Introduction
In this tutorial, you’ll learn to build a real-time chat app using React Native, Supabase, and Clerk.
From authentication and messaging to online presence, typing indicators, and image sharing, this is a powerful full stack chat app. This is a perfect full-stack project if you want to master mobile chat apps, real-time updates, and production-ready UI using modern tools like Expo Router, NativeWind, and TanStack Query.
📝 This video includes a lot of tools and technologies, providing an excellent opportunity to learn how to:
- Structure a full-stack chat app using React Native + Expo Router
- Authenticate users securely with Clerk Auth and protected routes
- Connect and sync user data between Clerk and Supabase via webhooks
- Build a scalable messaging system with Supabase Realtime + PostgreSQL
- Display a chat UI inspired by iMessage using NativeWind
- Manage message state with sent, delivered, and read indicators
- Handle real-time events like typing indicators and online presence
- Allow users to send messages and images via a custom input component
- Create channels and prevent duplicates with group chat UX
- Deploy auth and API routes cleanly with Onion-style Expo navigation
- .. and MORE!
Let’s get started!
