Mission: Launch Your First App
Ship your first app. Learn everything you need to go from aspiring builder to experienced mobile app developer with Galaxies video, projects, code reviews, and more. 🚀
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A single track to your published app
This is the first Mission in the Galaxies.dev universe.
Not just a one-off course,
a bootcamp-like experience at a fraction of the cost.
Learn React Native
React Native recently released groundbreaking new architecture and made it the default. We teach this new world so you have up-to-date skills and can run with the modern speed of development.
Ship Your First iOS & Android App
Expo is the official recommended framework by Meta. I’ve collaborated with their team to bring you vetted tutorials from the companies building the languages themselves.
Beat the Curve on your CV
It’s our bet that React Native is going for version 1.0 this year. Be ready when more companies adopt it to ship apps and learn mobile development to land the job.
Built to be Affordable
We hope that $35 feels much more manageable than most bootcamps or CS degrees while giving you the same level of skills.
Access all of Galaxies
When you buy Your First Launch, you also get access to all of Galaxies fast-paced courses, practical projects, tutorials, and more.
A Support Crew
Never stay stuck. Reach out in Discord, join office hours, or use your onboarding call to get your questions answered.
Your mission, if you choose to accept
These mission modules will transform you from beginner to full-stack mobile developer, each step building on the previous as you go.
- 1
React Native Fundamentals
Covers the core RN basics, from CLI to JSON and AsyncStorages
- 2
Local Data & Device Integration
Focuses on storage, database, and device features like camera
- 3
Advanced UI & State Management
Deals with state management, debugging, animations, and navigation features
- 4
Application Security & UX
Covers authentication, forms, file handling, and user experience features
- 5
Native Capabilities & Publishing
Focuses on native modules, push notifications, and publishing your app Coming soon
- 6
The Graduation Project
Build a full app based on the latest Expo Features and APIs Coming soon
- 7
Future Development Path
Covers advanced tools and trends in the React Native ecosystem Coming soon
XP you'll get on the way
Learn these skills on this mission, and level up your mobile development, from core infrastructure to polished UI, while building your real application.
Gain experience with these popular libraries
Expo Modules
SQLite
Expo Router
FlashList
Gesture Handler
React Hook Form
MMKV
Reanimated
TanStack Query
Zod
Zustand
Beyond the mission, dive into Galaxies
By joining this mission, you'll also get access to all of the courses, projects & tutorials on Galaxies.dev, so you can learn what and how you like.
You can start the mission at any time.
- Learn with Tutorials
- We have dozens of tutorials to help you build features for your app. These were designed around the areas where most developers get stuck.
- Complete Projects, Show Your Skills
- Apply your knowledge in real React Native apps with guidance or build your own projects from scratch.
- Train with Courses
- A collection of hands-on, in-depth React Native courses that walk you through specific topics like Testing, Tamagui basics, Animations, and other core skills.
- Lost in Space? Not with us.
- Join our Discord or Office Hours and get help when you get stuck. Our community would be thrilled to support you.
- Stay Up-to-Date
- We produce a podcast and free YouTube content to keep you up-to-date on industry news and are continuously updating our course materials.
Built for developers by developers.
Devs ❤️ Galaxies
Many have already started their journey to becoming a React Native developer with Galaxies.
Anna Cheng
Web Developer
I love it! Thanks for providing these quality courses. As a junior React web developer, here is a great place to start my React Native journey!
Shawn Fitzgerald
Mobile Architect
When Galaxies was announce with a React Native focus I knew I needed to join. Best decision ever. The materials, articles, and depth of coverage are stellar (no pun intended).
Chadi Osseiran
Developer
Simon you are one the most motivational, experienced, enthusiast person I have encountered while starting my career in development. You boosted my knowledge, gave me confidence, improved my work, creativity and innovation in many ways.
Leon Schirmer
Fullstack Developer
Galaxies offers an exceptional learning experience! Simon, the tutor, is incredibly kind and takes the time to ensure everyone understands the material. The courses cover cutting-edge technology and AI-driven development, making them highly relevant and future-proof. What stood out to me were the practical and engaging examples that made even complex concepts easy to grasp. I highly recommend Galaxies courses to any developer looking to advance their skills!
Arif Ahmed
Developer
The clarity with which everything is presented in Galaxies is phenomenal. Highly recommended to head here to learn something new and brush up old concepts in a better way. Happy development!
Joshua Adu-Mensah
Mobile Developer
Watching Simons videos always taught me how to solve real world problems but having a live meeting with him revealed so much more about why he invest so much into his courses and videos. He simply wants to see us succeed and find fulfillment in learning and becoming better developers.
Matthias Stieger
Mobile Developer
Absolutely the best courses available! Simon covers everything you need to get started with React Native. If you enjoy his helpful free content, I highly recommend checking out the professional courses. They provided me with valuable insights and motivation to begin rewriting my existing Swift app. Thank you, Simon!
Jason McFarlane
Founder
Simons courses are very intuitive, clear and easy to follow while still packing a punch! I was able to leverage my current knowledge of react and quickly overcome the react-native learning curve to start producing my own apps. Highly recommend, you wont regret!
Tyler Sargent
Software Engineer
The Kent C Dodds of React Native! Simon's courses have been super helpful as I have transitioned from React on the web to React Native. Highly recommend!
Rachel Black
Co-Founder HaloFi
I've worked through a couple of authentication tutorials and they have been very helpful. Simon also jumped on a call with me which was great to touch base.
Joshua Newman
Co-Founder Platik
I've been able to go from zero mobile development experience to building an app for my startup ready for beta release in 3 months with Galaxies. Galaxies is some of the best software engineering learning content I've come across in my ten years of engineering experience. The content is practical and always engaging. I am extremely glad I managed to find Galaxies when I was first researching mobile technologies several months ago.
Hi, I'm Simon 👋
I'm here to help you become a React Native developer. Whether you're a complete beginner or already have some experience, I've got you covered.
You may know me from my YouTube videos where I teach React Native to 100,000+ people.
I'll be your guide on this journey, and I'm thrilled to share all the tips and tricks I've learned over the years so you can confidently create React Native apps too.
Stop Googling around. Start learning React Native, today.
