Reviewers mostly praise Expo for making React Native app development faster and simpler, especially for beginners and small teams shipping to iOS and Android from one codebase. Users repeatedly highlight easier setup, faster debugging, and less dependence on Xcode or Android Studio, while noting the SDK and tooling have improved a lot but still have room to grow. Founders behind products like , , and specifically credit EAS builds, OTA updates, and config plugins for reducing native setup work.