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Low-code app builder with a drag-and-drop interface to build native mobile apps

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Pros:

FlutterFlow ave the flexibility to publish the app created as a mobile or web app directly. The community content available offers invaluable resources and insights.

Cons:

Was tricky (different) to Outsystems and get used to a new ide.

FlutterFlow ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4,5
Customer Service
4,1
Features
4,4
Value for Money
4,5

Likelihood to recommend

9,1/10

FlutterFlow has an overall rating of 4,5 out 5 stars based on 73 user reviews on Capterra.

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Juan Sebastian
Juan Sebastian
CEO in Guatemala
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Singular Flutter Review

5,0 2 years ago

Comments: Great experience building Apps!

Pros:

Flutter flow is a great tool that allows you to build mobile and web applications in a very easy way. It is an example of the future of low code.

Cons:

Can't say. I am a Flutter Flow fan and don't see any major drawbacks.

Pius
Founder in Uganda
Internet, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

FlutterFlow

5,0 2 years ago

Comments: Amazing experience with FlutterFlow. I can't complain really. It's well-priced making it super affordable to use. I love the overall quality of apps I have built on FlutterFlow more than I have on other NoCode builders, in terms of speed, UI, and scalability.

Pros:

The quality of the NoCode apps you build on FlutterFlow is way better than the ones you get from other NoCode builders in the market such as Adalo, AppyPie, and the rest. FlutterFlow apps are a lot faster, and because you are working with Firebase, you can integrate with a lot of services easily both within FlutterFlow and also with Firebase extensions. Even better with FlutterFlow, you have access to your apps' source code! For me, this is a HUGE win in terms of NoCode builders.

Cons:

There's really not much I don't like on FlutterFlow. I think the quality of apps you build with FlutterFlow is just unmatched at the moment. I think it's the best NoCode builder in the market right now. However, it's not an easy platform to use, compared to the likes of Adalo. FlutterFlow takes getting used to.

John
Retired in US
Computer Software, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Keep up the good work!

3,0 2 years ago

Comments: Great!

Pros:

The GUI awesome / Firebase interface awesome / Theme very good headed I the right direction / Run mode awesome ( would like it a little faster [I do understand though]) ***** The thing that is most amazing of all is that fact that you can run the code send the link to your email and test it on your phone ****** and yes the camera will work etc etc...

Cons:

Having to redo screens that where working and then stopped for what seemed to be minor changes. I have been downloading the code from GitHub and haven't yet but want to compare the working code with the non-working code to see what is what.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Health, Wellness & Fitness, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Powerfull NoCode Mobile/Web App development platform

5,0 3 months ago

Comments: For those seeking a NoCode builder that delivers great app performance and offers access to source code, FlutterFlow is an excellent choice. The ability to publish directly to app stores or the web, along with a thriving community, contributes to its appeal.

Pros:

FlutterFlow ave the flexibility to publish the app created as a mobile or web app directly. The community content available offers invaluable resources and insights. The final product quality achieved using FlutterFlow can be top quality. Most importantly, having access to the app's source code sets FlutterFlow apart from most NoCode builders available.

Cons:

FlutterFlow is not the easiest platform to use, there is a learning curve involved. While the drag-and-drop interface simplifies app creation, understanding the complexities of developing an app may require time and effort.

Sirian
Co-Owner in Netherlands
Financial Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

FlutterFlow review

5,0 2 years ago

Comments: FlutterFlow has helped me learn Flutter as well as the general app building process. It is not as accessible as some comparable tools, but allows for much more possibilities. It has helped me build great working apps, which are 1:1 with my custom design and work very well on all platforms.

Pros:

FlutterFlow has a relatively good learning curve, but still offers the possibility for more advanced users to extract a lot from this platform, for example with adding custom code. The rate of updates is also amazing, being almost weekly with great new features.

Cons:

Not all parameters of widgets (e.g. a container), are possible to set from a variable. A (much requested) is setting color from a variable, which is not possible right now and needs timely workarounds.

