16 African Apps Built with React: Stores, Courses and UI Kits

Looking for real examples of apps built with React by African teams, rather than another tutorial project? This list covers 16 African apps built with React, all listed on Builderswave, from online stores and wedding invitations to language courses and UI kits. For each one you get what it does, who it is for and a link to its page, plus a look at what React usually sits next to in these stacks. You can browse the full set on the React tech page.

Why React shows up so often in African products

React is an open-source JavaScript library for building user interfaces, used on the web and, through React Native, on mobile. On Builderswave it is one of the most common choices at the frontend layer.

The Builderswave tech stack report for Q3 2026 (Wednesday 1 July to Wednesday 30 September) counted 174 products. React appeared in 16 of them, a 9.2% share, level with Node.js at the top of the table. That share moved by 0.8 points against Q2 2026, when React was counted in 10 products. The frontend layer as a whole made up 43.7% of the stack entries counted, against 56.3% for the backend.

React also shows up category by category. In the Q3 report it is the top stack in SaaS (7 products, 20.6%), and among the top three in Edtech, Utilities, Developer Tools and Artificial Intelligence.

If you want the bigger picture, our earlier tech stack report covers the whole ecosystem, and last week's list of African apps built with Node.js covers the backend side.

16 African apps built with React

The products below appear in the order the Builderswave directory ranks them, most complete listings first.

1. Kivoo

Kivoo is a way to turn an idea, a talent or a product into an online store. It is built for creators, entrepreneurs and businesses in Africa who want a storefront without needing technical skills. Kivoo starts with digital products: ebooks, PDFs, courses, templates and guides, all sold from one store you share by link. Its stack pairs React with Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS and PostgreSQL.

2. Invity

Invity lets couples and wedding planners create digital wedding invitations and send them straight to WhatsApp, with no printing. Each guest gets a personal link, reads the event details and confirms attendance in one click. Replies are tracked automatically, so nobody has to chase guests or keep a spreadsheet.

3. Davai

Davai is a free, open-source platform for learning Russian at your own pace. It covers an interactive Cyrillic alphabet, vocabulary with spaced repetition, progressive grammar and exercises, with XP, levels, streaks and badges to keep you going. No account is required. Davai runs on React and Supabase, and it was on the podium of Launch #19.

4. Solux E-Learning

Solux E-Learning is an online learning platform for practical digital and technology skills. It is aimed at students, professionals and people moving into tech. Courses cover software development, data science, cybersecurity and UI/UX design, with hands-on projects alongside expert-led lessons.

5. LY UI

LY UI is a ready-to-use component library for developers who want polished interfaces without generic, hard-to-customize parts. Its components are built with React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS and shadcn, with animations powered by Motion for React, and every component can be customized to fit your brand.

6. AfriTongues

AfriTongues teaches and documents African languages. It is for Africans in the diaspora, for people who grew up on the continent without learning their mother tongue, and for anyone interested in African languages. It combines React on the web with React Native, Node.js, MongoDB and Firebase.

7. Udemie

Udemie keeps your courses available even without internet. It downloads courses from Udemy, Coursera and LinkedIn Learning, including videos, subtitles and resources, into one local library. You can then watch offline while it tracks progress, stores your notes and offers AI-assisted search. It is a desktop app, built with React on Electron with SQLite.

8. Friym

Friym is a social commerce platform where creators sell to their audience without leaving the feed. Any profile can turn on a built-in shop. When a creator attaches a product to a post, that post shows up both in followers' feeds and in the shop catalog, and the purchase happens in a bottom sheet without the buyer leaving the post. Its stack is one of the largest in this list, with React and React Native on the frontend and Go, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis and RabbitMQ among its backend tools.

9. Square UI Pro

Square UI Pro, from Cameroon, is a set of production-ready templates for developers tired of rebuilding the same dashboards, layouts and tables. It ships full source code, dark mode, 42 color themes, and both Radix UI and Base UI implementations. React is the only stack listed for it.

