Ruby Native
rubynative.com
Service that packages and deploys a Rails app to the App Store and Google Play from a gem and a YAML file.
Joe Masilotti
Portland Rails developer, Hotwire Native author and maker of Ruby Native
@joemasilotti Portland, United States10K followersDeveloper ToolsEducators & Course CreatorsMobile App Makers
About Joe Masilotti
Joe Masilotti is an independent Ruby on Rails developer based in Portland, Oregon, who specializes in turning Rails web apps into iOS and Android apps with Hotwire Native. He has worked with the framework since its Turbo Native days in 2016 and is a maintainer of the library.
He wrote Hotwire Native for Rails Developers, published by Pragmatic Bookshelf in 2025, which walks Rails developers through building native mobile apps from an existing server-rendered app. He also runs a newsletter and workshops on the topic and has consulted for companies shipping Rails-powered mobile apps.
His newest product is Ruby Native, which lets developers deploy a Rails app to the App Store and Google Play by adding a gem and a configuration file, without writing Swift or Kotlin.
Products by Joe Masilotti
Videos with Joe Masilotti
652: Ruby Native's Joe Masilotti
PodcastMichael Dominick· 2026
Maintainable mobile apps with Hotwire Native and Rails - Joe Masilotti
TalkRuby Türkiye· 2026
Own the Robot
Own channelJoe Masilotti· 2026
Joe Masilotti - Hotwire Native - A Rails Dev’s Secret Tool for Building Mobile Apps
TalkRuby on Rails· 2025
Joe Masilotti on Hotwire Native at Rails World 2025
InterviewRuby on Rails· 2025
Ruby Talks: Joe Masilotti on How RailsConf 2025 Inspired the Ruby Friends App
InterviewRuby Central· 2025
Elevating Rails Development: Insights into Turbo Native with Joe Masilotti - RUBY 616
PodcastTop End Devs· 2024
Joe Masilotti - Just enough Turbo Native to be dangerous - Rails World 2023
TalkRuby on Rails· 2023
Interviews & press
- CR 652: Ruby Native's Joe Masilotti
Coder Radio · Podcast · 2026
- Inspired By RailsConf: The Ruby Friends App
Ruby Central · Article · 2025
Timeline
- 2016 — Started working with Turbo Native, later Hotwire Native.
- 2025 — Published Hotwire Native for Rails Developers with Pragmatic Bookshelf.
How Joe builds
- Reuse your server-rendered web app instead of rebuilding it natively.
- Keep the stack simple to ship mobile apps sooner.
Learn from Joe Masilotti
[book]
Hotwire Native for Rails Developers
Pragmatic Bookshelf book on building iOS and Android apps from a Rails app.
[newsletter]
Joe Masilotti's newsletter
Newsletter on Hotwire Native and Rails mobile development.
Joe Masilotti FAQ
What is Ruby Native?
Ruby Native is Joe Masilotti's product for deploying a Rails app to the App Store and Google Play by adding a gem and configuring a YAML file.
What book did Joe Masilotti write?
He wrote Hotwire Native for Rails Developers, published by Pragmatic Bookshelf in 2025.
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