redux-saga alternative with async/await?

Effect.js

/**
 * @providesModule Effects
 * @flow
 */

import { Linking } from 'react-native';

import AppDataApi from 'AppDataApi';
import Actions from 'Actions';
import ActionTypes from 'ActionTypes';
import LocalStorage from 'LocalStorage';

type EffectParams = {
  action: Object,
  dispatch: (action: any) => void,
  getState: () => any,
  nextDispatchAsync: (actionType: string) => Promise<Object>,
};

type EffectErrorHandlerParams = {
  action: Object,
  error: Object,
};

async function watchOpenApp({action, dispatch, getState, nextDispatchAsync}: EffectParams) {
  let { app } = action;

  if (typeof app === 'string') {
    app = await AppDataApi.fetchAppDataAsync(app);
  }

  dispatch(Actions.addAppToHistory(app));
  const { history } = getState();
  await LocalStorage.saveHistoryAsync(history);

  const url = `exp://rnplay.org/apps/${app.url_token}`;
  await Linking.openURL(url);
  await AppDataApi.incrementViewCountAsync(app.url_token);
}

function genericErrorHandler({action, error}: EffectErrorHandlerParams) {
  console.log({error, action});
}

export default [
  {action: ActionTypes.OPEN_APP, effect: watchOpenApp, errorHandler: genericErrorHandler},
];