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What is Flutter?

Flutter is an open-source mobile application development framework created by Google. It is used to develop applications for Android and iOS, as well as being the primary method of creating applications for Google Fuchsia.

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Flutter is an open-source mobile application development framework created by Google. It is used to develop applications for Android and iOS, as well as being the primary method of creating applications for Google Fuchsia.

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Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
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These days most business services are available online using various mobile apps. Everyone is using their mobiles to avail various business services. Businesses also prefer to use Mobile Apps to reach out to their users. Developing these requires huge time and money. Flutter, by Google helps us to develop native apps, it helps in quicker development of the android and iOS apps.
  • It is powered by Google, so a great technical community is backing it.
  • The development of native apps is an easy process using Flutter.
  • As it is an open-source tool, we can use it without paying anything.
  • It provides nice UI options.
  • It still needs stability, there are too many frequent updates.
  • It requires learning a new programming language, i.e. Dart. However, one can learn it easily if you have previous experience with JS or any similar language.
  • Documentation is too technical.
As most businesses require some kind of mobile app these days, app development is an important role to play. By using Flutter, by Google, one can develop native apps quickly and easily. If you are having experienced team to develop both Android and iOS apps differently, then Flutter, by Google might not be useful for you, however, in all other cases, Flutter might help you directly or indirectly.
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
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Flutter is widely used to develop native mobile applications. It supports the development of web apps for browsers, android apps, and ios apps. Using Flutter we do not have to use different languages for different platforms, like Java for Android, swift for ios, etc. We can develop apps for all the platforms using a single codebase in Flutter.
  • We can quickly test and code online via Dartpad for better & quicker development.
  • We can build apps with cross-compatibilities using a single codebase.
  • It has many widget options for better app development.
  • Web applications built using Flutter still need so many improvements, like SEO friendly, server-side and client-side codes.
  • Frequent updates are frustrating.
  • It is not widely adopted.
You might not find Flutter suitable for your job, if you are building a single platform solution, like only an android app or iOS app. On the other hand, if you are building multiple apps for different platforms, then you should consider Flutter as one of your top choices, it would be saving you time & money.
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
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Flutter is well known for native app developments. We can easily develop both android and ios as well as web apps using just one source code. We use it to develop our android and ios mobile apps. This saves a huge amount of our time as we do not have to build different codebases to develop apps for major mobile OSs, i.e. android and ios.
  • Flutter has one of the greatest user interface in world of mobile app development.
  • It offers positive user experience.
  • Flutter has a large knowledge base and various tutorials available.
  • To use Flutter, we have to learn a new programming language.
  • They could offer more theme options to choose from.
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.
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
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I am working in the field of service design and therefore often need to work with mobile applications as well. As mobile applications are only one potential touchpoint I am looking at, I am almost always face to consider digital touchpoints in all different forms. While I use other software to quickly prototype these touchpoints, Flutter is my go to framework to transform the designs and ideas into actual applications. I like that it is easy to use, fast, and flexible. It my sound trivial but the hot reload functionality increases my productivity a lot. Even-though, I did not made decision in the first place to use it I am happy that it was chosen. With the open source philosophy and the back up by Google I am confident that I am working on and building a skill that will be valuable for me in the future as well.
  • Hot Reload
  • Open Source and Ecosystem
  • Beautiful UI
  • Cross-Platform Capabilities
  • Self-Help content (Tutorials, YouTube, ...) - really great resources
  • Widget Extension
  • Debugger could be a bit more clearly sometimes
  • Documentation could be a bit more clearly sometimes
From experience I would recommend to use the Flutter SDK when you want to transform your designs into actual mobile applications. Especially in cases in which you have to deal with different platforms (iOS, Windows, Android) and devices (phone, tablet, desktop) I can recommend Flutter. It saves so much time to only develop once.

If you, however, want to build quick prototypes I would not recommend it. You really have to consider that this is a development framework already. Thus, keep in mind which stage of your development you are in. If you want to prototype there might be faster and quicker alternatives. This obviously depends on your proficiency with the tool but I think in most cases you should only switch to actual development and Flutter if you have your designs and requirements ready.
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
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Flutter is a programming kit that we use to develop cross-platform mobile applications. It helps us create applications for multiple platforms (Android, iOS, as well as web applications) by working on and maintaining a single project. Flutter is open-source so it is preferred by a lot of companies (ours isn't any different) and since it is created by Google, it has a huge community with great support. With Flutter, making applications for our clients has become very easy and fast. It is scalable and the learning curve isn't that big.
  • Create Multi-Platform Applications.
  • Create Scalable Applications.
  • Work and Deliver applications faster to clients.
  • Huge Community and good support.
  • It still lacks a lot of features that you can get from platform-dependent programming languages.
  • It still has some bugs here and there.
Flutter is well suited when you have to work on a small/basic application that is not too complex. Although Flutter can handle complex logic, it is preferred to use Flutter for simple and small projects. Flutter is also suitable when you want to save time but create your application for multiple platforms (like Android, iOS, macOS, or web applications).
April 27, 2022

