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The 10 best React Native UI libraries of 2025

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  1. gluestack UI
  2. Tamagui
  3. React Native Paper
  4. React Native Elements
  5. React Native UI Kitten
  6. RNUIlib: React Native UI Library
  7. Shoutem UI
  8. Lottie for React Native
  9. React Native Maps
  10. React Native Gifted Chat

gluestack UI

gluestack UI, previously known as NativeBase, is a highly customizable UI library with Tailwind-like styling support. It offers a collection of 30+ pre-built components and styling utilities to accelerate development for web and mobile apps.

  • Theming support: Uses Tailwind CSS utilities for styling
  • Web support: Yes
  • Live example: gluestack UI Live example
  • Unique features: Highly flexible UI components using Tailwind-like styling

Tamagui

Tamagui is a performance-focused React Native component library that prioritizes custom UI components and scalable theming. It offers a unique approach to building efficient and scalable applications by focusing on custom component development.

  • Theming support: Cross-platform, scalable theming
  • Web support: Yes
  • Live example: Tamagui Live example
  • Unique features: Performance-optimized UI components, supports complex designs

React Native Paper

React Native Paper is a Material Design-based UI library for React Native apps. It supports Light & Dark themes and offers cross-platform compatibility with React Native Web.

  • Theming support: Light & Dark themes
  • Web support: Yes (React Native Web)
  • Live example: React Native Paper Live example
  • Unique features: Babel plugin to reduce bundle size, Material Design components

React Native Elements

React Native Elements is a general-purpose UI library with customizable components. It provides custom theme support through ThemeProvider and can be used in both mobile and web applications.

  • Theming support: Custom themes with ThemeProvider
  • Web support: Yes (React Native Web)
  • Live example: React Native Elements Live example
  • Unique features: Flexible customization, reduces boilerplate code

React Native UI Kitten

React Native UI Kitten is based on the Eva Design System and offers UI components with Light & Dark themes. It supports the right-to-left writing system and web applications.

  • Theming support: Light & Dark themes
  • Web support: Yes (React Native Web)
  • Live example: React Native UI Kitten Live example
  • Unique features: Supports right-to-left writing system, Eva Design System-based UI

RNUIlib: React Native UI Library

RNUIlib is a modern, animated UI component library for React Native apps. It supports theming and offers a variety of animated components for creating modern user interfaces.

  • Theming support: Yes
  • Web support: Yes
  • Live example: RNUIlib Live example
  • Unique features: Animated components, modern UI elements

Shoutem UI

Shoutem UI is a composable UI component library with predefined styles that support theming using Shoutem Themes. It offers more than 25 customizable components and supports CSS-like styling for customization.

  • Theming support: Supports theming with Shoutem Themes
  • Web support: Yes
  • Live example:
  • Unique features: CSS-like styling, animation components for complex UI

Lottie for React Native

Lottie for React Native provides smooth animations using Airbnb’s Lottie animations with JSON-based graphics. It specializes in creating dynamic and engaging animations for React Native applications.

  • Theming support: N/A
  • Web support: N/A
  • Live example:
  • Unique features: Airbnb’s Lottie animations, JSON-based animated graphics

React Native Maps

React Native Maps is a library for customizable map components in React Native applications. It offers features like MapView, Polygons, Polylines, and animated map elements for interactive mapping functionalities.

  • Theming support: N/A
  • Web support: N/A
  • Live example:
  • Unique features: Customizable map components

React Native Gifted Chat

React Native Gifted Chat is a pre-built chat component for React Native apps with customizable UI features. It simplifies the implementation of chat interfaces and provides options for quick replies and interactive messaging.

  • Theming support: N/A
  • Web support: Yes
  • Live example:
  • Unique features: Pre-built chat component with customizable UI, quick replies