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Flutter Development Service

Senior Flutter engineers building iOS and Android apps from a shared codebase. Subscription pricing.

Why Flutter Beats React Native (And When It Does Not)

Flutter and React Native both promise "write once, run on iOS and Android," but they take different paths. React Native bridges JavaScript to native UI components and inherits the platform look. Flutter renders its own widgets to a canvas via Skia (now Impeller), so the UI looks identical across platforms. For brand-consistent design and animation-heavy apps, Flutter wins. For apps that need to feel deeply native, React Native is sometimes better.

Dart is the language. It is simpler than TypeScript, with sound null safety, isolates for concurrency, and pattern matching in recent versions. The learning curve is modest for engineers coming from any C-style language, but the Flutter framework itself — widgets, state management, navigation, platform channels — takes weeks to internalise. Junior Flutter developers write code that ignores const constructors, rebuilds the entire widget tree on every state change, and leaks streams.

State management is the eternal question. Provider, Riverpod, Bloc, GetX, MobX — each has trade-offs. Riverpod is our default for new projects: compile-safe, no BuildContext required, ProviderScope for testing. Bloc is fine if your team already uses it. GetX we avoid — it encourages bad patterns.

Deployment is the painful part. iOS requires an Apple Developer account, code signing, TestFlight setup, and App Store Connect. Android requires Google Play Console, app bundles, and release tracks. Both require navigating store review. Codemagic and Fastlane automate the build pipeline. A senior Flutter engineer has done these store submissions before and knows the rejection patterns.

AsyncForge has senior Flutter engineers shipping iOS and Android apps. Submit features, screens, state migrations, native platform channels, or a full app build. Light 4 days, Standard 48 hours, Pro 1 day. We test with `flutter_test` and integration_test, and document architectural decisions.

What You Get

iOS + Android from one codebase

Shared Dart code targets both platforms. Platform-specific code (iOS share sheets, Android intents) lives in platform channels with clean interfaces.

Riverpod state management

Compile-safe providers, no BuildContext dependency for reads, testable in isolation. We avoid Provider 1.x patterns and BuildContext-driven anti-patterns.

Custom design systems

Bespoke widget libraries that match your brand. Animations via implicit AnimatedX widgets or explicit AnimationController, with attention to 60fps performance.

Platform channels

Native iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) code reached through MethodChannel and EventChannel. We write the native side too, not just the Dart side.

Push notifications

Firebase Cloud Messaging or OneSignal, with proper handling of foreground, background, and terminated-state messages on both platforms.

Store deploys

TestFlight, Google Play internal/closed/open tracks. Fastlane or Codemagic CI. App icons, splash screens, and store screenshots automated.

Technologies We Use

Flutter 3.22+Dart 3Riverpodgo_routerDriftFirebaseCodemagicFastlane

How It Works With AsyncForge

1

Subscribe

Project board live.

2

Submit Flutter work

Screens, features, native bridges, store submissions.

3

We deliver

Tested Flutter code with build artefacts.

4

Iterate

Unlimited revisions.

Frequently Asked Questions

AsyncForge is invite-only

We work with a small number of founders at a time. New clients come on after a 15-minute intro call with Stef — request one below.