Build Once. Deploy Everywhere.

Choose Arch as your Flutter app development company to unlock the full potential of single-codebase development for iOS, Android, and the web. We build beautiful, high-performance apps that deliver critical results—faster time to market, seamless updates, and a better return on investment; helping you move with confidence, clarity, and speed whether you are launching an MVP or scaling a platform.

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ARCH

Flutter App Development Company.

ONE CODEBASE

iOS, Android, web and desktop from the same source, so every change ships once

NATIVE SPEED

Compiled to native code, with Flutter drawing its own interface on every device

GOOGLE-BACKED

An open source framework with scheduled stable releases and a large, active talent pool

FLUTTER APP DEVELOPERS

Your UK Flutter App Development Company.

A Flutter app development company designs, builds and ships apps using Google's Flutter framework, so one codebase runs on iOS, Android, web and desktop instead of two or three separate builds. Arch has done exactly that from the UK since 2005.


We are a Flutter app development agency with design, engineering and product delivery under one roof in Gateshead, Edinburgh and London, so your project stays with one team from start to finish.


Most of our Flutter work is fully custom iOS and Android apps built from one codebase. Where a project is web-first, our web app developers in the UK build there too.


And where a native app already exists and costs too much to maintain on two stacks, we migrate it; our note on hybrid app development explains where each approach fits.

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WHY FLUTTER

Why Build Your App With Flutter.

Flutter is now a mainstream, low-risk choice, and the wider industry is already standardising on it.


Nearly 30% of new free iOS apps are now built with Flutter, up from around 10% in 2021, and over one million developers use it, according to Dev Newsletter's State of Flutter 2026 report.


That scale matters when you are hiring a partner, because a large, active talent pool keeps your app maintainable for years.


It also leads its category. Flutter was the most-used cross-platform framework for the fourth year running in 2026, with roughly 175,000 GitHub stars against React Native's 125,000.


Choosing the market leader lowers the risk of building on a framework that fades.


It is no longer mobile-only, either. 64.4% of Flutter developers now target the web from the same codebase, so the single-codebase saving extends beyond iOS and Android.


If you want the background, our guide to cross-platform app development covers the trade-offs, and you can see the companies using Flutter at scale.

UNDER THE HOOD

Powered by Dart.

Dart is the reason a Flutter app can feel native. It compiles to native code, and its null safety removes a whole class of runtime crashes before your app reaches a user.

Kept Current With Every Platform Release.

The framework moves fast. Flutter 3.41 shipped with 868 commits from 145 contributors, and Google has scheduled four stable releases across 2026.


A framework maintained that actively is a lower-risk choice.


It also keeps pace with Apple. Flutter 3.38 adopted LLDB as the default debugger for iOS 17 and above and Xcode 26, so one codebase stays current as new iPhone releases land.

Our Mobile Tech Stack.

The tooling is production-grade. Flutter 3.35 added Widget Preview and a feature-flags framework, and both speed up delivery for teams like ours.


Around that framework we run Laravel and MySQL on the back end, Meilisearch for fast search, Docker for reproducible environments and SonarQube for code quality.


Our dedicated Flutter app developers handle the full build, from interface design and backend to third-party API integration and the search layer, so one team owns the product end to end.

HOW WE WORK

Our Flutter Development Process.

Every Flutter project moves through the same five stages, so you always know what happens next.


1. Discovery and scoping


We pin down the users, the must-have features and what a good launch looks like, and turn that into a scope and a build plan.


2. UX and UI design


Screens are designed in high fidelity and wired into a prototype you can tap through before any production code exists.


3. Build


One Flutter codebase grows in short iterations, and every platform in scope gets the same release.


4. QA and testing


Accessibility, performance and security checks run alongside device testing on iOS and Android, all before launch.


5. Launch and support


Submission to the App Store and Google Play is on us, and so is the maintenance and improvement that follows release.

FLUTTER VS NATIVE

Flutter vs Native: Cost, Speed and Performance.

