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Using React Native Chart Kit to visualize data

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Wern Ancheta
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4,135
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The tutorial explores the use of React Native Chart Kit to build a finance tracking app that presents data through various chart types, including pie, bar, and line charts, to enhance user engagement. The app consists of four main screens, three for user input to create categories, funds, and transactions, and one for displaying the charts. The tutorial focuses on setting up the project with React Native and several supporting packages, such as React Navigation and SQLite for local data management. It demonstrates how to create and manipulate a local SQLite database to store financial data and how to use React Native Chart Kit to visualize this data. It also includes code snippets and guidance on configuring charts to display different financial metrics like transaction types, monthly income, expenses, savings, and investments, while offering insights into the advantages of using customized legend components for better flexibility in chart presentation. The tutorial concludes by encouraging readers to explore the full source code on GitHub and suggests additional resources for learning about alternative charting libraries compatible with React Native.