Flutter

Build apps for iOS, Android, web, macOS, Windows, & Linux

5.0•121 reviews•

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Build apps for iOS, Android, web, macOS, Windows, & Linux

5.0•121 reviews•

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FlutterFramework to build cross-platform mobile apps

Launched on November 6th, 2015

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Based on 121 reviews

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Reviewers largely praise Flutter for making cross-platform app work simpler: one codebase, consistent UI across platforms, fast shipping, and an experience many say is easy to learn after an initial learning curve. Users also highlight strong community support, a growing library ecosystem, and handy Firebase integration. The main weakness is repeated and specific: web support still feels less convincing than mobile or desktop. Makers of FlutterFlow and BrainLoom echo that, stressing high-performance UI and lightweight desktop apps from a single codebase.

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cross-platform development (24)

single codebase (13)

fast development (10)

expressive UI (9)

high performance (7)

multi-platform support (7)

mobile app support (6)

community support (3)

desktop app support (3)

hot reload (3)

Cons

web app limitations (4)

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What's great

fast development (10)cross-platform development (24)single codebase (13)

Flutter is easy to learn and very fast to ship an app. It has a highly committed community, and the dev team is continuously improving the framework. There’s also a large set of third-party libraries built and maintained by the community, and it keeps growing every day. Having a single codebase makes it fast while also highly maintainable. Since it’s cross-platform, the experience is very consistent and there are fewer surprises.

What needs improvement

web app limitations (4)

The web side can be improved, and the development team is currently working on it.

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React Native

The main reason I prefer Flutter is that the experience stays consistent across platforms. Since React Native compiles to native code, unexpected issues can sometimes occur.

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27 views2mo ago

used Flutter to build Silkwave Voice

•3 reviews

This is my second product on Product Hunt built with Flutter. My goal with Silkwave Voice was to keep the app lightweight - low CPU and RAM usage - while being able to iterate fast on the UI. Flutter delivered on all fronts. It let me build a polished native-feeling macOS app without sacrificing performance or development speed.

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used Flutter to build QuitSugar

•6 reviews

Flutter is my go-to framework for mobile development because of its hot reload feature, which makes iteration super fast. Unlike React Native or other cross-platform frameworks, Flutter delivers a native-like performance with a single codebase. Its extensive widget library and support for responsive designs allowed me to create the modern, interactive interface of Quit Sugar. The vibrant developer community and frequent updates from Google further solidify its reliability.

What's great

community support (3)single codebase (13)hot reload (3)Google backing (2)rich widget library (1)native-like performance (2)

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•1 review

What's great

fast development (10)cross-platform development (24)single codebase (13)

What needs improvement

web app limitations (4)

The web side can be improved, and the development team is currently working on it.

vs Alternatives

React Native

The main reason I prefer Flutter is that the experience stays consistent across platforms. Since React Native compiles to native code, unexpected issues can sometimes occur.

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Reliability

Value for money

Customization

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27 views2mo ago

used Flutter to build Silkwave Voice

•3 reviews