The EAS Update service is free for the first 1,000 updaters, and then is pay as you go if you become a customer ($5/1,000 updaters. Each updater can receive many updates). If you aren’t a customer and you exceed the limit, we will stop sending updates, but your apps will continue to work (just without the latest updates applied). If you don’t use EAS Update, then you won’t be charged for updates. Making a new build each time is one way to deliver code to your users that doesn’t involve sending updates. If you need to send updates, you could also host your own updates service and manage/pay for your own infrastructure. We publish a working server example that meets the Expo Updates protocol here: https://docs.expo.dev/distribution/custom-updates-server Answer from Deleted User on reddit.com
Expo Documentation
docs.expo.dev › versions › latest › sdk › updates
Updates - Expo Documentation
A library that enables your app to manage remote updates to your application code. ... expo-updates is a library that enables your app to manage remote updates to your application code.
npm
npmjs.com › package › expo-updates
expo-updates - npm
2 weeks ago - Fetches and manages remotely-hosted assets and updates to your app's JS bundle.. Latest version: 29.0.15, last published: 16 days ago. Start using expo-updates in your project by running `npm i expo-updates`. There are 196 other projects in ...
» npm install expo-updates
Published Dec 08, 2025
Version 29.0.15
Author 650 Industries, Inc.
Repository https://github.com/expo/expo
Videos
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Expo SDK 54 & React Native 0.81: Why you should upgrade NOW - YouTube
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Expo Golden Workflow: Share preview updates with your team - YouTube
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How to make Expo apps faster | Expo app development best practices ...
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How to use over the air updates to share previews with your team ...
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How to Ship React Native Updates Daily with Expo - YouTube
04:49
How to upgrade from Expo SDK 53 to SDK 54 in 5 minutes - YouTube
Expo Documentation
docs.expo.dev › eas-update › introduction
EAS Update - Expo Documentation
March 17, 2025 - EAS Update makes fixing small bugs and pushing quick fixes a snap in between app store submissions. It accomplishes this by enabling an app to update its own non-native pieces (such as JS, styling, and images) over-the-air.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/reactnative › expo "over the air update" is awesome
r/reactnative on Reddit: Expo "Over The Air Update" Is Awesome
September 22, 2024 -
Just tired and implemented the expo OTA. It's great and I really enjoyed. This one reason is enough for me to prefer it over Flutter. 😅
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It's crazy expensive, I'd only ever push an update there in an emergency
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OTA’s are great but remember these take an initial app launch to download, and another app launch to kick in (I.e first time installs from the App Store won’t have the OTA yet ) You can delay the UI and relaunch the app manually after it downloads but depending on the devices network, this can take 30 seconds and destroy a very important part of the mobile-apps UX ( it can also fail to download for xyz reasons ) TLDR: over the air updates are awesome but binary updates are preferred in 95% of enterprise use cases
GitHub
github.com › expo › custom-expo-updates-server
GitHub - expo/custom-expo-updates-server: A simplified demonstration of expo-updates protocol use.
Update updates.url in app.json and re-run the build steps below. The example Expo project configured for the server is located in /expo-updates-client.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/expo › expo - large app without paying for eas updates?
r/expo on Reddit: Expo - large app without paying for EAS updates?
August 8, 2022 -
been out of the loop; OTA updates are no longer free? is there a way to use expo without paying for the updates? just have to build new binary each time? or will expo block users from app once it exceeds 1000 MAU?
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The EAS Update service is free for the first 1,000 updaters, and then is pay as you go if you become a customer ($5/1,000 updaters. Each updater can receive many updates). If you aren’t a customer and you exceed the limit, we will stop sending updates, but your apps will continue to work (just without the latest updates applied). If you don’t use EAS Update, then you won’t be charged for updates. Making a new build each time is one way to deliver code to your users that doesn’t involve sending updates. If you need to send updates, you could also host your own updates service and manage/pay for your own infrastructure. We publish a working server example that meets the Expo Updates protocol here: https://docs.expo.dev/distribution/custom-updates-server
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Agree with this. It will not work well for anyone doing a free app at all. OTA updates was like the main feature of Expo imo and now that seems to be used as the paywall
Medium
medium.com › @caleb_23647 › expo-updates-fa846ce96640
Expo Updates. Hey React Native Expo developers! Have… | by Purple Wren Digital | Medium
November 30, 2023 - Expo Updates is a library from Expo that allows developers to instantly push app updates and changes to their in-testing (think TestFlight) or in-production app. It’s a part of the Expo ecosystem, which simplifies the React Native development ...