FLUTTERING

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
At our mid sized company, one hundred to five hundred tech users, we use Google Flutter as a User Interface tool to build applications for various platforms, web, mobile, desktop, and more, from a single warehouse. It gives users everything they need to create cross platform apps- this includes a robust library of premade features.
  • Fast
  • Customizable
  • User Friendly
  • Aesthetically Pleasing
  • Large File Size
  • iOS Support
  • Not fully browser supported
Flutter has been used at our company because it is an open source project, which gives us greater input from more sources. We use it to build applications almost like a combination of Ikea and Lego's. We are given templates like Ikea furniture but are able to customize it like with Lego's. Sometimes integration is not the best.
Greg Garnhart | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Flutter is a programming language that is used to build cross-platform applications quickly and (ideally!) easily. At its best, Flutter allows developers to code once and launch on:
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Web
Flutter's syntax is similar to SwiftUI's and is vaguely reminiscent of React Native's.

For mobile devs, this is a great library to build things quickly.
  • Cross Platform Development.
  • Mobile UI Theming.
  • Supportive Dev Community.
  • Easy to setup and test.
  • Customizing Components.
  • Third Party Library Size.
  • Historical knowledge base (due to Flutter's relative newness!).
Flutter is great to build things quickly. It's good for displaying information, changing settings, and social media apps. It performs well in most cases, but lacks in the following:
  • Gaming (particularly with 3d rendering. Use a game engine!)
  • Apps with lots of custom components.
  • Web-first development. If you need an application, flutter is great. If you need a website, use React, Next, Angular, or something else. :)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Flutter for our cross-platform mobile app. We wanted to use something like Flutter in order to maintain a single codebase, with the goal of not compromising on performance and quality. While it's simply not feasible to build 100% native-quality apps with a cross-platform solution like Flutter, our goal was to get 95% of the way there, and we believe Flutter achieves this goal while allowing our developers to use a single, shared codebase and work on updates for iOS and Android simultaneously.
  • Decreases development by half, sometimes more.
  • Increases collaboration by providing our developers a shared language and codebase to work with.
  • Generally strong performance, with very few noticeable performance drop-offs, compared to native code.
  • Extremely strong plugin ecosystem and developer community.
  • 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.
If you want to make a fast, performant, and high-quality (but not perfect) iOS and Android app while drastically cutting down on development and testing time, Flutter is for you. Flutter is perfect for 95% of cross-platform mobile app use-cases - the 5% of use-cases where Flutter will not work are:

1. When you are looking to achieve a perfect native in-app experience (Flutter feels incredibly close to apps built with native iOS or Android tools, but there are a few areas you can notice the differences).
2. If you require a vast amount of native code to be written (in which case, you can still use Flutter for the UI, but its time-saving benefits drops considerably).
3. If you are only building a single-platform (iOS or Android) app.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
After evaluating several graphical framework solutions, we've recently adopted Flutter as our framework of choice for developing native apps on both desktop and mobile platforms. We wanted something that had free and open licensing, solid cross-platform support for Linux, macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android, and a strong ecosystem. Flutter ticks all those boxes and then some.
  • 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.
  • Flutter has a relatively young ecosystem. It's growing fast and looks like it's here to stay, but it will take time for it to mature fully.
  • A problem that plagues all cross-platform GUI frameworks - the 'look and feel' can be awkward to perfect for all targets from a single layout. To be fair, it's hard to see how this could be improved much, and it is worth accepting you may need to use platform specific layouts in some situations.
  • Strong ties to the Dart language may put some developers off, as it's not the widest known of languages. However, it is easy to pick up, and makes for a very pleasant to use, static typed language.
Flutter makes it very easy to build frontend apps for all major platforms, from a single code base, with very few, if any, drawbacks. This is a game-changer, especially if you're a small team or a sole developer without the resources to manage multiple implementations. If you're starting work on a new app and need to target multiple platforms, I believe you won't currently find another solution that will get you up and running as quickly as Flutter does.

If you need to integrate a graphical framework with an existing C/C++/Java/Python project, then Flutter is likely not the solution for you because of its strong ties to Dart. For example, it may make more sense to use something like Qt for your C++ and Python apps. However, if you ever get the chance to re-write it, Flutter will seem like bliss in comparison.
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