Likelihood to Recommend Flutter is well known for native app development, if you have android studio installed on your system, you can quickly start using it. This might not be the best choice for you if you do not wish to learn a new language, i.e. Dart and you do not know it already.
Read full review It is recommended to use Swiftify in any situation that requires iOS development because even if you develop just in Swift or just in Objective-C, it could be helpful for researching and investigating purposes. Additionally, if you need to convert big quantities of code from Objective-C to Swift, this tool will optimise that work. It will not translate a whole class of 2000 lines perfectly, but after converting it you can review the code and modify the lines that have not been properly converted, making you save more than the 50% of the time in that case. I've not been able to test it properly as I only used the trial version and it is really limited.
Read full review Pros User interface design works great across all platforms, including native styling for iOS/macOS. Native compilation for mobile platforms and a decent rendering engine results in slick apps that can make the most of your device. Dart is a well thought out language and easy to pick up. Makes cross-platform development of good looking GUI apps a doddle. Read full review Helps to prevent redoing the whole code. Sometimes it is hard to find the exact command of Obj-C in swift. It helped me to learn more :) Read full review Cons Occasionally updates to the Flutter SDK result in wide-sweeping changes that seem to not be thoroughly tested and considered. Flutter sometimes evolves too fast for its own good. While the 3rd-party Flutter package ecosystem is vast and rich, 1st-party support for basic things (audio/video playback, battery information, Bluetooth services, etc.) are lacking. You are occasionally forced to rely on an open-source package for use-cases that other platforms have native support for. Documentation, particularly around testing, is lacking. While there are some great docs, like the Dart Style Guide, many Flutter-focused support documents are lacking in quality and real-world usability. Flutter allows you to architect an app however you want. While this is a great feature, it also adds complexity and leads to the current state of Flutter's state management, where there are 50+ options on how to organize your app, with very little official guidance or recommendations from the Flutter team. For a beginner, this can create decision paralysis. Read full review Sometimes the conversion doesn't make much sense. The Swift conversion doesn't compile, or is not optimized. Read full review Support Rating I don't have any problems with the platform. I like that their email responses are fast.
Read full review Alternatives Considered I have experience with react and
React Native . I would say that the idea behind all those frameworks are quite similar. However, I found the javascript-based frameworks a bit more accessible as you could utilise your javascript knowledge. Here, Flutter works with its own language. This has advantages and disadvantages sometimes. I found the community around javascript frameworks bigger and therefore sometimes more helpful. However, Flutter does a good job here as well. I think the main argument for Flutter is its usability for less experienced developers. If you do not have knowledge in javascript or other programming languages then I think it is much easier to start with Flutter than with another framework like react. I think the package that you get form scratch is better than in the other frameworks were you have to set up and learn a lot more before you can start.
Read full review There's not much to compare - we haven't found any proprietary like it. Existing OpenSource solutions are unmaintained and Swiftify supports the latest versions of Swift.
Read full review Return on Investment The rapid development capabilities of Flutter allow us to build apps we could not have previously considered commercially viable, opening new revenue streams. Free and open licensing made adoption very easy (ie. free/low cost!). In comparison to Qt, our time spent arguing with build tools and perfecting development environments has decreased substantially. Read full review For now the impact has been small, considering that I used the trial version, it was helpful for small conversions. Summarising: Saving time on researching process Read full review ScreenShots