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react-native-firebase
Official React Native modules wrapping the native Firebase iOS and Android SDKs
- Stars
- 12.3k
- License
- custom license
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Last release
- Nov 2026
- Language
- TypeScript
12,202 on 22 Apr 202612,328 on 11 Nov 2026
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Overview
A Lerna monorepo of npm packages, each a thin JavaScript layer over the native Firebase SDKs on iOS and Android. It covers Auth, Cloud Firestore, Realtime Database, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, Cloud Messaging, Analytics, Crashlytics, Remote Config, App Check and an AI package. The API mirrors the Firebase Web SDK, so code can be shared with web apps.
Who it is for: React Native developers building mobile apps on Firebase services
Strengths
- Uses the native iOS and Android Firebase SDKs rather than a JS reimplementation
- Separate npm package per Firebase service, so apps install only what they use
- API mirrors the Firebase Web SDK, which helps reuse code on web
- TypeScript types included; README claims over 95% test coverage per module
Weaknesses
- Client SDK only; it needs a Firebase project and does not self-host a backend
- Requires native iOS and Android configuration, so it does not run in Expo Go
- License is not identified by the detector (NOASSERTION), so check the LICENSE file
- Tied to Google's proprietary Firebase services, which makes migrating away costly
What it needs
- no GPU
- Needs Firebase project, Native Firebase iOS SDK, Native Firebase Android SDK
What changed
- v27.0.0 ↗ (opens in a new tab)Breaking
“ios: drop CocoaPods Firebase matrix; SPM-only”
From the release notes. No flag means the note does not say so, not that the upgrade is safe.
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