Adding an onboarding flow is a powerful way to introduce your app to new users. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to implement onboarding screens in a React Native app using React Navigation v6, along with Stack and Tab navigation, and persistent storage using AsyncStorage.
Why Onboarding Screens Matter
Onboarding helps users understand your app’s value quickly. Whether you want to show features, permissions, or just a welcome screen, onboarding sets the tone.
What You’ll Build
- A modern onboarding UI using
react-native-onboarding-swiper - Navigation setup with both Stack and Bottom Tabs
- Conditional routing to skip onboarding after first use
- Data persistence with
@react-native-async-storage/async-storage
Key Libraries Used
- React Navigation v6 – for navigation (stack and tab)
- AsyncStorage – for storing onboarding status
- Onboarding Swiper – for a clean onboarding screen carousel
Navigation Architecture
You will combine createStackNavigator and createBottomTabNavigator to build a flexible navigation flow. The onboarding screen is shown only once and skipped on future launches using a saved flag in AsyncStorage.
How AsyncStorage Works Here
Once the user completes (or skips) onboarding, we store a flag (hasSeenOnboarding = true) in AsyncStorage. On next launch, the app reads this flag and skips onboarding automatically.
Benefits of This Approach
✅ Cleaner user experience
✅ Reusable navigation logic
✅ Easy state management with hooks
✅ Professional app architecture
Conclusion
Using React Navigation and AsyncStorage, you can add a polished onboarding flow in React Native that improves first-time user experience and app usability.
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