#076 - Unistyles 3.0, SwiftUI Filters, Nitro Hype & the Expo Debate
In this week’s episode, we explore new tools, visual upgrades, and some trending controversy in the React Native ecosystem—plus, I finally shipped my Amazon clone and share what’s coming next.
🧰 React Native & Dev Tools:
🧰 React Native & Dev Tools:
- SwiftUI-style Filter component from Nishan
- Powerful styling updates in Unistyles 3.0
- Redux DevTools for with React Native DevTools
- Legal Kit: Auto-generate license acknowledgements for your app
- Stack component for clean, type-safe flex layouts
- CSS-style animations example for React Native
- Updated Cursors + UIView Tool for deeper iOS debugging
- Modals reimagined by Hirbod
- SWM’s new React Native RAG package for AI + native integration
⚡ Community & Ecosystem:
- Vadim’s strategy for launching 10 production apps in 2025
- Ignite 11: a fresh take on app templates
- Shipaton: RevenueCat’s internal hackathon showcase
🔥 Trending in Tech:
- The growing hype around Nitro Modules
- Strict DOM: What it is and where it’s going
- The Expo criticism - deserved?
🛠️ From My Side:
- ✅ Amazon clone released
- 🔜 Next up: Essentials
- 🌴 Vacation break coming up—enjoying some summer downtime!
🚀 Learn React Native: https://galaxies.dev/missions/zero-to-hero
🔥 Weekly Videos -> https://www.youtube.com/@galaxies_dev
❤️ Socials
- https://x.com/schlimmson
- https://www.tiktok.com/@simongrimm_
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/simongr
- https://bsky.app/profile/galaxies.dev
👨💻 Apps
- Matrix Manager: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/matrix-manager-task-manager/id6739463021
- Quick Track: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-track-calorie-counter/id1669892980
- Text to Voice AI: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/text-to-voice-ai-reader/id6739965632
- Healthy Food Swap: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/healthy-food-swap/id6743627410
🔗 Links
- NEW: Amazon Clone with React Native: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P9dZZcRcao
- Indie app strategy: https://expo.dev/blog/how-to-build-apps-fast
- Ignite 11: https://x.com/ir_ignite/status/1940455686045159817
- Unistyles 3.0: https://www.reactnativecrossroads.com/posts/introducing-unistyles-3
- UI View Tool 1.4: https://github.com/joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp/releases/tag/v1.4.0
- Stack Component: https://github.com/nkzw-tech/stack
- React Native RAG: https://blog.swmansion.com/introducing-react-native-rag-fbb62efa4991
- RevenueCat Shipaton: https://revenuecat-shipaton-2025.devpost.com/
- React criticism: https://x.com/scriptjunkie1/status/1938676829663187450
