Expo Go: iPhone vs Android
Expo Go gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Expo Go by Nametag is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Libraries & Demo FreeExpo Go at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-23. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Expo Go is a free educational developer tool that enables users to learn JavaScript and React Native app development directly on their iOS devices. The app consistently ranks in the top 10 of Developer Tools charts across major markets including Australia, Germany, France, and India, indicating strong global adoption among mobile developers.
Similar apps: Codecademy, SoloLearn, Replit
App Store
App details
Tech stack
App privacy Measured
Expo Go’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 2 linked to your identity and 3 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Android app v57.0.9 · checked 27 Sep 2026
Expo Go downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 1k+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 5k+ | 5M+ Measured |
| Total | 10k+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Expo Go's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.8 ★ | 7.7k |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 32k 497 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 40k |
What users say about Expo Go
From the 58 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the tool's ability to streamline React Native development and enable rapid prototyping without complex native builds. However, a significant portion of reviews express frustration over critical version incompatibilities, where the app fails to support newer SDKs (56/57) despite no updates being available.
Mixed but leaning positive (57% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “NO LIE THIS APP VERY HELPFUL AND FIREEEEEEE💪🏾🔥‼️”
- Ease of use: “Simple, reliable, and extremely useful for mobile development”
- Crashes & bugs: “It is working amazing with no glitches”
- Speed & performance: “It's slow sometimes but that's okay”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Not working need SDK update”
- Crashes & bugs: “Not working need SDK update”
About Expo Go
Note: some basic programming experience is recommended.
Technical specs: this version of Expo uses React Native 0.86
Expo Go iPhone
Expo Go gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Expo Go is #8 in Developer Tools Free in United States and charting in 16 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026
Developer Tools FreeExpo Go at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-23. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Expo Go is a free educational developer tool that enables users to learn JavaScript and React Native app development directly on their iOS devices. The app consistently ranks in the top 10 of Developer Tools charts across major markets including Australia, Germany, France, and India, indicating strong global adoption among mobile developers.
Similar apps: Codecademy, SoloLearn, Replit
Expo Go on the App Store
App details
Tech stack
App privacy Measured
Expo Go’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 2 linked to your identity and 3 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Expo Go downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Expo Go's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Developer ToolsFree | #8 |
| Germany | Developer ToolsFree | #3 |
| Japan | Developer ToolsFree | #7 |
 United Kingdom | Developer ToolsFree | #5 |
 Australia | Developer ToolsFree | #3 |
 India | Developer ToolsFree | #3 |
 France | Developer ToolsFree | #4 |
 Italy | Developer ToolsFree | #3 |
 South Korea | Developer ToolsFree | #6 |
 Canada | Developer ToolsFree | #4 |
 Brazil | Developer ToolsFree | #5 |
 Indonesia | Developer ToolsFree | #5 |
 China | Developer ToolsFree | #32 |
 United Arab Emirates | Developer ToolsFree | #6 |
 Saudi Arabia | Developer ToolsFree | #13 |
 Russia | Developer ToolsFree | #19 |
Apps near Expo Go on the chart
Developer Tools Free, around #8.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about Expo Go
From the 58 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the tool's ability to streamline React Native development and enable rapid prototyping without complex native builds. However, a significant portion of reviews express frustration over critical version incompatibilities, where the app fails to support newer SDKs (56/57) despite no updates being available.
Mixed but leaning positive (57% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “NO LIE THIS APP VERY HELPFUL AND FIREEEEEEE💪🏾🔥‼️”
- Ease of use: “Simple, reliable, and extremely useful for mobile development”
- Crashes & bugs: “It is working amazing with no glitches”
- Speed & performance: “It's slow sometimes but that's okay”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Not working need SDK update”
- Crashes & bugs: “Not working need SDK update”
About Expo Go
Note: some basic programming experience is recommended.
Technical specs: this version of Expo uses React Native 0.86
Latest updates
Store changes
What Expo Go changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Expo Go Android
Expo Go gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Expo Go is #1 in Libraries & Demo Free on Google Play in Japan and charting in 23 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Libraries & Demo FreeExpo Go at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-23. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Expo Go is a free developer tool that allows programmers to build and test React Native applications directly on Android devices using JavaScript. The app holds the #1 position in the Libraries & Demo Free category across ten major markets including the US, UK, and Japan, indicating dominant global adoption among mobile developers.
Similar apps: React Native, Flutter, CodePush
Expo Go on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Android app v57.0.9 · checked 27 Sep 2026
Its iPhone app is built with React Native too: one codebase ships to both stores.
Expo Go downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Expo Go's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Libraries & DemoFree | #1 |
| United States | Libraries & DemoFree | #2 |
| United Kingdom | Libraries & DemoFree | #1 |
| South Korea | Libraries & DemoFree | #1 |
| France | Libraries & DemoFree | #1 |
| Australia | Libraries & DemoFree | #1 |
| Canada | Libraries & DemoFree | #1 |
| Germany | Libraries & DemoFree | #2 |
| Italy | Libraries & DemoFree | #1 |
 Spain | Libraries & DemoFree | #1 |
 Taiwan | Libraries & DemoFree | #1 |
| India | Libraries & DemoFree | #2 |
| Brazil | Libraries & DemoFree | #3 |
 Sweden | Libraries & DemoFree | #1 |
| Saudi Arabia | Libraries & DemoFree | #5 |
| Russia | Libraries & DemoFree | #7 |
 Mexico | Libraries & DemoFree | #7 |
 Turkey | Libraries & DemoFree | #5 |
 Netherlands | Libraries & DemoFree | #6 |
| United Arab Emirates | Libraries & DemoFree | #6 |
 Thailand | Libraries & DemoFree | #5 |
 Vietnam | Libraries & DemoFree | #5 |
| Indonesia | Libraries & DemoFree | #17 |
Apps near Expo Go on the chart
Libraries & Demo Free, around #1.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about Expo Go
From the 155 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users report frequent crashes and inability to run projects due to version mismatches between the app store release and required SDKs. While some praise the tool's utility for testing, many complain about broken QR code scanners and confusing update delays.
Mixed but leaning positive (65% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and regular updates. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Useful: “this app is really very useful”
- Updates: “God help you if IOS auto updates”
- Ease of use: “Nice app everything is user friendly”
- Crashes & bugs: “can't launch any apps get hit with Error "Uncaught Error: java.io”
Common complaints
- Updates: “worst app since the update”
- Crashes & bugs: “also say remote download error”
About Expo Go
Create experiences using features such as
- Camera
- Background Location
- Audio and Video
- SQLite
To learn more visit https://expo.dev. Some programming experience is recommended.
By downloading and running this application, you are agreeing to our Terms of Service at https://expo.dev/terms.
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