Comparison
Nativestarter vs Ignite CLI
Ignite is the most respected free boilerplate in React Native, maintained by Infinite Red and used on real client work for years. It is excellent scaffolding. It is also, deliberately, only scaffolding — no authentication, no payments, no backend. Nativestarter starts where Ignite stops.
Where Ignite CLI wins
Ignite is free, genuinely well-engineered, and has years of production use behind it. Its generators and project structure are excellent. If you are comfortable building auth, billing and a backend yourself, Ignite plus your own work is a completely legitimate path.
Choose Ignite CLI
- Your budget is zero
- You already have a backend and an auth system
- You want maximum freedom over architecture
- You enjoy wiring the infrastructure yourself
Choose Nativestarter
- You want auth, billing and a backend already working
- You want the store-shipping guides
- You are building with an agent and want conventions it can follow
- Your time is worth more than the licence price
Side by side
| Nativestarter | Ignite CLI | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $299–$1,499 | Free, MIT |
| Authentication | Full — passkeys, OAuth, 2FA, roles | Not included |
| Payments | RevenueCat, Stripe, server-enforced | Not included |
| Backend | Included | Not included |
| Multi-tenancy | Built in | Not included |
| App Store playbooks | Four | Not included |
| Agent Skills | Six | Not included |
| Support | Discord, priority email on paid tiers | Community |