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What is Flutter and what is it used for?
The Google framework that unifies iOS, Android and web.
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The Google framework that unifies iOS, Android and web.
+300
Projects delivered
15+
Years of experience
100%
Senior team
Flutter is Google's application development framework that allows building apps for iOS, Android, web and desktop from a single codebase. Officially launched in 2018, it has become the most popular cross-platform framework on the market — surpassing React Native in downloads and production projects. Dribba is Google's official Flutter Partner in Spain, the only Spanish studio in the global consultants directory.
Flutter's main advantage is that it compiles directly to native ARM code — no JavaScript bridges or WebViews — guaranteeing performance indistinguishable from native apps. The language is Dart, also from Google, with an accessible learning curve for any developer with experience in Java, Kotlin, Swift or TypeScript. For architectural decisions, see our Flutter vs React Native comparison.
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Flutter uses Dart, a programming language developed by Google. Dart has a familiar syntax for any developer with experience in Java, Kotlin, Swift, TypeScript or C#. It compiles to native ARM code for mobile and optimised JavaScript for web. The learning curve is gentle: most developers are productive in Dart within 2-4 weeks.
Yes. Flutter is completely open source and free, maintained by Google with an active global community of over 700,000 developers. The SDK, development tools (Flutter DevTools) and the vast majority of packages on pub.dev are free. You only pay for development, not the technology itself.
Yes. Flutter runs in production in apps with millions of active users: Google Pay, Alibaba's Xianyu, eBay Motors, BMW My App, and many more. For complex enterprise apps with integrations, modules and large teams, Flutter scales perfectly with the right architectures: Clean Architecture, BLoC, Riverpod. The key is the initial architecture — an area where Dribba has extensive experience.
Flutter may not be the optimal choice when: you need access to very specific system APIs not covered by existing plugins, the current team has solid native expertise and the project is iOS-only or Android-only, or when the product is fundamentally a website and SEO is the priority (Flutter Web has indexing limitations). In all these cases, Dribba will give you an honest recommendation.
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