Medium
shift.infinite.red › how-to-implement-over-the-air-updates-with-expo-updates-in-react-native-c26787d4a3cf
How to implement over the air updates with expo-updates in React Native | by Jamon Holmgren | Red Shift
September 20, 2021 - First, I updated the Signing & Capabilities -> Signing team to be my “Jamon Holmgren” team. ... I could then run the app in Release mode on the iOS simulator. I had a bit better luck with Android by just running the following: ... This opened up the Android emulator and ran it in release mode. By running expo publish I was able to push up various changes to Expo and watch the hash change, like so:
GitHub
github.com › SohelIslamImran › expo-in-app-updates
GitHub - SohelIslamImran/expo-in-app-updates: A lightweight and easy-to-use module for implementing native in-app updates for Android and iOS
A lightweight and easy-to-use module for implementing native in-app updates for Android and iOS - SohelIslamImran/expo-in-app-updates
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Pagepro
pagepro.co › home › blog › ota updates with expo
OTA Updates With Expo - Pagepro
April 30, 2025 - Over-the-air (OTA) are… updates that are sent over the air. Yeah, I know that does not explain anything but bear with me. Expo OTA updates are a fantastic method to swiftly fix your application without the usual delays.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/expo › known limitations of eas update?
r/expo on Reddit: Known limitations of EAS Update?
August 1, 2024 -
Hello,
I'm new to React Native and Expo, and I've been exploring the EAS Service. I find the EAS Update feature particularly interesting. From what I understand, it allows you to bypass the traditional process of building, submitting, and waiting for verification from the iOS App Store or Google Play Store.
However, it seems that EAS Update is intended mainly for small bug fixes and minor changes. Is this correct? What prevents us from releasing the app only once on the stores and then using EAS Update to deliver major changes and new versions of the app?
Could someone explain the possible limitations of using EAS Update in this way?
Thanks!
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It only replaces the JavaScript on the app. If you install or update a package that requires running native code it won’t be able to use code push. So that’s a pretty important one.
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The way it usually works out for me is that I'll use EAS updates until it's time to upgrade the Expo SDK to a new version (I rarely even hit the latest version). Sometimes there is an additional new native package I need, but that's usually how it works out.
GitHub
github.com › expo › expo › tree › main › packages › expo-updates
expo/packages/expo-updates at main · expo/expo
The expo-updates module enables your app to manage remote updates to your application code.
Author expo
Yarn
classic.yarnpkg.com › en › package › expo-updates
expo-updates
Fast, reliable, and secure dependency management.
Expo Documentation
docs.expo.dev › bare › installing-updates
Install expo-updates in an existing React Native project - Expo Documentation
1 week ago - This guide explains how to set up a bare React Native project for use with EAS Update, a hosted remote update service that includes tools to simplify installation and configuration of the expo-updates library.
npm
npmjs.com › package › @latitudegames › expo-updates
@latitudegames/expo-updates - npm
June 5, 2025 - The expo-updates module enables your app to manage remote updates to your application code.
» npm install @latitudegames/expo-updates
Published Jun 05, 2025
Version 0.0.6
Author 650 Industries, Inc.
Repository https://github.com/latitudegames/expo
Nx
nx.dev › technologies › react › expo › api › executors › update
nx/expo:update
Start an EAS update for your expo project.
Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com › item
I've been using Expo for past 2 years and I enjoyed the experience overall. But ... | Hacker News
July 27, 2023 - But make no mistakes that Expo is a SaaS with the ability to inspect some part of the codebase · Again I'm happy with their service and probably would pay for it when the time comes, but the open-source part is not really the big selling point anymore
Clerk
clerk.com › docs › quickstarts › expo
Expo: Expo Quickstart
November 12, 2025 - This enables you to easily roll out Clerk's feature updates and security patches as they're released without having to resubmit your app to mobile marketplaces. See the expo-updates library to learn how to get started.