Flutter vs Native Deep Analysis
Let’s have a look around key differences between Flutter and Native by keeping various aspects in mind.
Flutter |
Native |
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Development Environment |
Flutter provides a single codebase for android and iOS applications which prompts faster development cycle and gives flexibility of code reusability. |
Native development has its specific requirements – Android development requires Java/Kotlin language knowing developers, Android Studio as IDE while iOS development requires Objective-C/Swift language knowing developers, Xcode IDE for development. Which results in a longer development cycle. |
User Interface |
Flutter provides its own set of rich widget for UI design which gives consistency across the platform, but due to this support achieving pixel perfect design would be harder than native. |
Native development platform provides platform specific UI controls which fits best in UI visualising. It also follows platform specific guidelines which help to look the same in all devices. Material design is the best example of this. |
Performance |
Flutter compiles to native ARM code which gives remarkable performance but still there is always a thin line due to additional layers between flutter code and native platform. |
Apps developed in their native platform are always optimised and that’s why it ensures best performance compared to cross platform apps. |
Community |
Flutter is an evolving platform for cross platform application, still has built a huge community which contributes useful widget libraries and plugins. |
Native platforms, specifically Java for Android and Objective C for iOS, have been ruling the market for many decades. It has a well established and larger community. |
IDE and Operating System supports |
Flutter developers use IDE Android Studio or Visual code and It is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux. |
Native Android – Developers use IDE Android Studio, Eclipse or IntelIJ for android apps development. Native iOS – Developers use IDE Xcode which is compatible with MAC OS only. |
Cost consideration |
Cross platform support makes flutter development cost efficient |
Separate developer requirements for specific platform leads native app development to higher cost. |
Code reduction |
Due to declarative UI support Flutter allows developers to have business logic and UI in the same file which results in less code. You can refer to this article for better understanding. |
Native development requires separate files for UI and business logic(for Android XML and Java/Kotlin) which results in a large number of files. |
Flutter vs Native: Which is Best in 2024
In the world of mobile application development, developers often come across situations where they have to choose the correct platform to build their mobile applications. In such a situation mobile app developers have two choices: either go for a cross-platform option where developers can create Android and iOS applications using a single code base only or choose native development where a separate code base is required for each platform.
For developing applications with native languages developers have to choose platform-specific languages like Java or Kotlin for Android development and Objective C or Swift for iOS applications development, while for developing apps using cross-platform language developers have choices like Flutter, React Native, Xamarin, etc. Whichever platform developer chooses it has its own benefits and drawbacks as well as needs. In this article, we will discuss both approaches for mobile application development – Flutter and Native.
Today in this article we will have a deep look into the Advantages and disadvantages in terms of performance, development cycle, community, etc.
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