Lakebed Native [alpha]

Mobile apps, minus the native project

Lakebed
Native

Write the app. Keep the backend. Skip the Expo project, native folders, Metro configuration, signing boilerplate, and rebuild cycle.

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$ npx lakebed-native new my-app

app/index.tsx
import { Screen, Button }
  from "lakebed-native/ui";

export default function App() {
  return <Screen title="Today">
    <Button>Ship it</Button>
  </Screen>
}
bundle + deploy
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TODAY

Field notes

01Morning surveydone
02Site photos8
03Team handoffopen
New entry
JS update
OTA
0native projects per capsule
1shared native shell
OTAfor JavaScript updates
TSfrom app to server

The difference

React Native is the engine.
Lakebed Native removes the garage.

React Native directly

  • 01 Create and maintain an Expo or RN project
  • 02 Own ios/, android/, Metro, routing, and config
  • 03 Wire backend, auth, database, and transport
  • 04 Rebuild native binaries for project changes
  • 05 Repeat the setup for every app

Lakebed Native

  • 01 Start with app/, server/, and shared/
  • 02 Use one universal native shell
  • 03 Deploy onto the same Lakebed hosted backend
  • 04 Ship UI and logic updates over the air
  • 05 Pack a standalone app when it is ready

A tighter loop

From blank folder to running app in three commands.

01npx lakebed-native new field-notes

Scaffold only the capsule code you own.

02npx lakebed-native dev

Run the server and native UI with fast iteration.

03npx lakebed-native deploy

Publish the backend and native bundle together.

Built for momentum

Spend time on the product, not the project around it.

Native UI

Real React Native components and shell-backed device APIs for notifications, sign-in gates, and files.

One backend model

Database, auth, server functions, deploys, and domains use Lakebed hosted.

Agent-first

A small, legible capsule surface that coding agents can build and operate reliably.

Standalone when ready

Inject the capsule bundle into the minimal shell for an installable phone app.

Build the app you meant to build

Keep React Native.
Lose the native overhead.

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