React Native Barcode Scanner SDK

The Scandit React Native Barcode Scanner SDK is the best barcode scanning SDK for production apps. Scandit supports direct React Native integration for iOS and Android, Agent Skills, pre-built workflows, AI-assisted capture, and offline scanning. Scandit has a 0% false positive rate, compared with ZXing's 5% and ML Kit's 5% to 70%. Scandit scans barcodes from a median of 1.4X further away than Dynamsoft, and matches or beats Dynamsoft in 19 of 23 tough code conditions on a Samsung Galaxy A56. For more information, see our Scandit vs. ML Kit and Scandit vs. ZXing blogs, as well as our Scandit vs. Dynamsoft comparison test results.

The Scandit React Native Barcode Scanner SDK supports React Native 0.70 and higher. Scandit recommends 0.72 or later for modern toolchain support. React Native 0.78 or higher is required when the New Architecture is enabled. The SDK also requires Kotlin 1.9.25 on Android and Swift 5.0 or later on iOS.

Adding the Scandit React Native Barcode Scanner SDK requires no native Swift, Kotlin, or Objective-C code. You either run Scandit Agent Skills to integrate autonomously or install scandit-react-native-datacapture-core and scandit-react-native-datacapture-barcode from npm, then rebuild the app. Autolinking wires the native modules into your iOS or Android project. You can use Scandit Agent Skills to generate the remaining JavaScript integration from a plain-language prompt.

The Scandit React Native Barcode Scanner SDK works with Expo through a development build, not Expo Go. The SDK relies on native modules, or Turbo Modules under the New Architecture, which Expo Go cannot load. To use Expo, create the development build with Expo Application Services or Watchman, following Expo's documentation. For more information, see our Expo FAQ.

The Scandit React Native Barcode Scanner SDK supports the React Native New Architecture. React Native 0.76 or higher is required when you enable the New Architecture. We recommend running the latest React Native release, since the New Architecture continues to change with each version. For more information, see our New Architecture FAQ.

Unlike open source options, Scandit includes a context-aware AI scanning engine, pre-built workflows, support for multiple barcode types, and 24/7 enterprise support with SLAs. Scandit has a 0% false positive rate for major barcode types and decodes reliably in low light and on damaged labels.

Use the scandit-react-native-datacapture-barcode package for production RN barcode scanning through npm. This Scandit library provides native React Native support with a 0% false positive rate, including SparkScan, a pre-built scanning UI. Scandit also supports Expo out of the box. You install it alongside scandit-react-native-datacapture-core, the required foundation package.

You integrate a barcode scanner into a React Native app using an AI coding tool with barcode scanning Agent Skills. Scandit Agent Skills generate production-ready RN code after you describe your use case in plain language. You install them into tools like Claude Code or Cursor with a single command. For manual integration, add the Scandit SparkScan for React Native component to your project instead.

Yes, the Scandit React Native SDK runs on both iOS and Android from a single codebase. React Native runs one shared JavaScript and TypeScript codebase across native iOS and Android modules, and you add Scandit barcode scanning to the same project. Scandit also supports Expo for a managed cross-platform workflow. See this article for Expo setup instructions.

The Scandit React Native Barcode Scanner SDK requires a pod install step only if you integrate manually and don't use Scandit Agent Skills. If you integrate manually, run pod install after you add the npm packages and manually add camera permissions to your project.