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of smartphone time is in browsers
Most mobile time is spent in native apps—supporting a dedicated product when engagement belongs on-device.
Source: DataReportal / data.ai (opens in a new tab)React Native for iOS & Android
Cross-platform iOS and Android apps with React Native—standalone, or sharing your headless WP API.
Overview
We design and ship React Native apps for iOS and Android: navigation, release cadence, store submission, and offline-friendly fetching. Apps are their own engagement—they do not require a site migration, and a migration does not require an app.
When you already have (or are building) a headless WordPress + GraphQL backend, we can wire the app to that same content API so you are not maintaining parallel CMS stacks. That bridge is optional and scoped on purpose.
Why clients invest here: Most smartphone time happens in apps, not browsers. One React Native codebase reaches both stores faster than two native teams—and can optionally share your existing GraphQL content so marketing is authored once.
Engagements usually cover product discovery, design system alignment, navigation and screens, API integration, store launch support, and a release rhythm your team can continue after handoff.
Client advantages
Advantages of React Native
Reach iOS and Android from one engineering investment—with the option to share your WordPress GraphQL API when a headless web stack is already in play.
One codebase, two stores
Ship App Store and Play Store releases from a shared React Native codebase instead of staffing two fully separate native teams.
Presence where users spend time
Native apps earn home-screen real estate, push notifications, and offline-friendly sessions that mobile browsers struggle to match.
Optional shared content API
When you already have headless WordPress + GraphQL, the app can reuse those contracts—no parallel CMS to maintain.
Scoped as its own product
Mobile does not require a site migration, and a migration does not require an app. You fund only the engagement you need.
Industry context
Why mobile apps still matter
2 OS
from one React Native investment
Shared UI and business logic reduce duplicate feature work across iOS and Android while still shipping store-native binaries.
Source: React Native (opens in a new tab)1 API
optional bridge to headless WordPress
A typed GraphQL content API can feed Next.js and React Native together—so marketing content is authored once.
Source: WPGraphQL (opens in a new tab)Published mobile usage research and platform context—not CodeFern client guarantees.
FAQ
Common questions
Straight answers about how this engagement usually works.
Do I need a headless WordPress site before building an app?
No. React Native can ship as its own product. Sharing a GraphQL API with a headless web stack is optional when that foundation already exists.
Will one codebase cover iOS and Android?
Yes. React Native shares UI and business logic across App Store and Play Store releases while still shipping store-native binaries.
Can the app reuse our WordPress GraphQL API?
When you already have headless WordPress + WPGraphQL, the app can consume the same contracts—so marketing content is authored once instead of maintained in parallel.
How is a mobile engagement scoped?
Mobile is funded as its own product: discovery, MVP, or ongoing shipping hours. It does not require a site migration, and a migration does not require an app.
Next step
Ready to put this to work for your team?
Tell us about your current stack and goals. We will map whether React Native for iOS & Android is the right fit—and what a first engagement looks like.
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