Security Conference Mobile App (Expo/React Native)
Overview
The official mobile app for a security/cybersecurity conference, built on the
open-source React Conf 2024 app (Expo / React Native) and re-themed for the event
(bundle id com.centyso.cyberfest). It gives attendees a native schedule,
session, and notification experience.
The Challenge
A conference app has to ship on a fixed date with a polished, reliable attendee experience across iOS and Android, schedule, sessions, speakers, and timely push notifications, without a long native build cycle. The goal was to deliver a branded, store-quality app on a tight event timeline.
What We Built
Starting from the high-quality, open-source React Conf app, the project was
re-themed and configured for the security conference: custom app identity and
build variants (dev/preview/prod) and EAS Build/Update for store delivery plus
over-the-air updates during the event. The stack uses Expo Router for navigation,
Zustand for state, AsyncStorage for persistence, and a suite of Expo modules, push notifications, haptics, blur, dynamic app icons, Lottie animations, and quick
actions, and adopts the React Compiler (babel-plugin-react-compiler).
Technologies & Approach
Building on a maintained open-source conference app accelerated delivery while keeping a fully branded result. Expo + EAS provided native builds and OTA updates without managing raw Xcode/Gradle pipelines, so fixes and schedule changes could ship instantly during the event.
Outcome / Impact
Delivered the conference’s attendee app on schedule with a modern Expo/EAS workflow, a reusable foundation for future branded event apps.
Capabilities Demonstrated
- Cross-platform event/conference apps with Expo / React Native
- EAS Build and over-the-air updates for live events
- Adapting and re-theming open-source apps for branded delivery
- Native UX: push notifications, haptics, animations, dynamic icons