10. ROLIII

ROLIII helps job seekers apply before the queue forms. It watches for roles the minute they go live, scores each one against your profile, and hands you a finished resume, cover letter and screening answers. One detail matters here: it never applies on your behalf, so you stay in control.

11. Amily

Amily is an AI job copilot for job seekers in Cameroon. It writes a CV and cover letter tailored to each job offer, from 100 FCFA paid by Mobile Money (Wave, Orange Money, MTN), so no bank card is needed. It also runs voice mock interviews with instant feedback and has a free checker that flags warning signs in job offers, such as suspicious fees or unrealistic salaries.

12. Sphera

Sphera turns course documents into revision tools. Students upload a PDF and get revision material instead of re-reading notes or working through past papers with no answers. Sphera is the academic AI of CampusSphere, a social network for African students, and you log in with your CampusSphere account to keep your sessions across devices.

13. Orateur

Orateur is for the long articles you save and never finish. It reads them to you, paragraph by paragraph. It sits in the Utilities, SaaS and Media & Entertainment categories and runs on React, Node.js and PostgreSQL.

14. CVBrain

CVBrain analyses, improves and generates your CV so it gets through applicant tracking system (ATS) filters. It also lets you rehearse interviews and draft cover letters with its assistant, Anne AI. Its stack mixes React and TypeScript with Express, MongoDB, Firebase, Redis and Stripe.

15. Square UI

Square UI, also from Cameroon, is a collection of open-source UI layouts built with shadcn/ui. It suits developers who want a free starting point for app layouts. Like Square UI Pro, its only listed stack is React.

16. Rasengan.js

Rasengan.js, from Cameroon, is a React framework for building web applications with React components on top of modern tooling. It is for developers who want a framework option built by an African team. It uses React, TypeScript and Node.js.

What React is paired with in these 16 apps

Looking only at the 16 products above, a few patterns stand out:

• Node.js appears in 8 of them, the most common partner on the backend.
• PostgreSQL appears in 6, the most common database here.
• Next.js and TypeScript appear in 5 each.
• Tailwind CSS appears in 4.
• Supabase appears in 3: Davai, Amily and Sphera.
• React Native appears in 2, AfriTongues and Friym, both of which pair web and mobile.
• 2 products, Square UI and Square UI Pro, list React and nothing else.

By category, 5 of the 16 are developer tools (LY UI, Square UI Pro, ROLIII, Square UI and Rasengan.js) and 4 are in edtech (Davai, Solux E-Learning, Udemie and Sphera). That lines up with the Q3 report, where React is among the top three stacks in both categories.

FAQ

Which African apps are built with React?

The Builderswave directory lists 16 African apps built with React, including Kivoo, Invity, Davai, Solux E-Learning, Udemie, Friym, Amily and Rasengan.js. They cover online stores, wedding invitations, language learning, job search, revision tools and developer UI kits. The full, current list is on the React tech page.

Is React good for edtech apps?

In the Builderswave Q3 2026 report, React and Node.js were tied as the most used stacks in Edtech, each in 4 products (19%). In this list, Davai, Solux E-Learning, Udemie and Sphera are all edtech products built with React, ranging from a gamified language course to an offline course library.

What do African builders pair React with?

Among the 16 React apps here, Node.js is the most common partner (8 products), followed by PostgreSQL (6), then Next.js and TypeScript (5 each). Supabase shows up in 3 products as a hosted backend option.

How popular is React among African builders?

In Q3 2026, React was counted in 16 of the 174 products in the Builderswave tech stack report, a 9.2% share. That put it level with Node.js at the top of the table, and it was the most used frontend stack.

Explore React apps on Builderswave

Every product in this list has a public page on Builderswave, with its stack, categories and screenshots. Browse more apps built with React on the React tech page, or by category in Developer Tools and Edtech. If something here helps you, pick your favorite and show it some love.

Building with React yourself? Launch your product on Builderswave. Listing is free, and your stack gets counted in the next tech stack report.