Flutter app development company
The cheapest honest way to put the same product on both stores.
We build Flutter applications for iOS and Android from one Dart codebase: field and delivery apps that keep working with no signal, customer portals, booking apps and internal tools. Store submission, release management and the yearly platform requirement changes are part of the work, not a separate conversation later.
What is Flutter, and when does one codebase make sense?
Flutter is Google's framework for building apps from a single Dart codebase that compiles to native iOS and Android binaries. It draws its own interface instead of wrapping platform widgets, so what the designer approves is what ships on both platforms.
That rendering decision is the entire trade-off, and it cuts both ways. You get one codebase, one design system, one test suite and one release process, which usually removes thirty to forty per cent of the build cost and all of the drift between platforms. What you give up is the free inheritance of iOS and Android controls. A product whose whole appeal is that it feels unmistakably like an iPhone app needs real design effort here, and occasionally needs Swift instead.
Where Flutter is clearly the right call: business apps. Field and delivery tools, inspection and inventory apps, booking and ordering, staff portals, internal software. Offline reliability, fast iteration and consistency across a fleet of cheap devices matter more in those products than platform-specific polish, and Dart compiles ahead of time, so scrolling stays smooth on the mid-range Android hardware most users actually own.
The limits are worth saying out loud. Anything leaning on brand-new platform APIs, deep system integration or heavy media processing will need native code somewhere; platform channels make that possible and we write it when it comes up. And if the app is really a wrapper around your website with a home-screen icon, it should not be an app. We have talked more than one client out of that, usually towards a better mobile site.
What we build with Flutter
Field and operations apps
Job lists, checklists, photo capture and signatures that keep working underground or in a basement, then sync when the device finds signal.
Explore →Customer apps and portals
Accounts, bookings, orders, documents and notifications, sharing one API with your website so the two never disagree.
Commerce apps
Catalogue, cart, payment and order tracking against Shopify, WooCommerce or a custom backend.
Messaging and notifications
Push, in-app messaging and deep links that open the right screen from a campaign, an SMS or an email rather than dumping people on the home tab.
Internal tools
Approvals, stock counts, inspections and reporting for staff, distributed through managed enrolment instead of the public stores.
Store submission and maintenance
App Store and Play review, staged rollouts, crash monitoring, SDK updates and the platform requirement changes that arrive every year.
Explore →Our Flutter stack, by layer
Flutter compared with the alternatives
Flutter vs React Native
Both give you one codebase, and the decision is usually about your team rather than the framework. React Native reuses JavaScript and React skills and renders real platform components. Flutter is more consistent across devices and noticeably smoother on cheap Android hardware, because it owns its rendering. Have a React web team already? Choose React Native. Starting fresh? We usually say Flutter.
Flutter vs native Swift and Kotlin
Native wins when the app is performance-critical, needs a new platform feature on launch day, or lives and dies on platform feel. Flutter wins on cost, calendar time and consistency. For most business apps the honest answer is Flutter, and we give it even though native work would bill for considerably more hours.
Flutter vs a progressive web app
A PWA skips the stores entirely and updates the moment you deploy, which is right for occasional-use tools and internal dashboards. Go to Flutter when you need dependable offline storage, push notifications on both platforms, background sync, or a store listing customers expect to find when they search your name.
Flutter, answered
Will a Flutter app feel like a real app?
Yes. It compiles to native code and nobody can tell from performance or gestures. The real difference is that Flutter draws its own controls, so an app that has to match iOS conventions precisely needs deliberate design work. We build those adaptations when the product calls for them and skip them when it does not.
How much does a Flutter app cost?
A well-scoped first release with authentication, a handful of core screens and one backend integration usually runs $18,000 to $40,000 for both platforms. Marketplaces, live tracking and payment-heavy products cost more. Store submission and the first months of maintenance are quoted as separate lines so you can see them.
How long does a Flutter build take?
Ten to sixteen weeks to a first release, mostly depending on how much backend already exists. Internal builds go out from week two, so you are tapping around in the real product long before it reaches a store.
Do you handle App Store and Play Store submission?
Yes. Listings, screenshots, privacy declarations, review responses and staged rollouts. We publish under your developer accounts, so you own the listing, the reviews and the ability to fire us without losing the app.
What happens when iOS or Android changes its requirements?
Both platforms raise minimum SDK and privacy requirements every year. That sits in the maintenance retainer: we test against the betas over the summer, update dependencies and resubmit before there is any risk of the app being pulled from new installs.
Can we hire a Flutter developer from you?
Yes. Dedicated Flutter engineers are $22/hour or $2,800/month, with a 15-day trial and profiles within 48 hours. They join your board and your repo rather than working at arm's length.
An app idea, or a rebuild on your hands?
Tell us who uses it and what it has to do with no signal. You get a scope, a timeline and a range, not a deck.