Building a Crypto Price Tracker with React Native and Expo

TLDRLearn how to build a crypto price tracker app using React Native and Expo. Implement navigation, fetch real-time data from CoinGecko API, and create a watchlist. Dive into React Navigation, Axios, Context API, and Async Storage.

Key insights

🚀Implement navigation in the crypto price tracker app.

💰Fetch real-time data from the CoinGecko API to display crypto prices.

📊Build a watchlist feature to track specific cryptocurrencies.

🗂️Use Context API for global state management in the app.

💾Store data locally using Async Storage.

Q&A

What is the purpose of navigation in a React Native app?

Navigation allows users to navigate between different screens or sections of the app.

How can I fetch real-time data from an API in my app?

You can use a library like Axios to make HTTP requests to the API and retrieve the data.

What is a watchlist? How does it benefit users?

A watchlist is a feature that allows users to save and monitor specific items, in this case, cryptocurrencies. It helps users track the price changes of their favorite cryptocurrencies.

What is Context API in React Native?

Context API is a built-in state management solution in React that allows you to share state across components without passing props manually.

What is Async Storage? How is it useful in mobile apps?

Async Storage is a persistent, unencrypted, asynchronous, key-value storage system for React Native apps. It allows you to store data locally on the user's device, even after the app closes.

Timestamped Summary

00:02Introduction and overview of the crypto price tracker app we'll build.

08:10Installing and setting up React Navigation for navigation in the app.

12:50Implementing the basic UI components for the home screen of the app.

14:00Fetching real-time data from the CoinGecko API and displaying crypto prices.

20:35Creating a watchlist feature to track favorite cryptocurrencies.

29:45Using Context API for global state management in the app.

35:20Storing data locally using Async Storage for persistent storage.

40:55Recap and final thoughts on building the crypto price tracker app.