diff --git a/app/App.js b/app/App.js
index 2e57661..63f2f42 100644
--- a/app/App.js
+++ b/app/App.js
@@ -1,12 +1,32 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import { View, Text, StyleSheet } from 'react-native'
+import { MainNavigator } from './src/screens/MainNavigator'
+import { StyleSheet, View, Text, ActivityIndicator } from 'react-native'
+import { useConnection } from './src/hooks/useConnection'
 
 export default function App () {
-  return (
-    <View style={styles.container}>
-      <Text>Welcome to the workshop!</Text>
-    </View>
-  )
+  const { connected, connectionError } = useConnection()
+
+  // use splashscreen here, if you like
+  if (!connected) {
+    return (
+      <View style={styles.container}>
+        <ActivityIndicator />
+        <Text>Connecting to our servers...</Text>
+      </View>
+    )
+  }
+
+  // use alert or other things here, if you like
+  if (connectionError) {
+    return (
+      <View style={styles.container}>
+        <Text>Error, while connecting to our servers!</Text>
+        <Text>{connectionError.message}</Text>
+      </View>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (<MainNavigator />)
 }
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
@@ -16,4 +36,4 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     alignItems: 'center',
     justifyContent: 'center'
   }
-});
+})
diff --git a/app/babel.config.js b/app/babel.config.js
index 167ecad..fb6b196 100644
--- a/app/babel.config.js
+++ b/app/babel.config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-module.exports = function(api) {
-  api.cache(true);
+module.exports = function (api) {
+  api.cache(true)
   return {
     presets: ['babel-preset-expo'],
-    plugins: ["module:react-native-dotenv"]
-  };
-};
+    plugins: ['module:react-native-dotenv']
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/index.js b/app/index.js
index 1d6e981..a8644b1 100644
--- a/app/index.js
+++ b/app/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { registerRootComponent } from 'expo';
+import { registerRootComponent } from 'expo'
 
-import App from './App';
+import App from './App'
 
 // registerRootComponent calls AppRegistry.registerComponent('main', () => App);
 // It also ensures that whether you load the app in Expo Go or in a native build,
 // the environment is set up appropriately
-registerRootComponent(App);
+registerRootComponent(App)
diff --git a/app/metro.config.js b/app/metro.config.js
index 9430b0f..4872a8d 100644
--- a/app/metro.config.js
+++ b/app/metro.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 // Learn more https://docs.expo.io/guides/customizing-metro
-const { getDefaultConfig } = require('expo/metro-config');
+const { getDefaultConfig } = require('expo/metro-config')
 
-module.exports = getDefaultConfig(__dirname);
+module.exports = getDefaultConfig(__dirname)
diff --git a/app/src/components/MyTasks.js b/app/src/components/MyTasks.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f787bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/MyTasks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { Text } from 'react-native'
+
+/**
+ * Here you can implement the logic to subscribe to your tasks and CRUD them.
+ * See: https://github.com/meteorrn/sample
+ * @param props
+ * @returns {JSX.Element}
+ * @constructor
+ */
+export const MyTasks = () => (<Text>My Tasks not yet implemented</Text>)
diff --git a/app/src/contexts/AuthContext.js b/app/src/contexts/AuthContext.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dac991d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/contexts/AuthContext.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { createContext } from 'react'
+
+/**
+ * Our authentication context provides an API for our components
+ * that allows them to communicate with the servers in a decoupled way.
+ * @method signIn
+ * @method signUp
+ * @method signOut
+ * @type {React.Context<object>}
+ */
+export const AuthContext = createContext()
diff --git a/app/src/hooks/useConnection.js b/app/src/hooks/useConnection.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb0bd57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/hooks/useConnection.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import Meteor from '@meteorrn/core'
+import * as SecureStore from 'expo-secure-store'
+import config from '../../config.json'
+
+// get detailed info about internals
+Meteor.isVerbose = true
+
+// connect with Meteor and use a secure store
+// to persist our received login token, so it's encrypted
+// and only readable for this very app
+// read more at: https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/securestore/
+Meteor.connect(config.backend.url, {
+  AsyncStorage: {
+    getItem: SecureStore.getItemAsync,
+    setItem: SecureStore.setItemAsync,
+    removeItem: SecureStore.deleteItemAsync
+  }
+})
+
+/**
+ * Hook that handle auto-reconnect and updates state accordingly.
