05/02/2026
🧭 Expo Router in React Native — Navigation That Finally Makes Sense
Navigation has always been one of the trickiest parts of React Native apps — stacks, tabs, deep links, config files, edge cases.
Expo Router changes that mindset completely.
Instead of configuring navigation, you structure it.
What stands out with Expo Router:
✅ File-based routing — your folder structure is your navigation
✅ Built-in deep linking — no extra setup or confusion
✅ Cleaner mental model — screens live where routes live
✅ Nested layouts — tabs, stacks, auth flows feel natural
✅ Type-safe routes — fewer runtime surprises
Coming from native iOS navigation (UINavigationController / SwiftUI NavigationStack), Expo Router feels refreshingly familiar — predictable, declarative, and easier to reason about.
It doesn’t remove complexity — it organizes it.
And that’s exactly what scalable apps need.
If you’re building a new React Native app (or refactoring navigation), Expo Router is absolutely worth considering.
Have you tried Expo Router yet, or are you still on React Navigation config-heavy setups?
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