One of the major questions asked by companies is the requirements of users for a mobile app. What attracts the user to a mobile app? Smoother animation? Beautiful design? Better performance? Stable integration? The list is never-ending that put the business owners in a dilemma.
The fact is that the users want everything in an app but they aim to have a better user experience. The mobile app development company works to find different ways to incorporate the latest features without compromising performance or speed. As the savior comes Google-developed Flutter that offers seamless developer experience of an app.
In 2017, Google launched a platform to help developers in the form of Flutter that is the UI toolkit. The platform was based on Dart programming language which flourishes with time. In the present time, Flutter is extremely famous due to its open-source nature and SDK feature for tools.
The app developers use the platform to build cross-platform apps. Apart from this, there are a number of reasons that have made Flutter an ideal platform for app developers. Let us give you an insight into why Flutter is winning the mobile app development world.
#1 Programming Language – Dart
Dart is considered as the major programming language that follows up the Object-oriented programming (OOPs) concepts. On top of that, Flutter is easy for those who have an idea about Dart that made it a famous platform for app developers. The syntax, compiler, and typed language like features make it an ideal platform as compared to react native.
#2 Hot Reload
Flutter is extremely famous in the market due to its hot reload factor that makes developers depend upon it. It includes built UI, experiment, fix bugs, and add features like features that work well with the developers. The platform is extremely reliable due to its speed that makes it best in the race.
#3 Widgets
The widgets design used to be the most hectic thing that mobile app developers faced. However, with the launch of Flutter, it is no longer difficult since it has a proper tutorial to solve any issues one might face. The app development process has gone beyond animation and UI with the full-fledged apps coding. In addition to this, there are so many architecture patterns and Dart features included in the Flutter that has made the widgets a striking part of development.
#4 Architecture Management
Flutter was a bit difficult when it was new in the market since developers needed time to put their trust in the state management tools and architecture. This all changes in 2019 when the complex apps used Flutter for the development process. Developers used to build apps on more complex platforms such as Redux, RxDart, and BLoC. However, fro the React Native and Android app development, it was a bit easy to deal with since Flutter is similar to the platforms.
#5 Complex Layout
The layout libraries are a vital part of the development phase that used CSS Grid, React, and Flexbox. Hence, it was easy to understand the whole layout of Flutter easily. In addition to this, the web-based layout is similar to the complex layout. Along with this, the Flutter and Dart UI logic is extremely easy and accurate with reliable coding.
#6 Firebase
Firebase is an extremely good choice for the simple projects that work with minimum backend developers. However, it is not ideal for the small team since there can be a surge in the traffic that can cause a problem in terms of usage-based.
#7 Cross-Platform
Flutter is an idea for cross-platform apps that make it easy for developers to work with the same code for iTunes and Google Play.
How Flutter is beating the competition?
React Native and Flutter are the two major technologies that are used to build cross-platform app development. Hence, it is essential to know the basic differences between these two major technologies.
#1 Technical Architecture
The native’s modules work well in bridging the gap of communication to overcome poor performance. The native models work well of Flutter to stay abreast with the frameworks but the communication is not bridged well. Whereas JavaScript is used by React Native to simplify the communication process with native modules.
#2 Programming Language
One of the fastest-growing languages – Dart – is used by Flutter but there is no doubt that mobile app developers prefer JavaScript over Dart. There is no doubt that Dart is extremely easy to learn but it is not famous in the market. However, if a developer work around JavaScript then it will be easy for them to work on the object-oriented concepts (used in Dart).
#3 Developer Support
React native is a famous platform in the market due to the language features and IDE’s term. However, Flutter might be a new platform but has a brand as Google supporting it and hence it makes it ideal for the community.
#4 API Development & UI Component
The third-parties libraries are used by react-native to get better UPI access and UI rendering. Along with this, Flutter is loaded in terms of the device API access, UI rendering components, stateful management, testing, navigation, and libraries.
#5 Cross-Platform App
React Native is not ideas in terms of CLI – Command Line Interface that can offer support to the automation build. Whereas Flutter has made this easy with the app deployment making good automation tools with the help of CLI.
Conclusion
Flutter is on the edge with its competitors that make it step on a different aspect including project configuration, setup, installation, DevOps, testing support, and CI/CD support. It is growing gradually in the market and is going to reach a new level in the market in the coming years. There are so many apps in the market that are built on Flutter and in the coming years, this ratio is going to go beyond the market
So, if you are planning to build an app then make sure to consider Flutter and check whether it will satisfy your needs.
