Is your React Native app ready for the next big technical bet?

01Checklist

Review the risk before the SOW gets large.

• 01

  Upgrade risk

  • Current React Native, Expo, iOS, Android, and dependency versions are known and documented.
  • Upgrade blockers are separated into build, runtime, dependency, and product acceptance risk.
  • The team knows whether the next upgrade is routine maintenance or a migration project.
• 02

  New Architecture readiness

  • Fabric, TurboModules, bridgeless mode, and library compatibility have been reviewed against the app.
  • Critical third-party packages have a known compatibility path or replacement option.
  • The rollout plan accounts for feature flags, QA depth, rollback constraints, and platform differences.
• 03

  Native module risk

  • Custom native modules have clear owners, test coverage, and upgrade history.
  • Vendor SDKs are current enough to support the target React Native and OS versions.
  • Build scripts, config plugins, permissions, and entitlements are not tribal knowledge.
• 04

  Navigation and layout risk

  • Core flows have stable navigation state, deep link behavior, and safe area handling.
  • Complex screens have known layout constraints across device sizes and orientation needs.
  • Shared layout primitives are owned and reused rather than recreated per screen.
• 05

  Performance risk

  • Startup time, navigation responsiveness, slow lists, and render hotspots have been measured.
  • Performance work is tied to user-facing flows, device classes, and release goals.
  • The team can distinguish architecture debt from isolated hot paths before committing scope.
• 06

  Design system drift

  • Repeated UI patterns, tokens, variants, and accessibility states have been inventoried.
  • The component layer separates primitives, reusable product components, and one-off screen code.
  • Adoption plans explain how React Native Reusables, Nativewind, or custom components fit the app.
• 07

  Release process risk

  • CI, native builds, signing, EAS or native release workflows, and app store steps are documented.
  • QA knows which flows are most affected by a migration, performance sprint, or design system rollout.
  • The team has a realistic rollback or mitigation plan for risky release windows.
• 08

  Observability risk

  • Crash reporting, error boundaries, logging, and performance signals cover the flows that matter.
  • The team can compare pre-change and post-change behavior using agreed signals.
  • Release decisions are not based only on anecdotal QA or support reports.
• 09

  Team and process risk

  • Architecture, design system, and release ownership and escalation paths are explicit.
  • The team knows which work belongs in-house and where senior outside help reduces risk.
  • A migration, performance sprint, or design system investment has a clear decision owner.