I’m not 100% sure what app-bar refers to, but if it’s the shadcn sidebar, then the upcoming Expo SDK 55 release contains an alpha release for a Router Split View:
this is an example of what i mean by App bar. All the current components existing for this suck and it is a night ,are to work with. Best option is to create from scratch
Clifford Fajardo
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Dec 25, 2025
Would be good if this followed similar experience to the web version if this does become a component
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Gary Chiu
Jan 25
I’m not 100% sure what app-bar refers to, but if it’s the shadcn sidebar, then the upcoming Expo SDK 55 release contains an alpha release for a Router Split View:
https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v55.0.0/sdk/router-split-view/
Downsides are it’s iOS only and still alpha, but looks pretty promising as a sidebar/appbar substitute/inspiration.
Rumaiz Ahmed
Jan 25
https://oss.callstack.com/react-native-paper/docs/components/Appbar/
this is an example of what i mean by App bar. All the current components existing for this suck and it is a night ,are to work with. Best option is to create from scratch
Clifford Fajardo
Dec 25, 2025
Would be good if this followed similar experience to the web version if this does become a component
https://herouiv3.featurebase.app/p/feature-request-app-sidebar-similar-to-shadcn