Drizzle + Expo SQLite (Modernized)

A notes app rebuilt on Expo SDK 55 with modern router, styling, and local data patterns.

Demo

demo-video.mp4

Stack

• Expo SDK 55
• React Native 0.83 / React 19.2
• Expo Router (src/app layout)
• Drizzle ORM v1 beta + Expo SQLite
• NativeWind v5 preview + Tailwind CSS v4 + react-native-css
• tailwind-variants
• TanStack Form

Key architecture choices

• src/app route-first app structure
• URL-backed search state (/?q=...)
• Platform icon strategy via expo-symbols mappings (SF Symbols iOS + Material symbols Android/Web)
• Drizzle migrations run at app startup via drizzle-orm/expo-sqlite/migrator

Run locally

pnpm install
pnpm start
pnpm ios
pnpm android
pnpm check

Generate migrations

pnpm generate