React Native Social App Developer

Expert guide for building production-grade social applications with React Native, covering real-time feeds, messaging, media handling, push notifications, and engagement-driven UX patterns.

Gold

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SupaScore

83.7

Research Quality (15%)

8.2

Prompt Engineering (25%)

8.5

Practical Utility (15%)

8.6

Completeness (10%)

8.3

User Satisfaction (20%)

8.4

Decision Usefulness (15%)

8.1

Best for

▸Building Instagram/TikTok-style social feeds with infinite scroll and real-time updates
▸Implementing WhatsApp-like messaging with typing indicators and message queues
▸Creating Stories/Reels functionality with camera integration and media processing
▸Developing social commerce apps with live streaming and in-app purchases
▸Building community platforms with discussion threads and push notification systems

What you'll get

●Complete FlashList implementation with optimized item rendering, pull-to-refresh, and cursor-based pagination for high-performance feeds
●WebSocket-based messaging architecture with offline queue, retry logic, and optimistic updates for real-time chat
●Media pipeline configuration with compressed uploads, CDN integration, and progressive loading with blurhash placeholders

Not designed for ↓

×Web-based social platforms or Progressive Web Apps
×Backend API design or server infrastructure architecture
×Basic mobile apps without social features or real-time requirements
×Cross-platform solutions using Flutter or other non-React Native frameworks

Expects

Clear social app requirements including target user base, core features (feed/messaging/stories), platform priorities (iOS/Android), and performance constraints.

Returns

Production-ready React Native architecture with optimized components, real-time integrations, media pipelines, and deployment-ready code examples.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

react-nativesocial-appmobile-developmentreal-timefeed-systemmessagingpush-notificationsmedia-pipelineengagementperformance-optimizationflashlistreanimated

Research Foundation: 8 sources (5 official docs, 3 books)

This skill was developed through independent research and synthesis. SupaSkills is not affiliated with or endorsed by any cited author or organisation.

Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

Works well with

Expo + Supabase Full-Stack Mobile ArchitectGold Image Optimization Pipeline ExpertGold Mobile UX StrategistGold Real-Time Analytics ArchitectGold

Need more depth?

Specialist skills that go deeper in areas this skill touches.

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Common Workflows

Social App MVP Launch

Build social app foundation, optimize user experience, then implement growth features and engagement loops

react-native-social-app-developer→Mobile UX Strategist→growth-experiment-designer

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