What are the Limitations of Flutter

1. What are the Limitations of Flutter The cross-platform market is expected to touch the figure of $7.9  billion by 2019 because both Android and iOS have substantial user base.  While Android is leading the race with 75% users on board, iOS is not  far behind too. iOS runs on 21% of mobile devices right now. For this  reason, it is very important for startups and enterprise to build their  apps for both the platforms to completely reach their target audience.  Building the app on different platforms has brought its own challenges.  These challenges include the high costs and complex nature of app  development process, which requires expert resources for different  platforms. Flutter, however, is one of the most used cross platform app  development solution just behind React Native. However, unlike React  Native, it brings native-like performance and ease of development on the  table. Not only does Flutter reduces the production costs of the app with  its amazing features, but also lowers the complexity level of app  development, at the same time, fastens the entire app development  process.  Although Flutter app development seems to be the future of app development with its continuous development and over the top features, there are a few limitations of Flutter which are yet to be improved.  Here, we’re counting some of the most common limitations of Flutter  which will help you in deciding whether you should opt of Flutter or  not.  Top Limitations of Flutter 1. Lack of third-party libraries and widgets Flutter is not too old unlike its contemporaries and lacks the presence  of third-party libraries. Although, it gives an amazing UI package, yet  the requirement of third-party libraries for extensive development is  still awaited.  For example, it’s rather easy to find libraries for React Native than  Flutter. Also, some widgets in Flutter are specific to one platform.  This may make some developers move away from Flutter if what they need  is not available for their target platform. 

2. 2. Development takes place in Dart Although Dart is easy to learn, fast and object-oriented programming  language, yet it is still not as popular as its peers such as Java, C,  JavaScript or C#. Not many developers are well versed with Dart as  compared to other programming languages. However, Google is putting a lot of efforts to bring developers to Dart  and ultimately to Flutter. They keep their documentation up-to-date too.  3. Limited Support Flutter is fairly new in the market. Although, it enjoys great attention  from the community of tech enthusiasts, yet proper continuous support  is missing, which would come with time. Hence, the only support a  developer can get is from the community. We’re not complaining though. The community is welcoming and friendly in nature. They also expect first timers to send them pull-requests. They have a dedicated guide to receive contribution which every developer should read before starting.  4. Limited use-cases Flutter has launched its version 1.0 just a few months back, and the  best of it is yet to come with time. Developers around the world are  making amazing apps with Flutter. However, there are some cases where  Flutter falls short as compared to Native apps. For example, complex games are yet to be made in Flutter. Things like 3D  modeling, Unity integration, game engines are expected from the  community at large. Many mobile ad platforms do not support Flutter too.  Although this seems to be a passing phase. The amount of development  that has been done on Flutter clearly tells that all these things will  happen very quickly.  Flutter’s Future Flutter, which is still in its 1.0 version has already managed to garner  a great sense of attention among the developers’ community, startups,  and enterprises. With its high-quality app development for Android, and iOS, providing a very good UI package along with its handy widgets, Flutter is surely here to stay.   While it has a few above limitations, Google and the community is already working on overcoming its past limitations such as large file size, which eventually got decreased by 2 MB with the latest modifications.  With Firebase integration,  developers can make cross platform mobile apps along with the complete backend very quickly. Many developers have already made templates for  particular use-cases like ecommerce, social network, chat apps etc which  other developers can use to quickly build apps.   To summarise, if you’re looking to build 3D games, VR/AR apps, or very  complex dynamic apps in Flutter, we’d suggest you to wait. However, if  you want to build an ecommerce app for your store, business apps with  specific workflows, chat apps or social media apps, we’d ask you to  build them with full confidence as Flutter will not disappoint you for  these use-cases.  At CitrusLeaf, we have been developing apps on Flutter since its inception. We also released an open source Hacker News client on Flutterand we’re currently working on some complex projects to expand Flutter to its limits.  If you too are looking for anappwith a beautiful UI experience, along with high performance then feel free to write us at hello@citrusleaf.inorcontact us for reliableFlutter App Development Services.   Source: https://citrusleaf.in/blog/limitations-of-flutter/