So I’ve been building mobile apps with Flutter for a while now, and honestly? It’s pretty great. Not perfect, but definitely worth talking about.

The “write once, run everywhere” thing actually works

I was skeptical at first. We’ve all heard this promise before, right? But Flutter really does let you write one codebase and deploy to both iOS and Android without pulling your hair out.

The best part? Hot reload. Change some code, save, and boom - you see it instantly on your phone. No waiting around for compilation.

What I actually like about it

Dart is surprisingly nice. If you know Java or JavaScript, you’ll pick it up quickly. Google built it specifically for mobile dev, so it just… makes sense.

The widget system is clean. Everything’s a widget, which sounds weird but works really well. Want to change something? Just wrap it in another widget.

Performance is solid. My apps feel native because they basically are - Flutter compiles to native code.

Real projects I’ve built

• Job Portal app - connects people looking for work with employers
• Trippy Tales - helps you plan trips without going insane

Both work great on iOS and Android with the same code.

The not-so-great parts

Let’s be honest - it’s not all sunshine:

• State management can get messy if you don’t think it through
• Sometimes you need platform-specific code anyway
• The community is great but still smaller than React Native

Bottom line

Flutter works. It’s not magic, but it saves time and the apps feel good. If you’re thinking about mobile dev, give it a shot.

Next time I’ll probably write about some actual code examples instead of just talking about it.