Flutter, Google’s open-source UI toolkit has gained tremendous popularity in the mobile application development world. Flutter allows developers to develop mobile apps – Android and iOS, desktop applications, and Web applications using a single codebase. Flutter is very well known for its features like fast development, expressive UI, and native-like performance.
Within a few years of being developed, it has gained immense popularity, a huge community, in which developers are working continuously towards developing widgets and libraries which can be used by developers for rapid development. Today in this article we will look into the top 15 Applications built with the Flutter platform that show the power of Flutter.
What is Flutter?
Flutter is a UI toolkit that was developed by Google in 2015. It is developed as a solution for developers who want to develop cross-platform applications – Android and iOS with a single code-base. Along with mobile applications Flutter platform also allows developers to develop Web and Desktop applications with a single codebase. Its vast and growing community helps developers in rapid application development. Below are key features of Flutter that every developer must know.
- Hot Reload
- Single Codebase
- Expressive UI
- Native performance
- Large Community
- Google’s Back Support
Top 15 Apps Built with Flutter Framework
Here are 15 applications developed by various tech giants using Flutter as their core development technology. Let’s delve into each of these applications to witness the power and versatility of Flutter in action, demonstrating its seamless UI, robust feature set, and cross-platform capabilities.
1. Google Ads
Google Ads, developed by Flutter, is a perfect example of an application that is built with the Flutter platform. Google Ads is an App/Tool used for advertisers and Digital marketers. It is a perfect place for advertisers with a seamless experience in managing their campaigns and Ads. It also provides information like real-time campaign insights. Ad performance and metrics to advertisers.
2. Alibaba
Alibaba is one of the largest E-commerce platforms, It provides a large catalog of products like electronics, Fashion, Clothes, Home appliances, Furniture, etc. Users can seamlessly search for products, place orders and make payments. Alibaba utilizes the Flutter platform to deliver consistent UI and functionality experience to iOS and Android users. This app is an avoidance of performance that Futter platform gives to applications developed using the same.
3. Reflectly
Reflectly is a popular journaling application and is also well known for its beautiful UI design and seamless user experience. This is a perfect example of the Flutter platform to showcase its performance and huge widget collection. This application allows users to capture their thoughts and emotions along with tracking their moods on a daily basis.
4. Dream11
India’s biggest fantasy sports platform Dream11, is built with the Flutter platform. This app allows sports lovers to create a team, join contests, and win prizes. Multiple sports like Cricket and football are supported by this application. This application shows the way a flutter platform can be used to design and give a shameless user experience. Since this application is used for gambling purposes mostly it is not available in Google Play Store but users can download it from its official site.
5. Hamilton: The Official App
Hamilton is the official application of the “Hamilton” musical. This application is one of the best examples of flutter applications in terms of UI and UX, it allows users to check recent news about musicals, buy lottery tickets, drop knowledge about trivia games, and record and share videos of application users who are singing along to Hamilton songs. The application’s rich UI design and beautiful animations contribute to a delightful user experience.
6. eBay Motors
eBay Motors is the perfect online marketplace for buying and selling vehicles. Built with the Flutter platform this application provides the user seamless experience of the automotive marketplace. This app allows users to record one one-minute video to get their clients quickly. This app is a perfect showcase of smooth navigation, real-time updates, and secure transactions.
7. BMW
World’s one of the most luxury automaker companies BMW is using the Flutter platform to reach its users through mobile applications. BMW owners can use this application to access vehicle-related features like book services, view images, and access specifications. BMW’s Flutter development is one of the large development groups after Google.
8. Watermaniac
Watermaniac, one of the most used hydration tracking applications showcases Flutter’s suitability for health and wellness applications. Users can set their hydration goals, and train their water intake. set reminders, keep an eye on how frequently and how much water to consume in a day and at which interval (This application is available to fewer countries).
9. Hookle
Hookle, developed entirely in Flutter, is a social media management app that allows users to manage their multiple social media apps from a single app. Using this app users can manage multiple accounts, schedule posts, and analyze engagement. This app shows Flutter’s perfect capability to design seamless and consistent UI for cross-platform applications.
10. Square App
Square is the financial service provider company that uses the Flutter Platform to build its official application. This application provides a range of financial services including payment processing, business analytics, and inventory management. (This application is available to fewer countries)
11. Google Pay
Google Pay, which is also known as GPay, is a payment app developed by Google. Initially, it was developed using a native platform but later on, it was redesigned using the Flutter platform to give a consistent user experience across different platforms. Gplay provides a complete payment solution which includes UPI, Credit card bills, Mobile recharge, all other bill payments, and many more. Users can also receive rewards on their payments.
12. TOYOTA
Another leading company in the automobile sector, TOYOTA has chosen Flutter to build their application to reach their target customers. This application shows Flutter’s capability for outstanding features with a beautiful UI design. This app allows users to manage their vehicle (start/stop, lock/unlock) and stay connected with the vehicle. TOYOTA has chosen Flutter to build their app to give both iOS and Android users the same and seamless UI experience (This application is available to fewer countries).
13. Cryptograph
Cryptography app which helps investors to track cryptocurrency including Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ripple, and more than 1700 other worldwide currencies. This application allows investors to buy and sell currencies. Since cryptocurrency prices change every second this app shows Flutter’s capabilities to render frequent changes to screens.
14. New York Times(KENKEN GAME)
The use of the Flutter framework is not just limited to cross-platform requirements but it is also used for other gadgets like tablets and PCs, The News organization New York Times has used the Flutter platform to build their popular KENKEN game. This app is one of the most played games which is developed using Flutter. This app is a perfect example of Flutter’s other platform support apart from mobile support.
15. Philips Hue
Philips is one of the leading lighting companies, whose light products are widely used across the world. The official Philips Hue app is the most extensive way to organize, manage and customize your Philips Hue smart lights and accessories. This application gives an intuitive user interface and a large number of customization options, demonstrating user-friendly experiences with Flutter. This app is a perfect example of the Flutter platform that showcases its capability of supporting IOT (Internet of Things).
Why are Companies Moving Towards Flutter?
- Flutter supports cross-platform development, which means developers can build Android and iOS applications using a single code base and give precise and same UI on both platforms. This ultimately saves lots of development time.
- Another main reason for moving towards Flutter is cost saving, with a single code base companies can have both Android and iOS, otherwise, companies might have to spend more bucks to develop apps separately,
- The hot reload feature helps developers with quick development, that’s one of the main benefits of using Flutter that it helps in rapid development.
- Flutter has the support of Google, and that is one of the reasons behind many developers moving to Flutter (blindly).
- Apart from Android and iOS flutter also gives support to desktop applications (Windows, Mac OS), and Web applications which appeal to many developers and companies to switch to Flutter like the New York Times has used all platforms for their KenKen Puzzle game.
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Conclusion
In our discussion of 15 applications built with the Flutter platform, we can see Flutter’s ability in terms of UI design as well as feature support. If we look at the future of mobile application development, Flutter is a very strong candidate. Many features of the Flutter framework like hot reload, rich widget library and strong community make it more popular in the mobile technology field. From the seamless UI to project cost, Flutter is developers’s first choice to go for. Many companies in the above list are giants in their field, which shows their faith in the Flutter platform. There is no doubt in saying that Flutter will take over most cross-platform technology in the near future.
