Top 10 React Native Libraries of 2026

1. expo-router — file-based routing, deep links free
2. react-native-reanimated — worklets that actually run on the UI thread
3. react-native-skia — the only way to do serious charts
4. zustand — state without ceremony
5. flash-list — lists that don't drop frames
6. react-native-gesture-handler — still essential
7. expo-updates — OTA done right
8. react-native-purchases — subscriptions without tears
9. tanstack-query — server state handled
10. react-native-worklets — the engine under reanimated 4

Stock Picks uses nine of the ten — the tenth is on the roadmap.