Full-stack starters · Rank #117
TypeScript MERN Starter
Grade F: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
Build a real fullstack app (backend+website+mobile) in 100% Typescript
Why this verdict
How we check →- No commits in 90 days; last commit 1671 days ago. receipt ↗
- Expo 38 declared; latest is 58 (20 majors behind). receipt ↗
- React 16 declared; latest is 19 (3 majors behind). receipt ↗
- Express 4 declared; latest is 5 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 3 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit e847016 on master, checked 2026-10-19 06:10 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
- Two or more breaking releases behind on a core dependency.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expo expo | 38.0.0 | 58.0.14 | 20 majors behind |
| TypeScript typescript | 3.9.7 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| React react | 16.13.1 | 19.3.1 | 3 majors behind |
| Express express | 4.16.2 | 5.3.0 | 1 major behind |
Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.
What's in the stack
- Framework
- React Router, Expo, Express, React Native
- Database / ORM
- MongoDB (Mongoose)
- Nodemailer
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- APIRESTful API
RESTful-style
- AuthEmbedded OAuth2 server
Powered by an embedded oauth2 server and passport.js
- AuthEmail OTP verification
account verification by sending OTP to user's registered email account
- ContentUser and Article models
We modeled `User` as well as `Article`
- DataMongoDB integration
Mongo DB
- DeployCreate React App setup
created from **create-react-app**
- DeployExpo mobile client
created from **Expo**
- DeployDocker image build
Build app into a Docker image
- DeployAzure deployment
Create an Azure app service using Docker image
- DeployMongoDB Atlas setup
Create production MongoDB (Option 2: MongoDB Atlas)
- DeployBlob storage setup
Create a production blob storage
- DeployCustom domain and SSL
Map custom domain and bind SSL certificate
- UIReact Router 4.0+
React-router 4.0+
- UIRedux state management
Redux, with it you can easily manage client states
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Sep 29, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
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History
Sep 26, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
Show as a table
| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
Sources
Every claim on this page comes from these public records, checked . Open them to verify.
- Commit history ↗ default branch (master) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit e847016)
- client/core/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit e847016)
- client/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit e847016)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)