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This is DOA..... fine for some generic/basic app, but I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole if you are building a serious app.

This is another attempt from javascript/web front end developers trying to unseat native apps.... with the naive promise that is truly build once, run everywhere...

It hasn't worked since 1995.... as these frameworks get decent, native apps push the envelope and user expectations just increase over time, and apps created by these framework just look outdated or as toys.



I don't believe that the idea is fundamentally flawed. Having bespoke widgets rather than stock OS ones is pretty standard.

If you can render swipes, fades, blurs and transforms you can create premium experiences without being native.


Flutter for mobile apps, cross-platform across Android and iOS is pretty amazing. I do not like what they are doing with Flutter Web, but that doesn't change that it is a pretty amazing framework for cross-platform mobile development.

Also, it isn't FE web devs driving Flutter. I know a lot of mobile cetric devs who really love it.


We have used Ionic to build once deploy on mobile and web for years. It works really well for us now. (I am not sure it would work for all usecase but my guess is 99% of non-game apps would be fine).




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