I think as of this commit https://github.com/facebook/react-native/commit/e9095b2f4277918c7b62d2e3dab3f77e79ca4776 we could utilize cocoa pods, but we're really waiting on https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/235
I think as of this commit facebook/react-native@e9095b2 we could utilize cocoa pods, but we're really waiting on facebook/react-native#235