Mobile App Development with Django and React Native: Build Cross-Platform Apps with Python and JavaScript

Unlock the Power of Python and JavaScript to Build Full-Stack Mobile Applications
Want to build real mobile apps using Django and React Native? This practical guide is your roadmap to developing high-performance, scalable, and secure mobile applications using Python (Django REST Framework) for the backend and JavaScript (React Native) for the frontend-all without writing platform-specific code for Android or iOS.

Mobile App Development with Django and React Native is written for developers, students, and tech professionals who want to master modern full-stack development for mobile. Whether you're building personal apps, prototypes, or production-grade SaaS platforms, this book gives you the skills and confidence to architect, implement, and deploy cross-platform applications effectively.

• Build Django REST APIs with authentication, serialization, and JWT

• Create dynamic mobile UIs using React Native, hooks, and navigation

• Connect backend to frontend seamlessly using Fetch and Axios

• Handle user authentication with secure login, registration, and token storage

• Upload images and manage media files between frontend and backend

• Deploy apps to Expo Go, Google Play Store, and Apple TestFlight

• Implement advanced features like offline sync, notifications, and data caching

• Uses 2025-standard tools and updated best practices

• Real-world project included from backend to mobile release

• Clear explanations for every code sample-no guessing required

• Built for cross-platform app development from the ground up

• Avoids fluff-every chapter delivers hands-on results

• Python or Django developers ready to enter mobile development

• JavaScript or React developers wanting a Python-based backend

• Full-stack developers building end-to-end solutions

• Students and professionals preparing for real-world app deployment

• Django REST Framework

• React Native with Expo

• Axios, Fetch API

• AsyncStorage

• JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

• Render, Railway, Vercel, and Expo Go

• Android and iOS app distribution

If you want to stop stitching together tutorials and start building real apps with clean architecture and production-grade code, this is the guide you need. It's practical. It's modern. It's built for deployment.

Wills H. Daniels is a seasoned full-stack developer and technical educator with a passion for practical programming and real-world software delivery. With years of hands-on experience building web and mobile applications using Django, React, and modern cloud platforms, Wills specializes in creating educational content that bridges the gap between theory and production. He is known for writing clear, concise, and actionable guides that empower developers at every stage-from beginners to professionals-by focusing on results-driven learning.