Mesio Mobile is a React Native UI kit for food delivery apps, sold on ThemeForest for $78. It provides a set of pre-built screens covering the typical customer journey — browsing restaurants, viewing menus, adding items to a cart and checking out — so a development team can start from a working interface instead of an empty project. It suits freelancers and small agencies building an Android and iOS food ordering app on a tight timeline, and it is a poor fit for anyone who needs a finished, server-connected product out of the box.
What the Mesio Mobile UI kit actually includes
The kit is built on React Native 0.8.1 and written entirely in .tsx files, which means the codebase is TypeScript rather than plain JavaScript. TypeScript adds type checking on top of JavaScript, so mistakes in how data moves between screens tend to surface while writing code rather than at runtime. For a team handing a project between developers, that is a meaningful advantage over an untyped template.
State management is handled with Redux. In practice this means cart contents, user session data and similar shared values are stored in a central place rather than passed screen to screen. A developer extending the template can add a new slice of state without rewiring existing screens, which matters once the app grows past the demo flow.
Every component in the kit is a functional component using React Hooks. This is the modern React pattern, and it means the code matches what a developer would write today rather than the older class-based style found in templates that have not been updated in years. Icons ship as SVG files, so they scale cleanly on any screen density without the blurring that comes from raster images.
The vendor states that all the pages a food delivery service needs are present, and that the component structure is organised rather than thrown together. Documentation is included, and the typography uses Roboto, a free Google font. Imagery and icons are sourced from Freepik, Depositphotos, Unsplash and Flaticon — worth noting, because those assets carry their own licence terms and a buyer should confirm what is permitted before shipping them in a commercial app.
Where Mesio Mobile fits and where it does not
The strongest use case is a restaurant chain, a single-brand delivery service or a marketplace startup that already has a backend API and needs a front end quickly. A team in that position can drop real endpoints into the existing screens and spend its time on the parts that differentiate the business rather than on rebuilding a cart screen for the fourth time.
Freelancers quoting fixed-price work benefit in a different way. A template with a defined page count makes scoping easier, and the TypeScript codebase reduces the chance of a bug surfacing after handover. Agencies building a client prototype for a pitch can put something clickable in front of a stakeholder within days.
It is the wrong choice in two situations. The first is a project that needs a working backend — order routing, payment processing, delivery tracking, restaurant dashboards. Mesio is a UI kit, and the vendor does not claim otherwise; a buyer expecting a functioning service will be disappointed. The second is a team with a strong existing design system. Replacing every screen in the kit to match an established brand costs more than building those screens directly.
Setting up the template in practice
Buyers need a working React Native environment before anything else: Node.js, a package manager, and either Android Studio or Xcode depending on which platform is being targeted. Testing on a physical device requires the usual platform tooling, and iOS builds need a Mac. None of this is supplied by the template, and a developer without that environment already configured should budget time for it.
From there the process is conventional. Dependencies install through the package manager, the project runs on a simulator or device, and the developer works through the screens replacing placeholder data with real API calls. The vendor does not publish an estimated setup time, and it will vary considerably depending on how familiar the developer already is with React Native and Redux.
The realistic timeline is not the install — that is an afternoon for someone experienced. It is the integration work afterwards. Connecting authentication, a menu API, a cart that persists to a server, and a payment provider is where the bulk of the project sits, and none of that is included.
Strengths and limitations
Strengths
- TypeScript throughout, which catches data-shape errors during development rather than in production.
- Functional components and Hooks only, so the code follows current React conventions and is easier to extend.
- Redux already wired in, giving a clear place to add shared state without restructuring.
- SVG icons, which stay sharp across device resolutions and are simple to recolour.
- Documentation included, which shortens the time a new developer needs to understand the structure.
- Covers both Android and iOS from one codebase, avoiding two separate builds.
Limitations
- No backend. Every screen runs on placeholder data until the buyer connects an API, and that integration is the larger part of the work.
- The bundled images come from stock libraries with their own licensing terms. A commercial release may require replacing them or purchasing separate licences, and the vendor does not spell this out.
- React Native 0.8.1 is the stated base. React Native moves quickly, so a buyer should check compatibility with current tooling before committing, because upgrading a template across several versions is not trivial.
- The listing does not disclose a sales count or a rating, so there is no independent signal yet about how the kit performs in real projects.
- Roboto is the only typeface, so a brand with different typography requirements will need to swap it and re-check spacing across screens.
How Mesio Mobile compares with other React Native app templates
The React Native template market splits roughly into three groups. The first is bare UI kits — screens and components with no state management opinion. The second is full-stack starters that bundle a backend, authentication and payment integration, usually at a much higher price. The third is niche vertical templates like this one, aimed at a single industry.
Mesio Mobile sits firmly in the niche UI kit group. Against generic kits it wins on relevance: a food delivery developer does not have to adapt a ride-hailing or e-commerce layout, because the screens already match the domain. Against full-stack starters it loses on completeness — a buyer gets an interface, not a service — but pays a fraction of the price and keeps full control over backend choices.
The trade-off is flexibility. A generic kit can be bent toward almost any app; a vertical template is efficient precisely because it commits to one use case. Teams building something adjacent to food delivery — grocery, pharmacy, courier dispatch — should look carefully at whether the screen inventory actually maps to their flow before buying.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Mesio Mobile a complete food delivery app or just a design template?
It is a UI kit, not a complete app. The screens, navigation and state management are built, but there is no server, database or payment processing included. A buyer still needs to connect their own backend API before the app can take real orders, process payments or track deliveries.
Does Mesio Mobile work on both iOS and Android?
Yes. It is built on React Native, which compiles to native code for both platforms from a single codebase. That means one project rather than two, though building and testing the iOS version still requires a Mac with Xcode installed, and Android needs Android Studio.
What React Native version does Mesio Mobile use?
The vendor lists React Native 0.8.1 as the base version. Because React Native releases frequently, buyers should verify compatibility with their current tooling before purchase. Upgrading a template across several major versions can involve substantial rework, particularly where third-party dependencies are involved.
Can Mesio Mobile be customised to match an existing brand?
Yes, and the TypeScript codebase makes that reasonably straightforward for a developer. Colours, typography and layout are all editable, and SVG icons can be recoloured or replaced. The main constraint is Roboto as the default typeface, which needs swapping and re-checking across screens if the brand uses something else.
Verdict
Mesio Mobile is worth buying for developers and small teams who already have a food delivery backend or plan to build one, and who want the customer-facing interface handled. The TypeScript codebase, functional components and Redux setup make it a reasonable foundation to extend rather than a demo to throw away. It is not suitable for buyers who want a working app without writing integration code, nor for projects whose design system is already established and would need every screen rebuilt. At $78 the cost is low relative to the hours saved on cart, menu and checkout screens, provided the buyer understands that the backend is theirs to build.
