Free online courseReact Native full course

Course Description

Turn your JavaScript skills into real mobile apps with React Native. This free online course guides you from first setup to shipping features you would expect in production apps, helping you gain confidence building for both Android and iOS from a single codebase. You will understand when to start with Expo for speed, when to move to the React Native CLI for deeper control, and how to keep your workflow efficient using a modern editor setup and debugging tools.

Instead of stopping at simple screens, you will practice creating interfaces that feel native: reusable components, clean styling patterns, responsive layouts with Flexbox, and smooth experiences with lists, scrolling, forms, touch interactions, alerts, modals, and images. You will also learn how to structure projects in a way that scales, so your apps remain maintainable as features grow and new screens are added.

A key part of mobile development is navigation and app flow, and this course shows you how to move across screens using popular navigation patterns such as stacks, tabs, and drawers, including passing data between screens. You will then go further into real-world capabilities: using custom fonts, organizing global styles, and implementing data storage for offline-friendly experiences with options like AsyncStorage and SQLite.

To build apps that interact with real services, you will work with state management using Redux and fetching data from APIs, learning how to design predictable data flows and keep UI updates reliable. You will also explore device and platform integrations commonly requested in app projects, such as push notifications, maps, and camera access, giving you a stronger sense of how to connect your UI to native capabilities.

Finally, you will round out your developer workflow by learning the basics of testing with Jest and React Test Renderer, then move into the steps needed to generate release builds and publish to app stores. By the end, you will be better prepared for app development roles or freelance projects, with a practical understanding of how React Native apps are built, improved, and shipped.