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Ionic vs Flutter – Which is better?

Ionic and Flutter are well-known cross-platform development frameworks with different features and functions. In case you are wondering about how these two platforms differ, this ionic vs Flutter article shall compare and contrast the two frameworks. 

Keep on reading to gain a better understanding of these two app development frameworks.

Key Takeaways

  • Flutter was developed by Google as an open-source framework for building cross-platform apps.
  • Ionic is a cross-platform framework for building Android, iOS, and web apps from a single codebase.
  • The main difference between Ionic and Dart programming languages lies in the programming language used and performance on mobile and web apps.
  • Provision of an open-source framework, native APIs are the main similarities of Ionic and Flutter.

Back4app Editorial Team

Firebase Analytics vs. Google Analytics

When working with Google’s Firebase, you might have heard product names like “Google Analytics” or “Firebase Analytics” being thrown around.

Historically, there’s been a lot of confusion between these two products – are they one and the same, based on one or the other, or completely separate entities?

Even though the case has been made a lot clearer with recent changes, there might still be some confusion going around. So let’s explore both products’ history, their naming conventions, and their current situation.


Gabriel Eloy

React Backend

React Backend

Blazing-fast-building ReactJS applications with Parse as a backend

For the last few years, react has been one of the most beloved front-end frameworks available. Companies and developers all around the world use it to build various types of applications. Some examples are:

  • Netflix – The video-streaming giant has been using react since 2015, as described in this article, published in their tech blog
  • Facebook – Facebook is react’s very own creator, and has been massively using it throughout the last years. They even explain how React is a major part of facebook’s current architecture in an article written in their tech blog.

and these are only some of the giant companies using react in production. But what exactly is react, and what are the benefits of using it?


Back4app Editorial Team

Flutter vs Angular – Which is better?

Most app developers face an annoying dilemma: which app development framework should they choose to accomplish their app development project?

For ages, the Angular framework was a preferred choice for app developers. But Flutter is the latest development that has occupied the technological space by storm.

This article states the features and advantages of Flutter and Angular to make the selection process easier for app developers. Read on to know them.

Key Takeaways

  • Flutter is a cross-platform SDK ideal to build Android / iOS apps
  • Angular is a framework for building scalable web applications
  • Flutter and Angular are free to use and open-source

Back4app Editorial Team

Flutter vs Kotlin – Which is better?

The future is definitely in the hands of mobile applications! Amidst the crisis, organizations are trying their best to reduce cost, increase their online presence, and speed up the time to market through applications.

Therefore, organizations must develop apps that stand out in the market if they want to survive in a competitive ecosystem. But while developing an app the entrepreneur faces a choice. Which app development technology to choose for building an application?

Here are the two of the most used app development frameworks by the modern era developers- Flutter and Kotlin. Read through the features and advantages of both the frameworks and choose the one that fulfils your requirement. 

Key Takeaways

  • Flutter and Kotlin support Android and iOS development
  • Both technologies are open-source and free to use
  • Kotlin is a programming language that is Java interoperable
  • Flutter is a framework based on the Dart programming language

Keep reading to know more.


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