LumioUI vs React Native Reusables
React Native Reusables: shadcn/ui brought to React Native: accessible components built on RN Primitives, with NativeWind or Uniwind. LumioUI: a motion-first React Native library whose components and screens you copy in as source. Here is how they differ, and when each is the better pick.
Side by side
| LumioUI | React Native Reusables | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Motion-first component library and screen templates for React Native, copied into your project as source | A port of shadcn/ui to React Native: unstyled-first accessible primitives with Tailwind styling |
| Licence and price | Free tier (74 components) free for commercial use; Pro (173 components and 334 screens) from $15/month or $299 once | MIT, free |
| How you get components | CLI copies the source into your repo (npx @lumioui/cli add <name>); the code is yours to change | The shadcn CLI copies the source into your project |
| Styling | NativeWind v4 classes on semantic theme tokens; light and dark built in | NativeWind or Uniwind, matching shadcn/ui's look |
| Motion | Reanimated 4 springs on a shared motion scale, haptics, reduced-motion support in every component | Minimal by design, like shadcn/ui; you add motion where you need it |
| Platforms | iOS and Android (React Native 0.81+, Expo SDK 54 and newer or bare); free components run in Expo Go | iOS, Android and web |
| Screen templates | 334 production screen templates across 20 app flows (Pro) | Not the focus |
Written by the LumioUI team. Checked October 2026 against React Native Reusables's own docs (sources below). Libraries change; if something here is out of date, tell us at [email protected].
Which one should you use?
Choose React Native Reusables if
- You want shadcn/ui's exact look and API on mobile, fully free and MIT.
- You plan to design your own motion and need accessible primitives to start from.
Choose LumioUI if
- You want the motion already done: springs, gestures and haptics tuned in every component.
- You want more than primitives, like swipe decks, pickers, charts and complete screens.
Switching from React Native Reusables, or using both
LumioUI copies plain component files into your project, so you don't have to move everything at once. Add the one piece you're missing, say a bottom sheet, a toast or a swipeable row, use it next to your existing React Native Reusables screens, and move more over only when it's worth it. Nothing you install depends on a LumioUI package at runtime.
React Native Reusables also styles with NativeWind, so LumioUI components sit beside it with no extra setup. npx @lumioui/cli init only writes the setup files your project is missing.
Try LumioUI
Every free component has a live demo you can touch on its page. Add one to your app in a single command; the code lands in your project:
npx @lumioui/cli init
npx @lumioui/cli add button action-sheetBrowse the components · See the screen templates · Installation guide
Questions
How is LumioUI different from React Native Reusables?
Both copy component source into your project. Reusables ports an existing web design system to React Native; LumioUI has its own design, puts motion, haptics and gestures first, and adds full screen templates.
What does LumioUI cost?
74 components are free for personal and commercial apps. Pro adds 173 components and 334 screen templates; see the pricing page.