Paul
Director in South Africa
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

FlutterFlow - no code, no worriee

5,0 2 years ago

Comments: It's a game changer, I have been able to complete Apps that I would not be able to do on other platforms, not even close.

Pros:

I have not found a single item on my no-code wish list that has not been provided for.

Cons:

Documentation and support videos are not complete yet, but good enough to help me along. I can see the FlutterFlow team is working hard on it though.

Jos
Jos
Founder / CEO in UK
Verified LinkedIn User
Financial Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Next Gen App Development

5,0 2 years ago

Comments: Just beyond my wildest expectations

Pros:

Flutterflow has all the pros of Nocode software with none of the drawbacks seen with other similar app builder tools The ability to import custom code, export clean code without proprietary bulk or obfuscation makes it the ultimate tool for building a powerful, scaleable mobile app from day 1 to year 10

Cons:

There are very few limitations and the team are amazing with new features and fixes being added on a weekly basis - incredible!

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NoCode Engineer in Nigeria
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

FlutterFlow makes building apps simple like ABC

4,0 2 years ago

Comments: Overall, building with FlutterFlow has been interesting and enable me learn how to build apps with flutter but I would not sacrifice the time saving aspect of FlutterFlow for traditional app development.

Pros:

Ability to code custom features, download code and make further iteration in IDE, makes FlutterFlow stand out to me.

Cons:

Browser lag is a major challenge especially when working on a project with more than 12 screens. Customer service and community support channels should be improved drastically. Paid users should not have to feel neglected after creating a support ticket.

Jorge
Visual Developer in Ecuador
E-Learning, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

One of the most powerful nocode platform

4,0 2 years ago

Comments: I have 3 years of experience using no code platform to work and also sharing content about no code platform on my YT channel, for that reason I know this is a must-see option if you want to create mobile apps.

Pros:

You're not limited to doing development on the platform, you can export your code and that's awesome. Another thing I like is when Flutter (Google's SDK) makes updates, Flutterlfow also because Flutterflow is really easier and faster Flutter especially for people without technical knowledge.

Cons:

If you are not familiar with flutter, customizing the logic of your apps is going to be difficult. The learning curve is hard.

Emanuele
CTO in Italy
E-Learning, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The tool for Flutter learning

4,0 2 years ago

Comments: Due to the fact i was sick Flutterflow help'd me out making me staying focus on learning ..from the end...,
i wasn't used to code ..this help'd me to see what was the semantic behind the things and this lead my to continue and trying to go for a degree in the IT coding scene.

Pros:

First of all the most i like is the readyness ,the listening , the respect and the passion of its creator , they were since starting polite, professional , ready to answer . Then apart the stunning UI EDITOR i like the continuos developing and adding new features , its really the best. Then you can export the code to Vs code .This is respect at its best.

Cons:

I don't know it it least.. .I would like to have a bigger database selection , Airtable, Google sheet ( by means of Integromat-make , Zapier etc and a new Audio player with a playlist , i would like to have connections with Node.js express world and i would like to see a flutter flow for react native created by them , you there a lot of tools out there and even on flutter side , Andromo, Nowa, Codeless , Teta.. Thorium builder, Noodl, Wappler, Panda Suite..even flutter bricks and React bricks on Vs Code...but i doubt someone could ever match Flutterfow's team and even with that i will stay here , last an ipad version would be sweet.

Iwan
Developer in South Africa
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

FlutterFlow is now a must use for my business.

5,0 2 years ago

Comments: I can confidently now roll out apps fast. I've published 3 apps with FF, 2 of which now have near 2k users each, one of which, a fishing competition app, had 1k concurrent users per day the week of the competition. It worked, I had no crashes, it was actually stable. That's as much thanks to Firebase as FF, of course, but if I coded it myself, which wouldn't have been possible due to the required timeframe for delivery, it might have been more buggy.

