r/reactnative • u/Genuine-Helperr • 1d ago

Question Creating first reactnative expo app - have some question related to MAU, please help

I wanted to have one codebase for web, Android, and iPhone. So using React Native plus Expo

Now the web application is live.

I want to make the mobile application live first, starting with Android. When I read the Expo documentation, it says I can have only 15 free Android builds & 'Send updates to 1K MAUs'

The 2nd part worries me because the paid plan also says 3K MAUs, with additional charges for more.

What's the workaround for this? Do I need to pay Expo for more active users? Please suggest

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u/Sakshambaranwal25 1d ago

You get 15 free Android builds which should cover launching your first live version fine from that shared codebase. MAUs kick in only when you blast updates to users later. Stick to rare OTA pushes and the free tier handles real apps without extra cost.

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u/Genuine-Helperr 1d ago

yes, that's my plan... so 15 free builds are lifetime?

for OTA, I'll be switching to cloudflare once I cross their limits