# Ignite

The oldest actively maintained React Native boilerplate, still updated after nine years.

https://topboilerplates.com/ignite

Framework: React Native | Pricing: Free | GitHub stars: 19938

## Verdict

Best for: Teams that want an agency-grade React Native setup with generators, testing (Jest + Maestro E2E), and CI already wired, and who value a boilerplate with a long maintenance track record.

Skip if: You want a lighter starter with fewer opinions, or you're building with Flutter/native tooling instead of React Native.

## Description

Ignite is Infinite Red's CLI-driven React Native starter: running `npx ignite-cli new` generates a project pre-wired with Expo, TypeScript, React Navigation, MMKV persistence, Reanimated, and a custom generator system for scaffolding components, screens, and models. It's the same boilerplate the Infinite Red agency uses on its own client work, maintained continuously since 2016.

## Pros and cons

+ Nine years of continuous maintenance with frequent version bumps (React 19, RN 0.81, Expo 55)

+ CLI generators scaffold new screens, components, and models

+ Built-in Maestro E2E and Jest unit test setup

+ Backed by an agency that dogfoods it on real client apps

- CLI-first workflow adds a learning curve versus a plain git clone

- Opinionated folder structure and state patterns may need stripping out for simple apps

- No built-in backend, auth, or payments integration - bring your own

## Features

- e2e-tests
- unit-tests
- ci-cd-included
- i18n
- written-docs
- video-walkthrough
- open-source
- mit-licensed

## Stack

- TypeScript

## Links

- Website: https://topboilerplates.com/go/ignite
- GitHub: https://github.com/infinitered/ignite

## Alternatives

- [All In One Dev](https://topboilerplates.com/all-in-one-dev)
- [SwiftyLaunch](https://topboilerplates.com/swiftylaunch)
- [Very Good CLI](https://topboilerplates.com/very-good-cli)