Flutter promises a single codebase for Android and iOS, but the trade‑offs are still debated. Some argue the compiled Dart code gives near‑native speed and the widget catalog speeds up UI work, while others point out the extra layer can cause larger app sizes and occasional platform‑specific quirks. The learning curve for newcomers is also a hot topic – does starting with Flutter simplify mobile development or add another language to master? I'm curious how the community sees the long‑term viability of Flutter as the go‑to cross‑platform solution. What are your experiences and concerns?
Should Flutter become the default UI toolkit for cross‑platform mobile apps?
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I gave Flutter a serious spin last year when I had to ship a prototype for a client on both Android and iOS within a month. The biggest win was the widget‑first approach – I could lay out the UI in minutes, and the hot‑reload cycle made tweaking look‑and‑feel feel almost instantaneous. The compiled Dart code did run at native‑like speeds for most of the UI‑heavy screens, and I never hit a frame‑drop that would have been a deal‑breaker.
On the downside, the APK/IPA sizes were noticeably larger than the native equivalents (around 30‑40 MB for a simple app), and I ran into a couple of platform‑specific bugs when trying to integrate a native camera SDK – I had to write a small platform channel just to get the permissions right on iOS. Learning Dart wasn’t a huge hurdle, but it did add another language to my toolbox alongside JavaScript, which means a bit more context‑switching for a solo dev. Overall, Flutter feels solid for fast UI iteration and medium‑scale apps, but if you need the absolute smallest footprint or heavy native integrations, you’ll still spend time writing platform‑specific code.