React Native Memory Match App | Beginner Tutorial

The fastest way to learn state in React Native is to build a game with it. This memory match game is small enough to finish in one sitting, and it covers the fundamentals you'll reuse in every app after it: state, pressables, lists, and layout.

I build the whole thing step by step in the video, starting from an empty Expo project.

What's inside

• Scaffolding the project with npx create-expo-app
• A Card component built with Pressable and emoji
• Rendering the deck dynamically with map and keys
• A shuffle function so every round plays different
• useState driving flips, matches, and score
• Flexbox rows and columns that adapt to any screen

Resources

CourseReact Native course

Build more than games: 17 sections and 800+ minutes, from fundamentals to shipping on the stores.