React Native is painful to upgrade, it usually takes a developer day to upgrade to the latest version but I'm used to this reality at this point, XCode is not the most developer friendly platform to build on. Integrating GraphQL (game-changer and enjoyable way to do mobile api calls), into an existing react native app was a smooth process, GraphQL has a learning curve but the GraphQL, React Native, Node stack seems like a viable option, there are pros and cons to every stack. The React Native ecosystem could save you time, companies like Wix and Microsoft are contributing good software.
