# redbooth/react-native-auto-updater

A library to manage dynamic updates to React Native apps. Available as an NPM Package for iOS and Android.

Repository: https://github.com/redbooth/react-native-auto-updater
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-native-auto-updater
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2018-03-02T17:33:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3890, "days_push": 3106, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1527, forks 138 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:58.559583+00:00)

## What it is
A React Native library that enables over-the-air (OTA) updates of the JavaScript bundle for iOS and Android apps, bypassing app store review cycles. It checks a JSON metadata file to decide whether to download a new jsbundle and applies it on subsequent launches.

## Use cases
- ship react native updates without app store review
- over the air js bundle updates for react native
- reduce app update latency by downloading bundles only when changed
- speed up react native release cycles
- manage staged rollout of js bundles via  metadata
- alternative to codepush for react native hot updates

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy React Native app already integrated with this library
- you need a simple self-hosted OTA update mechanism and accept unmaintained code

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - the repo is explicitly unmaintained and recommends Microsoft CodePush
- you need security patches, issue support, or modern React Native compatibility
- updating native code or binary assets (only the JS bundle is updated)

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: deployment, developer-tools
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: react-native, ota-updates, code-push, over-the-air, jsbundle, deprecated, automation, ios, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- redbooth/react-native-auto-updater (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.559583+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:31:34.402120+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/redbooth/react-native-auto-updater (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.559583+00:00, sha b11c5eecf0c8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.