It gives you ~15 ready-made components and some example screens that cover common app patterns.

The design is polished. The theme system makes it easy to adjust colors and styles. It’s also well-documented, so you don’t waste time guessing how things work.

Standout features:

• ~15 pre-made components
• Base adaptable theme
• Comprehensive documentation

What’s included: Galio offers a nice range of components such as buttons, cards, inputs, and navigation elements.

Popularity: 3,000+ GitHub stars.