+ * @return {{connected: boolean|null, connectionError: Error|null}}
+ */
+export const useConnection = () => {
+  const [connected, setConnected] = useState(null)
+  const [connectionError, setConnectionError] = useState(null)
+
+  // we use separate functions as the handlers, so they get removed
+  // on unmount, which happens on auto-reload and would cause errors
+  // if not handled
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onError = (e) => setConnectionError(e)
+    Meteor.ddp.on('error', onError)
+
+    const onConnected = () => connected !== true && setConnected(true)
+    Meteor.ddp.on('connected', onConnected)
+
+    // if the connection is lost, we not only switch the state
+    // but also force to reconnect to the server
+    const onDisconnected = () => {
+      Meteor.ddp.autoConnect = true
+      if (connected !== false) {
+        setConnected(false)
+      }
+      Meteor.reconnect()
+    }
+    Meteor.ddp.on('disconnected', onDisconnected)
+
+    // remove all of these listeners on unmount
+    return () => {
+      Meteor.ddp.off('error', onError)
+      Meteor.ddp.off('connected', onConnected)
+      Meteor.ddp.off('disconnected', onDisconnected)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  return { connected, connectionError }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/hooks/useLogin.js b/app/src/hooks/useLogin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c202ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/hooks/useLogin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import { useReducer, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react'
+import Meteor from '@meteorrn/core'
+
+/** @private */
+const initialState = {
+  isLoading: true,
+  isSignout: false,
+  userToken: null
+}
+
+/** @private */
+const reducer = (state, action) => {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case 'RESTORE_TOKEN':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        userToken: action.token,
+        isLoading: false
+      }
+    case 'SIGN_IN':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        isSignOut: false,
+        userToken: action.token
+      }
+    case 'SIGN_OUT':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        isSignout: true,
+        userToken: null
+      }
+  }
+}
+
+/** @private */
+const Data = Meteor.getData()
+
+/**
+ * Provides a state and authentication context for components to decide, whether
+ * the user is authenticated and also to run several authentication actions.
+ *
+ * The returned state contains the following structure:
+ * {{
+ *   isLoading: boolean,
+ *   isSignout: boolean,
+ *   userToken: string|null
+ * }
+ * }}
+ *
+ * the authcontext provides the following methods:
+ * {{
+ *   signIn: function,
+ *   signOut: function,
+ *   signUp: function
+ * }}
+ *
+ * @returns {{
+ *   state:object,
+ *   authContext: object
+ * }}
+ */
+export const useLogin = () => {
+  const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, initialState, undefined)
+
+  // Case 1: restore token already exists
+  // MeteorRN loads the token on connection automatically,
+  // in case it exists, but we need to "know" that for our auth workflow
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleOnLogin = () => dispatch({ type: 'RESTORE_TOKEN', token: Meteor.getAuthToken() })
+    Data.on('onLogin', handleOnLogin)
+    return () => Data.off('onLogin', handleOnLogin)
+  }, [])
+
+  // the auth can be referenced via useContext in the several
+  // screens later on
+  const authContext = useMemo(() => ({
+    signIn: ({ email, password, onError }) => {
+      Meteor.loginWithPassword(email, password, async (err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          if (err.message === 'Match failed [400]') {
+            err.message = 'Login failed, please check your credentials and retry.'
+          }
+          return onError(err)
+        }
+        const token = Meteor.getAuthToken()
+        const type = 'SIGN_IN'
+        dispatch({ type, token })
+      })
+    },
+    signOut: () => {
+      Meteor.logout(err => {
+        if (err) {
+          // TODO display error, merge into the above workflow
+          return console.error(err)
+        }
+        dispatch({ type: 'SIGN_OUT' })
+      })
+    },
+    signUp: ({ email, password, onError }) => {
+      Meteor.call('register', { email, password }, (err, res) => {
+        if (err) {
+          return onError(err)
+        }
+        // TODO move the below code and the code from signIn into an own function
+        Meteor.loginWithPassword(email, password, async (err) => {
+          if (err) {
+            if (err.message === 'Match failed [400]') {
+              err.message = 'Login failed, please check your credentials and retry.'
+            }
+            return onError(err)
+          }
+          const token = Meteor.getAuthToken()
+          const type = 'SIGN_IN'
+          dispatch({ type, token })
+        })
+      })
+    }
+  }), [])
+
+  return { state, authContext }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/screens/HomeScreen.js b/app/src/screens/HomeScreen.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c1d7e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/screens/HomeScreen.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import React, { useContext, useState } from 'react'
+import { View, Text, Button, StyleSheet } from 'react-native'
+import { AuthContext } from '../contexts/AuthContext'
+import { MyTasks } from '../components/MyTasks'
+
+export const HomeScreen = () => {
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
+  const { signOut } = useContext(AuthContext)
+  const onError = err => setError(err)
+  const handleSignOut = () => signOut({ onError })
+
+  const renderError = () => {
+    if (!error) { return null }
+    return (
+      <View style={{ alignItems: 'center' }}>
+        <Text>{error.message}</Text>
+      </View>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.container}>
+      <MyTasks />
+      {renderError()}
+      <Button title='Sign out' onPress={handleSignOut} />
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    flex: 1,
+    backgroundColor: '#efefef',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center'
+  }
+})
