How do you get react-native init to work for now Note: This is for just getting a brand new react-native app working using react-native init. I haven’t tried it with CRNA. You might have to do lots of other fun things if you have an existing project. So, if you’re trying to get react-native working with XCode 10 and encountering a bunch of mysterious errors, here’s what you do. Change the build setting to legacy First, open your project in XCode by double-clicking on Then go to Change the Build System to in Per-User Project Settings. ios/<YourApp.xcodeproj>. File > Project Settings … Legacy Build System Fix babel runtime Just install @babel/runtime as a dev dependency ( ). https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/21310 install @babel/runtime --save-dev npm # OR @ / --dev yarn add babel runtime For folks with an existing app who upgraded to XCode 10, you probably have other issues and this might serve as a good starting point.