Both Android Compose and Flutter are UI frameworks used for building mobile applications, but they have some key differences:
Android Compose:
Native Android development: Focuses on native Android development, providing tight integration with Android APIs and tooling.
Kotlin-based: Uses Kotlin, a statically typed language, which can be appealing for developers familiar with the language.
Declarative syntax: Uses a declarative syntax where you describe the UI state and Compose takes care of rendering it, leading to less boilerplate code and potentially cleaner code.
Still in its early stages: While stable for production use, Compose is still evolving and adding features, so some functionalities might be missing compared to Flutter.
Flutter:
Cross-platform development: Aims for cross-platform development, allowing you to build the same app for Android and iOS (and web and desktop) with a single codebase.
Dart-based: Uses Dart, an object-oriented language created by Google specifically for Flutter.
Imperative UI: Uses an imperative approach to UI development, which might be more familiar to some developers but can lead to more boilerplate code compared to Compose.
Mature and feature-rich: More mature and established than Compose, with a wider range of features and widgets available.