Save Up to 60% — Without Compromising on Quality
Here's the honest version most agencies won't give you: a senior mobile developer in the UK typically costs £4,800–£7,200 per month — and a native approach needs two of them, one per platform. A dedicated React Native developer through Codified Studio costs $1,500–$2,500 per month and covers both platforms — because our team operates remotely from Pakistan, with none of the overhead of a UK office footprint baked into your invoice.
You're not trading quality for the saving. You get:
Why React Native? (One Codebase, Both App Stores)
React Native is how Instagram, Discord, Shopify, and Microsoft ship mobile at scale — a single JavaScript codebase rendering real native UI on both platforms. For most products, it delivers the native experience users expect at roughly half the build cost of going native twice.
iOS and Android from one codebase.
Around 90% of your code is shared between platforms. Every feature is built once, tested once, and shipped to both stores — instead of implemented twice by two teams drifting apart.
Native performance where it counts.
React Native renders real native components — not a website in a wrapper. Scrolling, gestures, and animations feel like the platform, because they are the platform.
Ship updates in hours, not review cycles.
Over-the-air updates push JavaScript changes straight to users' devices — bug fixes and tweaks go out without waiting days for app store review.
Shares its DNA with your web app.
Same language and patterns as React on the web. Business logic, API clients, and even developers move between your web and mobile products freely.
Expo & Native Modules — Where React Native Levels Up
Modern React Native isn't the rough toolchain it was five years ago. Built on Expo's production tooling, it's a mature pipeline from first build to store release — and when a feature genuinely needs platform code, native modules keep every door open.
If you've heard “cross-platform apps feel janky” — that was true of the webview hybrids of the 2010s (Cordova, Ionic), not React Native, which renders real native UI. Instagram, Discord, and Shopify run it in production at massive scale.
What Does a React Native Developer Do?
A React Native developer builds and ships your mobile app across both platforms. Day to day, that means:
At Codified Studio, your React Native developer works alongside our in-house designers and QA — so the app that reaches the store looks like the design and survived real device testing, not just the simulator.
How We Work — From First Call to Launch (and After)
No black box. Here's exactly what happens once you bring us in:
Discovery call
We scope what you actually need — a real conversation about the product, timeline, and technical constraints. This is where we figure out if you need a specialist, a full-stack developer, or a small team.
Proposal & team match
You get a clear scope, timeline, and price — no vague “let's discuss” pricing. We match you with the developer(s) whose past project experience is closest to what you're building.
Kickoff & sprint planning
Your developer is introduced, the project is broken into sprints, and you get a shared board so progress is visible from day one.
Build
Development happens in short, reviewable cycles — not a single black-box handoff at the end. You see working software early and often.
QA & testing
Every feature is tested — unit tests, integration tests, and manual QA — before it's marked done.
Launch
Deployment, performance checks, and a final walkthrough so your team knows exactly what's live and how it works.
Post-launch support
We stay on for bug fixes, monitoring, and ongoing feature work — on a retainer or ad-hoc basis, whichever fits how your product will actually evolve.
How to Hire a React Native Developer
If you're evaluating who to bring onto your project, here's what actually matters:
Define the scope first.
A new app, adding mobile to an existing web product, or rescuing an app another team started?
Check for shipped apps, not demo reels.
Ask for apps live on the App Store and Google Play that they built — installable proof beats any portfolio page.
Test their judgment on native boundaries.
Ask when they'd drop into native code and when they wouldn't — the answer instantly separates seniors from tutorial graduates.
Confirm who owns releases.
Store accounts, signing keys, review rejections — make sure release management is explicitly part of the engagement.
Ask about communication, not just code.
A developer who explains trade-offs in plain English saves you weeks of back-and-forth.
Or skip the vetting yourself — hire through Codified Studio. We've already done steps 2–4 above for every developer on our team. You get a scoped proposal, a point of contact, and a developer who's already proven on real projects — not a resume.
How Much Does It Cost to Hire a React Native Developer?
React Native developer costs in the UK vary by seniority, engagement type, and whether you're hiring in-house, freelance, or through an agency:
| Engagement type | Typical range |
|---|---|
| UK in-house hire (junior–mid) | £3,000 – £4,400 / month |
| UK in-house hire (senior) | £4,800 – £7,200 / month |
| Freelance / contract | £400 – £600 / day |
| Dedicated developer via Codified Studio | $1,500 – $2,500 / month |
The cheapest option on paper isn't always the cheapest in practice. A freelancer at a lower day rate who needs heavy management, or a junior hire who needs mentoring through architecture decisions, often costs more in total than a dedicated developer who's already integrated into a proven team process. When you hire through Codified Studio, pricing is transparent from the first quote — no hidden onboarding fees, no surprise scope creep.
Get a Tailored QuoteHire a Remote React Native Developer, Fully Integrated with Your Team
“Remote” doesn't mean “hands-off.” Every developer we place works to UK business hours overlap, with daily standups, sprint check-ins, and a dedicated project manager as your single point of contact — so it feels like an in-house hire, minus the in-house overhead. Whether you need one developer for three months or a small dedicated team for an ongoing product, the process and communication structure stays exactly the same.
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