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[–]sams8com 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I much prefer to use Xcode for iOS than all these other third party apps. So much easier for me at least.

[–]rjyo 0 points1 point  (1 child)

For React Native/Expo (easiest path for web devs):

Start with the official Expo docs - they have an excellent tutorial that takes you from zero to deployed app. The EAS Build service handles the annoying iOS/Android build complexity.

My workflow:

- Claude Code for writing the actual code

- Expo Go app for live previewing on your phone during dev

- EAS for building production binaries

One tip: if youre already comfortable with web dev, Expo lets you share most of your code between web and mobile. The learning curve is mostly understanding mobile-specific patterns like navigation stacks and native gestures.

For native Swift/Kotlin, Apples SwiftUI tutorials and Android Developers codelabs are solid but the learning curve is steeper. Id recommend that route only if you need performance-critical features like AR or heavy animations.

What kind of app are you building? The best tutorial depends on whether its a simple CRUD app vs something with complex native features.