Pros:

I was building Flutter apps already before FF, coding it myself with dart. I already used Firebase as a backend. But it took long to build apps. Then FF came around and I more than 10x'ed my development time, in fact I would say some of my latest released projects wouldn't have been possible without FF given how fast I needed to get something out. The low code and easy to use builder are what makes that possible. Also, the widgets that come with the FF package makes it easier to design beautiful interfaces that I, being a developer not a designer, missed out on when just looking at code before FF. My apps LOOK way better now too. And they work, they actually work!

Cons:

There are minor nitpicky things, such as the inability for sub-collections support in Firestore. If you have an existing system that has subcollections in FS that you want to add an app to using FF, you'll have to refactor your database, which can be a dicey proposition for production systems. So I've only always been able to use FF for new apps, not add mobile apps to some of my large React projects, for example.

Erik
Founder in Thailand
Internet, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Leader in Low Code

5,0 2 years ago

Comments: Great experience, love the platform and we use it everyday. The team is amazing at shipping new features.

Pros:

Absolute power house in functionality and stability.

Cons:

I'm not sure I'd 100% call these cons, but definitely things to note: 1. It's designed to work with Firebase, if that isn't your backend, then it could be less flexible. 2. With great power comes great responsibility! There's a lot of functionality here that can be daunting to get started.

Tom
Head of Design in UK
Utilities, 10 000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

A game changer for designers

5,0 last year

Comments: I have loved how FF has given me a whole new perspective on every part of product design and development. The community is fantastic and I have actually released an app into the app store and it works! That was out of reach for someone like me and I didn't need to touch any terminal code etc to do it.

Pros:

The features list is so impressive but not only that a designer like me can pick it up and do some simply unbelievable things with it. Authentication, backends, notifications... the list goes on.

Cons:

Only early on when there was so much growth did you need to be aware that bugs existed but the team were phenomenal in squashing them and iterating the product to be super stable now.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

My opinion about FlutterFlow platform

5,0 2 years ago

Comments: One of the most software I used before in my life, because I build my career with it and open up to me a big way to the next !

Pros:

The most thing is that FF absolutely claim the goal, we can make apps even we're not familiar with the code, maybe childs could work with it, it's so fun and lovely. As a software is so powerful, intelligent and robust for ultimate app lifecycle experience, and more extra thing is not just for normal users no at all !! I thing that should developers work with it because he is working so fast with Firebase integration and making a lot steps so short to focus on the core for their apps.

Cons:

For me every section in the FF, I used and I liked very much because it's open up the possibilities to make real success, I can give you an example: - UX: so smooth and amazing to pick the right properties for every widget that we use - Widget Tree: after the last updates, now we're architecte the UI concept for more details, itt's next era of UI budling from code syntax to visualize the code ! - Run Mode: In our local machines takes at least minutes for basic apps but in FF even it's a big app just in 5 minutes or less! - ...

Torrence
Founder in US
Automotive, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

FlutterFlow will make you an app developer overnight!

5,0 2 years ago

Pros:

Ease of use and this software allows you to scale your business easily. You can literally take your app idea from napkin sketch to fully functioning app in hours.

Cons:

Hard to choose something I don’t like when the software is nearly perfect. Some functions/elements can be buggy, but the team will rapidly fix these bugs and errors.

Ali
Software Developer in US
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

FlutterFlow has completely and positively transformed our business

4,0 2 years ago

Comments: Great experience. I've used and tried a lot of low/no-code platforms in the last 3 years and now I've moved all our projects to Flutterflow

Pros:

FlutterFlow is easy to use and learn it works almost seamlessly with Firebase. The team is also very much on the ball with consistent weekly updates that keep making the platform much better. The ability to download the code and do with it as you please is also really reassuring and liberating.

Cons:

A few missing widgets that could be handy, you may also want to look into it carefully if you are going to be using backends other than Firebase.

Masahiro
Developper in Japan
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Not just a no-code tool

5,0 2 years ago

Comments: High-quality applications can now be developed in a short period of time.
Really, really fast.

