As React Native continues to mature, so does the community's approach to building and publishing apps. EAS Build continues to lead the pack at 68% usage, cementing its position as the go-to build solution for React Native developers. Alongside it, EAS Submit holds steady at 54%, showing that Expo Application Services (EAS) has become the default pipeline for a majority of the community.

The biggest newcomer is GitHub Actions, kicking off at 62% and immediately claiming the second spot. CI/CD is no longer a nice-to-have but an important part of how React Native apps get launched. Developers aren't just building, they're automating the annoying parts of app development. On that same note, EAS Workflows is the fastest-growing tool in this section, nearly tripling from 9% to 25% usage. With almost 60% of respondents having heard of it but not yet tried it, a massive wave of adoption still lies ahead.

Where Fastlane once dominated build automation, the community has clearly moved toward more integrated, end-to-end solutions. The pain points confirm this direction; GitHub Actions addresses the top concerns around CI/CD workflows and configuration complexity. But the requirements get more complex with environment management, code signing, store submission, and build failures still being significant hurdles. This is where the EAS shines, tackling nearly every pain point on the list under one umbrella.

Developers want seamless automation from code to store, and React Native now has more options than ever, from fully managed solutions like EAS to do-it-yourself pipelines with GitHub Actions. Looking ahead to 2026, AI could take this even further. Imagine build failures being automatically analyzed and fixed, turning one of the most frustrating parts of mobile development into a solved problem.