diff --git a/app/src/screens/LoginScreen.js b/app/src/screens/LoginScreen.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..074a1d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/screens/LoginScreen.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import React, { useState, useContext } from 'react'
+import { View, Text, TextInput, Button } from 'react-native'
+import { AuthContext } from '../contexts/AuthContext'
+import { inputStyles } from '../styles/inputStyles'
+
+/**
+ * Provides a login form and links to RegisterScreen
+ * @param navigation {object} automatically passed from our Navigator, use to move to RegisterScreen
+ * @component
+ * @returns {JSX.Element}
+ */
+export const LoginScreen = ({ navigation }) => {
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState('')
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState('')
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
+  const { signIn } = useContext(AuthContext)
+
+  // handlers
+  const onError = err => setError(err)
+  const onSignIn = () => signIn({ email, password, onError })
+  const renderError = () => {
+    if (!error) { return null }
+    return (
+      <View style={{ alignItems: 'center', padding: 15 }}>
+        <Text style={{ color: 'red' }}>{error.message}</Text>
+      </View>
+    )
+  }
+
+  // render login form
+  return (
+    <View>
+      <TextInput
+        placeholder='Your Email'
+        placeholderTextColor='#8a8a8a'
+        style={inputStyles.text}
+        value={email}
+        onChangeText={setEmail}
+      />
+      <TextInput
+        placeholder='Password'
+        placeholderTextColor='#8a8a8a'
+        style={inputStyles.text}
+        value={password}
+        onChangeText={setPassword}
+        secureTextEntry
+      />
+      {renderError()}
+      <Button title='Sign in' onPress={onSignIn} />
+      <View style={{ alignItems: 'center', padding: 15 }}>
+        <Text>or</Text>
+      </View>
+      <Button title='Sign up' onPress={() => navigation.navigate('SignUp')} />
+    </View>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/app/src/screens/MainNavigator.js b/app/src/screens/MainNavigator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cce9376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/screens/MainNavigator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { CardStyleInterpolators } from '@react-navigation/stack'
+import { AuthContext } from '../contexts/AuthContext'
+import { NavigationContainer } from '@react-navigation/native'
+import { createNativeStackNavigator } from '@react-navigation/native-stack'
+import { useLogin } from '../hooks/useLogin'
+import { HomeScreen } from './HomeScreen'
+import { LoginScreen } from './LoginScreen'
+import { RegistrationScreen } from './RegistrationScreen'
+
+/**
+ * Provides a "push/pop" animation when switching between screens.
+ */
+const Stack = createNativeStackNavigator()
+
+/**
+ * Handles routing between authenticated and public routes automagically.
+ * @componen
+ * @return {JSX.Element}
+ */
+export const MainNavigator = () => {
+  const { state, authContext } = useLogin()
+  const { userToken } = state
+
+  const renderScreens = () => {
+    if (userToken) {
+      // only authenticated users can visit the home screen
+      return (<Stack.Screen name='Home' component={HomeScreen} />)
+    }
+
+    // non authenticated users need to sign in or register
+    // and can only switch between the two screens below:
+    return (
+      <>
+        <Stack.Screen
+          name='SignIn'
+          component={LoginScreen}
+          options={{ title: 'Sign in to awesome-app' }}
+        />
+        <Stack.Screen
+          name='SignUp'
+          component={RegistrationScreen}
+          options={{ title: 'Register to awesome-app' }}
+        />
+      </>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <AuthContext.Provider value={authContext}>
+      <NavigationContainer>
+        <Stack.Navigator screenOptions={{ cardStyleInterpolator: CardStyleInterpolators.forVerticalIOS }}>
+          {renderScreens()}
+        </Stack.Navigator>
+      </NavigationContainer>
+    </AuthContext.Provider>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/app/src/screens/RegistrationScreen.js b/app/src/screens/RegistrationScreen.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a039b4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/screens/RegistrationScreen.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import React, { useContext, useState } from 'react'
+import { Text, TextInput, Button, View } from 'react-native'
+import { inputStyles } from '../styles/inputStyles'
+import { AuthContext } from '../contexts/AuthContext'
+
+export const RegistrationScreen = () => {
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState()
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState()
+  const [error, setError] = useState()
+  const { signUp } = useContext(AuthContext)
+
+  const onError = err => setError(err)
+  const onSignUp = () => signUp({ email, password, onError })
+  const renderError = () => {
+    if (!error) {
+      return null
+    }
+    return (
+      <View style={{ alignItems: 'center', padding: 15 }}>
+        <Text style={{ color: 'red' }}>{error.message}</Text>
+      </View>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <View>
+      <TextInput
+        placeholder='Your Email'
+        placeholderTextColor='#8a8a8a'
+        style={inputStyles.text}
+        value={email}
+        onChangeText={setEmail}
+      />
+      <TextInput
+        placeholder='Your password'
+        placeholderTextColor='#8a8a8a'
+        style={inputStyles.text}
+        value={password}
+        onChangeText={setPassword}
+        secureTextEntry
+      />
+      {renderError()}
+      <Button title='Sign in' onPress={onSignUp} />
+    </View>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/app/src/styles/inputStyles.js b/app/src/styles/inputStyles.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acdf181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/styles/inputStyles.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { StyleSheet } from 'react-native'
+
+export const inputStyles = StyleSheet.create({
+  text: {
+    height: 40,
+    margin: 12,
+    borderWidth: 1,
+    padding: 10,
+    color: '#000',
+    backgroundColor: '#fff'
+  }
+})