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Do you think this is a better option than Apache Cordova? I've been starting to look at Cordova to build some pretty simple apps for business applications.

Does anyone have an opinion on whether Flutter would be a better choice? Why?

I also looked at Xamarin but that seems a little in-depth for what I need, which is basically some data-input screens (using standard Web-style controls) and then to upload the data to an API.

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Go for it, as long as the app will always be simple and you don't have a high bar for the UX. Both Angular and React work well with Cordova and it's a great way to leverage existing web dev talent.

Make sure that the Cordova APIs/plugins cover everything you need, because writing custom plugins can be a major pain.

You won't have a lot of performance headroom, especially on Android where some unsolved V8 bugs and inconsistent GPU support on older devices will hold you back. If things start to feel slow and it's a problem for the customer you may need to look elsewhere.

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