Limits, pricing history. Verified October 2026. Last updated 2026-10-26.
Expo's free tier offers React Native build and deployment platform — The Free tier is $0/month and includes up to 15 Android and 15 iOS builds… We rate it stable. One recorded limit reduction narrowed the terms, on 2025-10-09.
⚠️ Pricing change: Expo's Free plan went from 30 builds a month (up to 15 iOS) to 15 Android and 15 iOS builds, and gained 60 minutes of CI/CD Workflows, between the pricing-page captures of 2025-09-20 and 2025-10-09. Source ↗ (effective 2025-10-09)View in changelog →
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Free Tier Details
React Native build and deployment platform — The Free tier is $0/month and includes up to 15 Android and 15 iOS builds with a low-priority queue, 60 min. on CI/CD Workflows, and access to Submit, Update, and Launch.
We read that on 2026-10-26 from https://expo.dev/pricing, and our check recorded: the page names Expo as "expo" and states "$ 0" and "$0".
From expo.dev/pricing, read 2026-10-26:
Free For solo developers working on a passion project. $ 0 /MONTH Start for free Includes: 15 Android and 15 iOS builds Low-priority queue 60 min. on CI/CD Workflows Submit to app stores Send updates to 1K MAUs Access to Launch Access to Observe
Free accounts are never charged overage. Once the month's free builds are used, new builds are unavailable until the quota resets on the first day of the next calendar month. You can upgrade or build locally instead. (From docs.expo.dev/billing/faq, read 2026-10-05.)
At peak times the low-priority queue used by free builds can wait 90 minutes or more. (From expo.dev/pricing.md, read 2026-10-05.)
A free build times out after 45 minutes; paid plans allow 2 hours. (From expo.dev/pricing, read 2026-10-05.)
Free builds can run 5 at a time, of which at most 1 can be a macOS build. (From expo.dev/pricing, read 2026-10-30.)
Over-the-air updates on the Free plan reach up to 1,000 monthly active users, and there is no overage billing beyond that limit. (From expo.dev/pricing.md, read 2026-10-05.)
The Starter plan costs $19 per month. It includes $45 of build credit and 3,000 monthly active users for EAS Update, compared to 1,000 in the Free plan. (From docs.expo.dev/billing/faq, read 2026-10-29.)
On a paid plan, once the build credit is used up, builds are billed per build. Android builds cost $1 on medium workers and $2 on large workers. iOS builds cost $2 on medium workers and $4 on large workers. (From expo.dev/pricing.md, read 2026-10-29.)
On Starter, EAS Update costs $0.005 per monthly active user past 3,000, up to 200,000. It includes 100 GiB of bandwidth, then costs $0.10 per GiB. (From expo.dev/pricing.md, read 2026-10-29.)
Unused build credit does not carry over to the next billing period. (From expo.dev/pricing, read 2026-10-29.)
Expo's Terms of Service grant a limited right to use the services for your own business purposes of building and deploying your own apps. They set no different permitted purposes for the Free plan. (From expo.dev/terms, read 2026-10-29.)
When You'll Outgrow Expo's Free Tier
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade.
Data correction - Expo's Free plan build change happened between 2025-09-20 and 2025-10-09. Our re-read of 2026-08-28 recorded it as a change dated the day it read the page. Source ↗
Before: Recorded 2026-08-28 as limits_reduced, dated 2026-08-28
After: limits_reduced, dated 2025-10-09 from pricing-page captures
Expo's Free plan went from 30 builds a month (up to 15 iOS) to 15 Android and 15 iOS builds, and gained 60 minutes of CI/CD Workflows, between the pricing-page captures of 2025-09-20 and 2025-10-09. Source ↗
Before: "30 builds (up to 15 iOS)" (pricing page, capture of 2025-09-20)
After: The Free tier is $0/month and includes up to 15 Android and 15 iOS builds with a low-priority queue, 60 min. on CI/CD Workflows, and access to Submit, Update, and Launch.
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Yes, Expo offers a free tier: Free. React Native build and deployment platform — The Free tier is $0/month and includes up to 15 Android and 15 iOS builds with a low-priority queue, 60 min. on CI/CD Workflows, and access to Submit, Upda...
What is Expo's free tier?
Expo's free tier is called "Free". React Native build and deployment platform — The Free tier is $0/month and includes up to 15 Android and 15 iOS builds with a low-priority queue, 60 min. on CI/CD Workflows, and access to Submit, Update, and Launch. Free accounts are never charged overage. Once the month's free builds are used, new builds are unavailable until the quota resets on the first day of the next calendar month. You can upgrade or build locally instead. (From https://docs.expo.dev/billing/faq/, read 2026-10-05.) At peak times the low-priority queue used by free builds can wait 90 minutes or more. (From https://expo.dev/pricing.md, read 2026-10-05.) A free build times out after 45 minutes; paid plans allow 2 hours. (From https://expo.dev/pricing, read 2026-10-05.) Free builds can run 5 at a time, of which at most 1 can be a macOS build. (From https://expo.dev/pricing, read 2026-10-30.) Over-the-air updates on the Free plan reach up to 1,000 monthly active users, and there is no overage billing beyond that limit. (From https://expo.dev/pricing.md, read 2026-10-05.) The Starter plan costs $19 per month. It includes $45 of build credit and 3,000 monthly active users for EAS Update, compared to 1,000 in the Free plan. (From https://docs.expo.dev/billing/faq/, read 2026-10-29.) On a paid plan, once the build credit is used up, builds are billed per build. Android builds cost $1 on medium workers and $2 on large workers. iOS builds cost $2 on medium workers and $4 on large workers. (From https://expo.dev/pricing.md, read 2026-10-29.) On Starter, EAS Update costs $0.005 per monthly active user past 3,000, up to 200,000. It includes 100 GiB of bandwidth, then costs $0.10 per GiB. (From https://expo.dev/pricing.md, read 2026-10-29.) Unused build credit does not carry over to the next billing period. (From https://expo.dev/pricing, read 2026-10-29.) Expo's Terms of Service grant a limited right to use the services for your own business purposes of building and deploying your own apps. They set no different permitted purposes for the Free plan. (From https://expo.dev/terms, read 2026-10-29.)
Is Expo's free tier reliable?
Expo's free tier is considered stable. One recorded limit reduction narrowed the terms, on 2025-10-09. See the pricing history below.
Is Expo's free tier good for production?
Expo's free tier can be suitable for small production workloads and side projects. We rate it stable and it offers React Native build and deployment platform — The Free tier is $0/month and includes up to 15 Android and 15 iOS builds…, so it's a reasonable starting point. One recorded limit reduction narrowed the terms, on 2025-10-09. Monitor your usage against the limits and have an upgrade plan ready.
What changed in Expo's pricing?
Expo has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: Expo's Free plan went from 30 builds a month (up to 15 iOS) to 15 Android and 15 iOS builds, and gained 60 minutes of CI/CD Workflows, between the pricing-page captures of 2025-09-20 and 2025-10-09. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20251009074949/https://expo.dev/pricing (2025-10-09).
When will I outgrow Expo's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Expo in?
Expo is categorized under Mobile Development on AgentDeals.