Flutter and Laravel app development: iOS, Android and the API behind them
Most mobile projects need three things built together: an iOS app, an Android app, and the backend they both talk to, usually with a web dashboard on top. Hiring separate people for each means three schedules, three sets of assumptions and a lot of time spent in meetings about the API.
I build all of it. Flutter gives you one codebase for both app stores, and Laravel gives you a solid API and admin panel. RestorePartnerPro, a referral marketplace on web, iOS and Android, is built exactly this way, by me alone, and has been in production for more than two years.
What you get
iOS and Android from one Flutter codebase
One codebase, two native apps. Features ship to both platforms at the same time, and fixing a bug once fixes it everywhere.
A Laravel REST API
One backend for the apps and the web, with authentication, business rules and data in one place, so every client behaves the same way.
A web dashboard
The admin side of the product, for your team to manage users, content and operations, and often a customer-facing web version of the app too.
Push notifications, payments and maps
The integrations mobile products usually need: push notifications, in-app payments with Stripe, location and maps, and file and photo uploads.
App Store and Google Play releases
Build signing, store listings and release management, set up under your own developer accounts so you own the apps outright.
Why one developer for app and API works
The API is designed for the app, not guessed at
When the same person builds both ends, the API returns what the screens need, in the shape they need it. No waiting on another team for an endpoint, no mismatched field names.
Backend first, then screens
Business rules live on the server, so the apps stay thin and a rule change doesn’t need an app store release. That keeps updates fast and your iOS and Android users consistent.
Weekly builds on real devices
You get test builds every week on your own phone, through TestFlight and Android testing tracks, so you are reacting to the real app rather than to screenshots.
Proof
Products where one backend serves several front ends:
How pricing works
App projects are priced as fixed-price milestones, typically starting with the API and core screens, then expanding feature by feature. You get the full breakdown in a written proposal within 48 hours of our first call, and each milestone is billed only after you have tested and accepted it.
Once the apps are live, a monthly retainer covers new features, OS updates and store releases. Either way, nothing starts until the scope and price are in writing and you have approved them.
Questions
Is Flutter good enough for a production app?
For the large majority of business apps, yes. Flutter compiles to native code on both platforms and handles forms, lists, maps, payments and notifications well. If your app depends on something very platform-specific, like heavy AR or deep hardware access, I will tell you up front.
Do I need a web version as well?
Usually there is at least an admin dashboard for your team. Because everything runs on one Laravel API, adding a customer-facing web version later is a front-end job, not a rebuild.
Who owns the apps and the store accounts?
You do. The apps are published under your Apple and Google developer accounts, the code lives in your repository, and the servers are in your cloud account from the start.
Can you work with an existing backend or app?
Yes. I can build a Flutter app against an API you already have, add an API to an existing Laravel project, or take over an existing Flutter app and its backend.
Planning an app?
Book a free 30-minute call. Within 48 hours you'll have a written plan with scope, timeline and a fixed price.