native-sim
native-sim is React Native Cloud Simulators in the browser for free: a real iOS simulator running your app, no Xcode, no setup, no waitlist. `npx -g native-sim`. It is ranked #31 on the Dev Radar, in Mobile & desktop, first seen 12 days ago and shared in 9 posts (166.7k views).
What native-sim says about itself
Build a React Native or Expo app on a GitHub-hosted macOS runner and stream the live iOS Simulator to your browser. Let a coding agent drive it.
native-sim — a real iOS Simulator, streamed from a GitHub runner iOS Simulator · GitHub Actions · your browser Your app on a real iOS Simulator running on the cloud. Unlimited free minutes on public repos $0.062 /min on private repos native-sim pushes your React Native or Expo app to a GitHub-hosted macOS runner , builds it, and streams the running simulator back to your browser. On a public repo the minutes are free and unlimited . npm i -g native-sim Read the docs $ cd my-expo-app $ native-sim up --public --minutes 45 › Preparing repository ✓ pushed to bidah/my-expo-app › Dispatching build ✓ run…
What people said about native-sim on X
React Native Cloud Simulators in the browser for free: a real iOS simulator running your app, no Xcode, no setup, no waitlist. `npx -g native-sim` https://reactnativefeel.com/sim
— @bidah, 7 days ago · 395 likes · see the post
Releasing free unlimited React Native cloud Simulators An OSS CLI that hosts simulators on Github and lets you or your agent run @agent_device to test things out. Available for private repos too. Try out the alpha today at http://www.reactnativefeel.com/sim or install right away w/ `npm i -g native-sim`
— @bidah, 9 days ago · 412 likes · see the post
Free cloud simulators for your React Native app from today on is a right. Run w/ ‘npx i -g native-sim’
— @bidah, 2 days ago · 170 likes · see the post
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native-sim in numbers
- Rank on the Dev Radar: #31 of 1225
- Shared in 9 posts by 3 accounts: @bidah, @thymikee, @agent_device
- 166.7k views on those posts
- First seen 12 days ago, last shared 1 days ago
- Pricing seen by Jev: free
- Market: Mobile & desktop
FAQ
What is native-sim?
React Native Cloud Simulators in the browser for free: a real iOS simulator running your app, no Xcode, no setup, no waitlist. `npx -g native-sim` It was first shared on X 12 days ago and is ranked #31 on the Dev Radar.
Is native-sim free?
Yes, it is free to use.
Who shared native-sim?
3 accounts on X, including @bidah, @thymikee, @agent_device, in 9 posts totalling 166.7k views.
Every post is read and classified by Jev (TypeSafe): what it is, which market it belongs to, and whether the link is a real tool. 11.2k posts from 4.9k X accounts over the last 21 days, 1.2k tools, 12 markets. Collected every 5 minutes, fully re-ranked every hour — last update 2026-09-19 16:08 UTC. Full method.