Rollbird vs Revopush#

Revopush and Rollbird both deliver over-the-air (OTA) updates to React Native apps: they ship a new JavaScript bundle to installed binaries without a store review. Revopush is a hosted service built on the CodePush client and CLI. Rollbird, a hosted React Native OTA update service, uses its own SDK and a five-command CLI. This page is for teams looking for a Revopush alternative: it compares cost at three app sizes, lists every file that changes when you leave the CodePush SDK, maps the commands, and says where Revopush is the better choice.

Rollbird publishes this page. Revopush details come from its pricing page and documentation, checked October 2026.

At a glance#

What each costs at 10,000, 100,000 and 1,000,000 users#

Revopush prices come from its pricing page, checked October 2026. Every plan, the free Starter plan included, lists "$1 per 1,000 additional users", so the cheapest total is sometimes a smaller plan plus overage. Egress overage ($0.03 per GB) is left out because it depends on bundle size and release frequency. Rollbird prices come from the pricing section.

Rollbird's price doesn't move with users. It moves with apps, storage and seats: Indie is $7 a month for 3 apps, 2 GiB of storage and one member; Team is $15 for 10 apps, 10 GiB and 3 members; Studio is $29 for unlimited apps, 50 GiB and 10 members. Annual billing is ten times the monthly price.

Under 1,000 users, both cost nothing. Revopush's free plan then allows unlimited releases, while Rollbird Free allows 3 production releases a month.

Leaving the CodePush SDK, file by file#

Revopush keeps CodePush's client, so moving to Rollbird means undoing the CodePush wiring and letting rollbird init add its own. The Revopush column lists what its Android, iOS and Expo setup guides add. The Rollbird column lists what replaces it, from the CLI reference and the React Native SDK guide.

In the app code, the change is one import and one wrapper:

-import codePush from "@revopush/react-native-code-push";
+import { Rollbird } from "@rollbird/react-native";

-export default codePush(App);
+export default Rollbird.wrap({ projectKey: "pk_from_rollbird_json" })(App);

Remove the CodePush lines before running rollbird init, so only one update client is wired to the entry points. If rollbird init can't wire them, it says so and prints the line to add by hand. The migration guide maps the rest of the CodePush JavaScript API, such as sync, checkForUpdate and restartApp.

How the commands map#

Revopush commands come from its getting started, rollback and promote guides; the --rollout, --mandatory and --targetBinaryVersion flags are documented in the promote guide.

Moving from Revopush to Rollbird#

Never run the CodePush client and Rollbird in the same app. Both decide which bundle the app loads at launch.

1. Uninstall @revopush/react-native-code-push (and the Expo plugin, if you use it), then run pod install for iOS.
2. Remove the native lines in the table above and restore the template's bundle entry points.
3. Install the CLI, run npx rollbird login, then npx rollbird init --channel preview, and review the diff it makes.
4. Replace codePush(App) with Rollbird.wrap, rebuild, and verify a preview release and a rollback on a device, following Getting started.
5. Run npx rollbird init --channel production, build the store binary, and ship it.
6. Replace revopush release-react in CI with rollbird release --production --yes.

Remove the package with your package manager, for example:

npm uninstall @revopush/react-native-code-push

Binaries already in users' hands keep asking Revopush for updates until they install the new store build. Keep your Revopush deployment serving until most users have moved, or accept that those users stay on their current bundle.

Where Revopush is the better choice#

• You want to keep the CodePush SDK and CLI. Coming from App Center CodePush, Revopush is the smaller change: the same codePush() wrapper, native keys and release-react commands. Rollbird replaces all three.
• Bundle size or egress is your cost driver. Revopush ships differential updates. Rollbird downloads the full bundle.
• You release often on a free plan. Revopush's free plan has unlimited releases up to 1,000 users. Rollbird Free allows 3 production releases a month.
• You rely on CodePush client options. Revopush keeps checks on app resume, manual sync, and promoting a release between deployments. Rollbird checks on launch, and has no promote command.
• You need your own cloud. Revopush's Enterprise plan offers SSO and deployment on AWS, GCP or your own provider.

Where Rollbird fits#

• A growing audience. The price doesn't depend on users or egress, so going from 10,000 to 1,000,000 users doesn't change the plan you need.
• No keys to copy into native files. rollbird init writes the channel, signing key and fingerprint into the iOS and Android projects, or into rollbird.json for Expo.
• Updates matched to the native build. The default fingerprint strategy only offers a release to binaries with matching native code, instead of a version range you maintain.
• Recovery you never have to budget for. Rollback is always free, never consumes release quota, and still works when a plan or storage limit blocks new releases. If a new bundle crashes before it reports ready, the device falls back to the previous bundle and the release page counts the failure.

To try it, follow Getting started from installation to a verified preview update and rollback. If you are comparing more than these two services, see CodePush alternatives in 2026.