Pros:

FF is a no-code tool, but it is not locked-in and has no customization restrictions. If you want to add UI or functionality that is not provided in the GUI, FF's "custom code" feature will most likely allow you to do so. You can even download the code base if you need it. (highly readable and structured). Instead of being faced with the fateful choice of no-code or code, you can start with no-code and move to code at any time. I find FF to be "the best Flutter framework with full scaffolding capabilities". Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Cons:

Authentication other than Firebase may be used. In such cases, we may want to generate API headers dynamically (e.g., from local state).

Lincoln
Student in South Africa
Program Development, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Lincoln’s review

5,0 2 years ago

Pros:

The feature to intergrate firebase and be able To authenticate users from a click of a button is very crucial as it simplifies the whole process by being able to reference the auth user from the app

Cons:

The run mode and test mode could use a bit of an overhaul for them to work seamless.

Cesar
Nocode dev in Brazil
Information Technology & Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Excellent and powerful new nocode platform

5,0 2 years ago

Comments: Great. I left another great platform for it, no regrets.

Pros:

It's powerful. It has a great IU editor and after you connect the Firebase DB and create actions, you can export the full code, or create an Android APK in one click! I loved how fast it performed. It has 2 features updates every month. The Web and Desktop apps are in beta. They charge a fixed price for the Editor and the usage comes from Firebase and the services you add to it.

Cons:

Flutterflow has for now Firebase as the DB and connect to it has need some steps

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Banking, 1 001–5 000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Go ahead with flutter and enjoy

5,0 4 months ago

Pros:

Must to add bussnis work flow and integration with jira and most analysis program

Cons:

May be must integrated with AI and add more libary

Jeff
Scrum Master in US
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

So much to love, so much to hate

2,0 2 years ago

Comments: We would love to continue working with them, but we desperately need them to focus on application dependability and resilience. Companies don't just use new applications because of all the new new features. We use them because we can depend on them, and reliably know that we'll spend less money using their services than we'll spend trying to work around their services.

Pros:

We love that we can quickly design and build applications without needing all of the workers to know how to code. We've definitely built more using their application than our previous no-code application development application, and built it more quickly.

Cons:

We want them to stop churning out new features and start fixing bugs. Every time they release a new update, it invariably breaks things in our application that we then have to track down and fix. We lose time and money every time we hit a bug in their interface that requires us to tunnel around it. We lose time and money every time something breaks on which we've come to depend, requiring us to find a new solution.

James
Owner/UX Engineer in US
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

If your not using this tool, you are wasting your precious time

5,0 last year

Comments: I have had many experiences's with the Flutterflow team and they are all amazing individuals. Keep up the great work!

Pros:

The ability to create MVP's quickly has allowed me to expand my clientele and ability to service more people. Also, the rate of new features.

Cons:

Not many Cons honestly, I have been using this platform since they first launched at Google I/O and I can say anything listed as a con by anyone, just give it a few weeks and it will be added.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Sports, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

FlutterFlow for Startups

3,0 2 years ago

Comments: It is pretty good but we've had some things that are not good. We have lost things multiple times as we have multiple people editing a design. Seems to be some concurrency issues.

Pros:

It is pretty easy to create your basic UI designs and adding components is pretty straight forward.

Cons:

When designs get complex the system seems to bog down. When you have nests on nests on nests moving things is arduous and sometimes an adventure as to where it will go.

sam
AE in US
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Very poor support - need to wait 2 business day

3,0 7 months ago

Pros:

No-code app builder for flutter. integration with firebase and cross-deployment is good.

Cons:

Their support is very poor. Whenever you need assistance, you have to wait for 2 business days to receive a response, and the quality of their response is at the level of a user guide.

Youssef
Founder in UK
Logistics & Supply Chain, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Best No code app builder!!

5,0 2 years ago

Comments: Awesome and empowering

Pros:

Easy of use. Powerful UI/ features and functionality. Best tool come across in this space.

Cons:

Don’t have any at this moment in time but look forward to more integrations.