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It's an investment tracking app [1]. Flutter did a lot to fight jank on iOS in the past months/years and is still improving there. So far I've heard no complain

It's an investment tracking app [1]. Flutter did a lot to fight jank on iOS in the past months/years and is still improving there. So far I've heard no complains from my users. [1] https://stockevents.app https://stockevents.app

jamil7 5y ago
Great work, I downloaded and played around, it's a useful app and am glad it's working out for you. I may be picky as I work as an iOS developer but I definitely see the places where it doesn't look or feel native to me and unfortunately list scrolling and view transitions still stutter - I understand this is a known issue the Flutter team is working on and is out of your control. Overall probably expected and reasonable trade-offs for a cross-platform framework.
- davidkuennen 5y ago
  Cool, thanks a lot for the review and feedback! I think oftentimes it's hard to tell if it's a problem with the framework/SDK or your own code. I can't deny that there is a lot unoptimized code (for performance) in my app and I'm sure native iOS would be more forgiving. I guess it's 50/50 fault of my own negligence and flutter causing this jank.
  - abeisgreat 5y ago
    I migrated from being a lifetime Android user to an iOS user a few years ago and I’m also a paid user of your app. StockEvents has never felt jankier than iOS as a whole. Is it perfect? No but iOS itself is filled with bugs and inconsistencies (just like Android). It’s definitely never felt out of place UX wise, I can’t think of any app I use regularly that uses much of the native iOS UI toolkit (except maybe the phone Settings) so I really have no specific expectations.
    - davidkuennen 5y ago
      Hey, thanks a lot for using Stock Events and thanks for your feedback! I'm always humbled whenever I come across one of my users. Feel free to contact me through the app or otherwise if there's anything that could be improved!
    - jamil7 5y ago
      These are actual issues recognised by the Flutter team themselves - you can't really hand wave them away as being standard iOS issues.
      - Steltek 5y ago
        Saying Flutter and native iOS share the same issues is not the same as denying it as a Flutter issue.
      - jklein11 5y ago
        I think the point was that from the perspective of the user the experience isn't any worse than a native IOS app. Your user likely doesn't know or care about the difference between a Flutter issue vs a Native IOS issue. You just don't want them to open the app and say wow this is jankier than normal, I don't trust it.

jamil7 5y ago

Great work, I downloaded and played around, it's a useful app and am glad it's working out for you. I may be picky as I work as an iOS developer but I definitely see the places where it doesn't look or feel native to me and unfortunately list scrolling and view transitions still stutter - I understand this is a known issue the Flutter team is working on and is out of your control. Overall probably expected and reasonable trade-offs for a cross-platform framework.

davidkuennen 5y ago
Cool, thanks a lot for the review and feedback! I think oftentimes it's hard to tell if it's a problem with the framework/SDK or your own code. I can't deny that there is a lot unoptimized code (for performance) in my app and I'm sure native iOS would be more forgiving. I guess it's 50/50 fault of my own negligence and flutter causing this jank.
- abeisgreat 5y ago
  I migrated from being a lifetime Android user to an iOS user a few years ago and I’m also a paid user of your app. StockEvents has never felt jankier than iOS as a whole. Is it perfect? No but iOS itself is filled with bugs and inconsistencies (just like Android). It’s definitely never felt out of place UX wise, I can’t think of any app I use regularly that uses much of the native iOS UI toolkit (except maybe the phone Settings) so I really have no specific expectations.
  - davidkuennen 5y ago
    Hey, thanks a lot for using Stock Events and thanks for your feedback! I'm always humbled whenever I come across one of my users. Feel free to contact me through the app or otherwise if there's anything that could be improved!
  - jamil7 5y ago
    These are actual issues recognised by the Flutter team themselves - you can't really hand wave them away as being standard iOS issues.
    - Steltek 5y ago
      Saying Flutter and native iOS share the same issues is not the same as denying it as a Flutter issue.
    - jklein11 5y ago
      I think the point was that from the perspective of the user the experience isn't any worse than a native IOS app. Your user likely doesn't know or care about the difference between a Flutter issue vs a Native IOS issue. You just don't want them to open the app and say wow this is jankier than normal, I don't trust it.