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title: "Databases for Mobile Apps: React Native & Realm"
description: "Join us on a deep-dive into the complex world of databases for mobile apps, and take a closer look at what the marriage of React Native, Realm & MongoDB can bring."
url: https://www.callstack.com/podcasts/databases-for-mobile-apps-react-native-realm
updated: 2026-10-24T08:39:42.290Z
---

# Databases for Mobile Apps: React Native & Realm

Join us on a deep-dive into the complex world of databases for mobile apps, and take a closer look at what the marriage of React Native, Realm & MongoDB can bring.

_Guest: Andrew Meyer, Accomplished Engineer @ MongoDB · Host: Łukasz Chludziński, Engineering Manager @ Callstack · Published 2023-08-10 · Duration 55:30 · Category: Backend_

Listen: [YouTube](https://youtu.be/wg-7exEcx4s) · [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kM0lXVk3yNF6oZf4gZJal?si=rmjgBV75R8KEa-o1fxmW7g) · [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/databases-for-mobile-apps-react-native-realm-the/id1525543072?i=1000624022819) · [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/user-985069846/databases-for-mobile-apps-react-native-realm-the-react-native-show-podcast-25)

In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Meyer, an accomplished engineer at Realm/MongoDB with 10+ years of experience in software development to uncover the history, features, and unique advantages of Realm as used in the React Native applications

## Realmand and the React Native ecosystem

- A brief history of mobile databases and the road from Nokia to Realm
- The overview of database options for mobile applications from the least to the most complex
- A deep–dive into Realm SDK for React Native, from benefits and use cases to features, usage details, and resources for developers
- Future plans for Realm

## Resources for using Realm with React Native

- [Building a to-do app with Realm React Native](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvZ5OMdEFqA&t=19s) (Jamon Holmgren & Andrew Meyer)
- [React Native Tutorial](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/app-services/tutorial/react-native/)
- [Realm React Native SDK Documentation](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/realm/sdk/react-native/)
- [React Native Template Realm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@realm/react-native-template)
- [Build a React Native Mobile App with Realm & MongoDB - in 1 hour: Flipper, Babel, Hermes, & more!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hQSLfIu8lo&t=1s)
- [Launch a React Native App that Automatically Syncs to the Cloud](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biIPsXoHu7Q)
- [MongoDB Realm and React Native Getting Started](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ys-dKX_OyU)

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