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I created a simple manual budgeting app with flutter called Go Budget, which is primarily optimized for entering purchases as easily as possible, but also provides income and bill tracking/reminders and a savings goal tracker.

It is currently in beta but I hope to launch in the next two weeks.

https://gobudget.io

Edit:

iOS beta: https://testflight.apple.com/join/4IMtFylH

Android: closed beta - email support@gobudget.io if interested :)

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A closed beta? No way to see it now?

Here's a public beta link for iOS: https://testflight.apple.com/join/4IMtFylH

Android is closed, but if interested you can email at support@gobudget.io

How'd you like Flutter?

It's been amazing. I was able to build a much nicer app in a much shorter time than in my previous attempts to build Go Budget natively, and the performance is indistinguishable from native (imo).

I also found the framework itself to have a much lower learning curve than either native platform, with almost all of the APIs being very intuitive (to me anyway). The plugin ecosystem is also very good for a still relatively young framework.

I initially had some concerns with minor issues flutter had with occasionally janky animations and slightly slow android startup times, but in the last 3 months these have been addressed and Go Budget now works better than most native apps on my Pixel 3. iOS testers also report good performance/feel.

I would highly recommend it for any CRUD/data driven app, and honestly think that its capabilities for more hardware-specific apps are maturing nicely.

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