The commercial case for Flutter is one codebase instead of two. Building separate native apps for iOS and Android means two teams, two sets of code and two maintenance bills; one Flutter build covers both, which is where the time and cost saving comes from.


Pricing follows scope, so we do not publish a rate card. The saving does not cost you speed either, since the app compiles to native code.


The market it ships into is large and growing.


Worldwide app revenue is projected to reach US$739.61bn in 2026, rising to US$1.10tn by 2031, according to Statista, and consumers spent 5.3 trillion hours in apps in 2025, around 3.6 hours per day per user, according to Sensor Tower's State of Mobile 2026.


Talk to us and you will get a real figure. Any Flutter app development company worth hiring should tell you where you could start smaller, and we will.

Comparison of native and Flutter app development: two native builds mean two codebases, two teams and two maintenance bills, where one Flutter build covers iOS and Android from a single codebase that compiles to native code

WHY ARCH

Why Choose Arch as Your Flutter App Development Company.

Choosing a Flutter app development company is mostly a question of who is accountable. Plenty of firms can write Dart; fewer can hand you an accredited, in-house UK team that owns the whole build.


Arch holds ISO27001, ISO9001 and Cyber Essentials Plus accreditations, which give you an assurance on security and data handling that offshore alternatives cannot always match.


That matters most when your app touches sensitive data or runs at serious scale. Those certifications shape how we handle your users' information and how we prove it.


You work with the people building your product, in your timezone, under UK contract law. If you want to hire Flutter developers UK-wide who build in-house, this is that team.


If you are still deciding whether the product should lead on mobile, web or both, our piece on planning app and web together is a useful starting point.

DID YOU KNOW

Arch Is Listed on Google's Official Flutter Directory.

FAQ

Flutter App Development FAQs.

What is a Flutter app development company?


One that builds with Google's Flutter framework, so a single codebase covers iOS, Android, web and desktop, and that supports the app after launch. Arch does this in-house in the UK, from discovery through to App Store and Google Play release.


How much does a Flutter app cost to build?


There is no fixed price. Cost depends on how many features you need at launch, whether it is mobile, web or both, and how much design and integration is involved.


Building one Flutter codebase instead of two native apps is usually where the saving comes from.


How long does Flutter app development take?


It depends on scope. The discovery phase produces a build plan and your timeline, so the dates are agreed before any code is written.


A Flutter app development company working from one codebase can usually get you to launch sooner than separate native builds would.


Is Flutter production-ready for serious companies?


Yes. It leads its category by adoption, on the Dev Newsletter figures above, and Google ships stable releases on a fixed schedule.


Are Flutter apps genuinely native or hybrid?


Flutter apps compile to native code and render their own interface, so they behave like native apps rather than a web page in a wrapper. For most products, users cannot tell a well-built Flutter app from a native one.


Can one Flutter codebase cover iOS, Android, web and desktop?


Yes, and that is the main reason to choose it. The same codebase targets all four, so extending an app to web or desktop later does not mean starting again.


What does ongoing maintenance and support involve?


After launch we maintain and update your app as Flutter and the app stores change: new iOS and Android releases, security patches and improvements. Because there is one codebase, each update ships once.


Can you migrate our existing native app to Flutter?


Yes. We migrate and rebuild native iOS and Android apps in Flutter so future changes ship from one codebase instead of two.


We start with a discovery pass to map what exists, then plan the rebuild around your users.


How do you handle App Store and Google Play submission?


Submission is part of our launch stage. We prepare the builds, assets and metadata, handle the App Store and Google Play review, and see the app through approval.


If a store flags something, we resolve it and resubmit.


How do we know your team is secure and credible?


You work directly with the in-house team under a UK contract, and you can inspect the accreditations listed above on request.

Work with us.

Got an amazing idea and need a dedicated specialist team to help get it off the ground? Got a thriving business that you’re looking to take to the next level? Get in touch today and see how can work together.