> One of the downsides of Webview based apps is that it's harder to align with the native OS look and feel.
Is this really a problem though? It doesn't seem crazy to want your app to just look the same on all platforms.
Is this really a problem though? It doesn't seem crazy to want your app to just look the same on all platforms.
As someone who built some mobile apps with web technology I can see how Flutter would have an appeal because going into the project you've already given up on the native experience. There are still (unfortunately?) a world of marketing-driven apps with the brand overriding design choices which would be suited to this. Tools like Xamarin probably have a lead for line-of-business apps inside companies due to the MS ecosystem integration, but I could see people choosing Flutter for these apps if it's easy to build and maintain apps.
None of this changes the fact that for best-of-breed apps in a public store you'll need to use the native toolkits.
That is true, but does anyone actually like the feel of google's iOS apps? I personally think they're awful, but the content they present is so useful that people use them anyway.
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