Flutter or native Android: how we decide for each client

Every week someone asks whether their app should be Flutter or native. Our answer is the same every time: it depends on what the app has to do, and where it is going.

Flutter wins when you need Android and iOS on one budget, when the UI is custom rather than platform-standard, and when speed to market matters. One codebase means one team and one release cycle.

Native wins when the app leans hard on the platform — background services, Bluetooth hardware, deep OS integration, or the very latest Android features on day one.

What does not decide it: performance. For the apps most businesses need, both are fast enough that your users will never tell the difference. Tell us what the app does and we will tell you which we would pick, and why.