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From Strategy to Code

Services/Delivery & Engineering/Mobile Engineering

Expo Development Agency · EAS, Expo Router, React Native at Speed

Expo for React Native teams who want EAS to handle build infrastructure and OTA updates — without giving up the native escape hatch when product needs it. Expo Router for file-based routing that brings the Next.js mental model to mobile.

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Why HXRL

Our point of view

The 'managed vs bare' debate is over. Expo's CNG (Continuous Native Generation) lets us run managed Expo with arbitrary native modules — meaning we get EAS's build infrastructure without ejecting. That's the single biggest mobile DX shift of the last three years and we use it on every React Native project that justifies it.

Outcome

Mobile builds that ship multiple times a day — without the team running its own build infrastructure.

What we ship

Expo Development

Concrete deliverables — not adjectives. Each engagement scopes which of these are in play and what success looks like for them.

01Expo apps with Expo Router
02EAS Build, EAS Submit, EAS Update
03Custom native modules via CNG (continuous native generation)
04Push notifications, deep linking, OTA updates
05Mobile + web + desktop from one Expo codebase
FAQ

Questions clients actually ask

Drawn from sales calls, not SEO filler. Want a question added? Drop it in the form on this page — we update from real enquiries.

Managed Expo or bare React Native?+

Managed Expo with CNG covers 95% of needs in 2026. Bare only when the project requires native CI control we can't achieve through EAS.

Expo Router or React Navigation?+

Expo Router for new builds — file-based routing, typed routes, and the Next.js-style mental model. React Navigation when an existing codebase isn't ready to migrate.

OTA updates — when can we use them?+

JS-only changes always. Native changes never — those go through store review. We're disciplined about not shipping breaking changes through OTA.

Can Expo apps run on web?+

Yes — Expo for web ships React Native components into a React web app. Useful for preview surfaces and internal admin. Not a substitute for a production web frontend.

Get in touch

Talk to a senior engineer about Expo Development.

No SDR funnel — your message goes to a director who can tell you, on the first call, whether we're the right partner.

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