Before the existence of frameworks like Flutter and React Native, every mobile app required developers to write separate code in the platform’s respective native languages, making it time-consuming and costly to create and successfully run virtually the same app on the AppStore and Google Play.

Created by Google in 2017, Flutter is an open-source, cross-platform mobile UI toolkit, using a relatively new programming language named Dart, allowing developers to construct a native mobile application for both App Store and Google Play within a single codebase. In simpler terms, this allows the user to create and update hybrid apps that are supported by iOS and Android, using one programming language and one codebase.

The purpose of Flutter is to design, create, test and deploy high-performance apps with a native feel without actually being created on their native platforms, a feature that is causing more and more developers to move towards Flutter. Recently, Flutter has also started supporting desktop apps, thereby allowing users to run apps on Windows and MacOS desktops.

Flutter consists of the Dart platform, Flutter engine, tools and widgets. Dart is a simple object-oriented programming language which integrates the UI directly into the operating system instead of through the native framework. Dart’s syntax is similar to JavaScript, centered on front-end development, with built-in security options, and enables for fast-running applications on mobile, web and desktop.

The fundamental theme of Flutter is to use widgets as the building blocks of the application. The UI is created using a combination of various widgets, including animations and gestures, to create the theme, design, layout and overall structure of the app while integrating native modules including scrolling, navigation and icons to provide a completely native experience. While Flutter has its own widgets similar to Android's Material Design and iOS’s Cupertino, the framework also offers the ability to create your own personalized widgets. It also offers out-of-the-box widgets which you can immediately take advantage of within your development. The widget structure is layered, giving you full authority over every pixel, with each set of widgets layered upon the previous layer until the application UI is complete.

Advantages of Flutter

The biggest advantage of Flutter and Dart is that they’re both open-source and therefore free for anyone to use. Flutter is becoming a progressively prominent technology for a variety of other reasons as well including:

How can we help?

Have a unique idea for a mobile app for your business? Winterwind’s team of seasoned mobile professionals have extensive experience in Flutter development and can create an app with a native feel for your business while ensuring that you save on both time and cost.

At Winterwind, we have a team dedicated to Flutter development giving us an edge over our competitors. Our developers have strong expertise in Flutter, Dart.js, Android/iOS native development and have a good working knowledge of web services. They have a strong understanding of OOP and database design and can build an app that matches the UI design and functions bug-free.

We create mobile apps designed to provide an engaging experience. This involves creating the design, layout and functionality of the app that you require, while adding widgets to personalise it to reflect your brand identity. Creating apps is not the only thing we excel in; we also have expertise in migrating your existing apps to Flutter to provide you with a new and improved experience. Apps that our developers build on Flutter work seamlessly on all mobile devices. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a startup or a large enterprise; your app requirements are something we can handle!

We build your app based on a combination of already available and customizable widgets by creating a hierarchy of widgets. Every layer of the app is formed with widgets, creating layers set upon previous layers. The framework then compares the previous layer with the current layer to determine if any modifications need to be made until the app is complete. With the use of Flutter, we can simplify your code to make a high-performance app. After your app is complete, we perform comprehensive testing and debugging procedures for your app at unit, functional and UI level to ensure that the app is running well. After your app is deployed, we will provide you with ongoing support and maintenance, addressing any issues that come up or adding new features you require.

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