--- title: Practical tips for adding polish to Expo apps | daily.dev description: Daehyeon Mun shares three key tips for improving Expo and React Native app polish: prioritize UI-thread animations using Reanimated and worklets for... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/practical-tips-for-adding-polish-to-expo-apps-mribwyogs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Practical tips for adding polish to Expo apps | daily.dev og:description: Daehyeon Mun shares three key tips for improving Expo and React Native app polish: prioritize UI-thread animations using Reanimated and worklets for... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/practical-tips-for-adding-polish-to-expo-apps-mribwyogs og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/mRibWyogS.png og:image:alt: Practical tips for adding polish to Expo apps og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Practical tips for adding polish to Expo apps **[Expo.dev](https://daily.dev/sources/expodev)** · [@pizzapervert](https://daily.dev/pizzapervert) · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Daehyeon Mun shares three key tips for improving Expo and React Native app polish: prioritize UI-thread animations using Reanimated and worklets for interactive elements, leverage Skia shaders for pixel-level, input-driven visuals beyond simple playback, and use Continuous Native Generation with Expo's Services to streamline native configuration and free up development time for iteration. ## Content Daehyeon Mun offers a few practical tips for #Expo + #ReactNative devs in his blog post today: ♢ prioritize UI-thread animation (Reanimated/worklets) for anything interactive ♢ use Skia shaders when you need pixel-level, input-driven visuals (not just playback) ♢ use CNG + Expo's Services to buy back time for iteration instead of fighting native config Here's the link: https://expo.dev/blog/making-ai-feel-human-in-a-mobile-app-with-expo-reanimated-and-skia ## Similar posts on daily.dev - 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