Power your mobile app
Ship your mobile app without building a backend from scratch. Running in hours.
Tools that power the Power your mobile app stack
- 1Supabase
Create a Supabase project and design your database schema for the app's core data (for example, users, posts, or orders). Enable Row Level Security on every table. Use the auto-generated REST API or install @supabase/supabase-js in your Expo project to handle auth and data fetching without writing a custom backend.
Open Supabase - 2Expo
Bootstrap your project with npx create-expo-app and install @supabase/supabase-js. Set your Supabase URL and anon key as environment variables using Expo's app.config.js. Use expo-secure-store to persist the Supabase session token securely on device between app launches.
Open Expo - 3OneSignal
Create a OneSignal app and complete the iOS APNs and Android FCM credential setup using the guided wizard. Install the OneSignal Expo plugin with npx expo install onesignal-expo-plugin and add it to app.json. Store the user's OneSignal player ID in your Supabase users table so you can trigger targeted pushes from your backend logic.
Open OneSignal
Frequently asked questions
Costs depend on your scale. Most tools in this stack offer a free tier to start. Open the cost calculator on this page to estimate monthly cost based on your users and revenue.
This stack uses 3 tools: Supabase, Expo, OneSignal. Each tool is picked to work well with the others and to cover a specific part of the workflow.
Yes. The stack is a recommended starting point. You can replace any tool with an alternative you already use. Check the setup guide first to confirm the integration points you'll need to rebuild.
Most makers finish the 3-step setup in under an hour. Creating accounts and connecting the first integration takes the most time.
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