How much does it cost to hire a Flutter developer? +
Our tiered rates: Junior $18/hr (~$2,800/mo), Mid $28/hr (~$4,400/mo), Senior $40/hr (recommended for most projects, ~$6,200/mo), Lead $60/hr (~$9,200/mo). All rates are full-time dedicated (160 hrs/month). Hourly engagements available at Senior tier and above with a 40-hour minimum. Monthly rolling contracts, 4-week minimum. Commit to 3 months for 10% off, 6 months for 15% off.
Why is your $18/hr competitive with $10-15/hr bargain shops? +
Because hourly rate isn't the right comparison — total cost-to-ship is. Our AI workflow (Claude Code, Cursor, GetWidget UI kit, internal Flutter prompt library) means a feature that takes a $10/hr bargain shop 10 hours takes our team 5 hours. You pay less in total AND ship sooner. A typical 6-screen Flutter MVP runs $11,000 at a $22/hr standard India agency vs $4,500-7,000 with us. The math wins on both axes.
How fast can you match a Flutter developer to my project? +
Solo Senior or Mid developer: 48 hours from signed NDA. Senior + Mid pair: 5-7 days. Full pod (Lead + 2-3 Seniors + QA): 10-14 days. Speed depends on tier. Seniors are usually queued; Leads need a 1-2 week handoff from previous engagements. We're transparent on availability during the discovery call.
Are these full-time dedicated developers or shared across clients? +
Full-time dedicated. Each developer is committed 100% to your project for the engagement duration. No multi-tasking across clients, no shared bandwidth. Daily standups with your PM, weekly demos, full access to commit history and hours. Reports to your engineering lead, works in your project board (Jira, Linear, GitHub, whatever).
What happens if a developer doesn't work out? +
30-day replacement guarantee. We replace at no cost, no questions asked, in the first 30 days. After 30 days, replacement is still free if the issue is on our side. New developer gets a 1-week ramp budget on us, not you. Most clients never trigger this, but we surface it transparently because the offer matters even when it's not used.
Will AI-generated code cause quality issues later? +
Quality is higher, not lower, when AI is properly integrated. AI catches common Flutter bugs earlier (null safety, state anti-patterns, missing error handlers). Test coverage is typically higher because test scaffolds are cheap. Every PR runs an AI review pass before human review. No AI-generated code merges without a human approving it. We share our review checklist with clients on request.
Do I get full ownership of the source code and IP? +
Yes. Standard work-for-hire contract: all source code, design files, build configurations, CI/CD scripts, and documentation are yours from day one. We sign your NDA or use a mutual one. We never reuse client code on other projects without explicit permission.
What Flutter framework versions do you ship with? +
Flutter 3.x with Dart 3 by default. Null-safety from day one. We use Material 3 + Cupertino for cross-platform theming, plus our own GetWidget UI kit components for accelerated UI implementation. For state management, we default to Riverpod 2 — but we'll match your existing stack (BLoC, Provider, GetX) if you have one in flight.
Can you migrate my existing native iOS / Android app to Flutter? +
Yes. We use Flutter's Add-to-App pattern to migrate incrementally, screen-by-screen and feature-by-feature, rather than a risky big-bang rewrite. The old native shell stays live while we move surfaces over. Typical full migration: 8-14 weeks depending on app size. No user-visible downtime; no app-store re-submission until the migration is complete.
Do you handle App Store and Play Store submission? +
Yes, end-to-end. Provisioning profiles, App Store Connect, TestFlight beta, screenshot generation, store listing copy, App Privacy declarations, Play Console internal testing, signed AAB builds, content rating, age gating. All handled. We've shipped 1000+ Flutter projects through the stores; we know the rejection patterns and how to avoid them.
What about ongoing maintenance after the app ships? +
Maintenance is one of the most common engagement modes. After MVP ships, many clients drop to a part-time engagement (80 hrs/month, +20% rate) for ongoing bug fixes, store-policy updates, framework version bumps, and small feature additions. Some keep a full-time Senior on retainer for a roadmap of features. We match the cadence to your actual needs.
Can you build a backend for my Flutter app, or only the Flutter side? +
Both. Roughly half our engagements include backend work, usually Node.js, Python, or Firebase / Supabase. The other half integrates with the client's existing backend (REST or GraphQL). For backend work we use our Senior + Lead tier; Junior and Full Stack tiers focus on Flutter implementation.
Do you sign NDAs before discussing my project? +
Yes, before any technical conversation. We sign your NDA template or use our standard mutual NDA, whichever you prefer. NDAs are typically signed within 2-4 hours of you sending the document. We never discuss specifics of client projects outside the engagement, never reuse code, and never share names or screenshots without explicit permission.
How does the timezone overlap work practically? +
Our default working hours are India Standard Time (UTC+5:30). That gives full overlap with UK (3.5-4.5h ahead in summer), full overlap with EU (3.5-4.5h ahead), full overlap with AU east coast (4.5-6h behind us). US Pacific gets 2-3 morning hours of overlap (their evening, our morning), and most US clients use this window for daily standups. We're flexible on shifted hours (US PT or ET) at +10% rate.
What if my project scope changes mid-engagement? +
We work in 2-week sprints with explicit scope check-ins at the end of each. If scope expands mid-sprint, we re-plan the next sprint to accommodate or estimate the added scope as a follow-on. Time-and-materials engagements absorb scope changes naturally (you're billed for actual hours). Fixed-scope engagements get a change-order signed before new work starts. No surprise invoices.
How is QA done on Flutter projects you ship? +
Every PR is tested by the developer before review (widget tests + integration tests + manual smoke). Larger engagements include a dedicated QA developer who owns regression, edge-case testing, and pre-release sign-off. We use Patrol or integration_test for cross-platform automation, Sentry / Crashlytics for production error tracking. QA scope and depth is matched to project risk. A fintech wallet gets deeper QA than a content-only news reader.
Why hire from hireflutterdev instead of going to Upwork or Toptal directly? +
Three differences: (1) freelance platforms have no replacement guarantee. If your dev disappears mid-sprint, you start over; we replace within 48h. (2) Freelancers split attention across multiple clients; our developers are 100% dedicated to your project for the engagement. (3) Freelancers don't share our AI workflow, prompt library, or the GetWidget UI kit, so the velocity advantage doesn't transfer. Same hours produce noticeably less output. The hourly rate difference ($25 freelance vs $40 our Senior) is more than recovered in shipped output.
What countries can I hire from? Just India? +
Our dedicated developers are India-based — that's where the cost-quality math works. Engagement is global: we work with US, UK, EU, Australian, Canadian, and Indian clients. We handle invoicing in USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, INR. The team itself is distributed across Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, and remote. Async-default workflows mean physical location matters less than discipline.
How do I get started? What does the first email look like? +
Send a 3-4 sentence note to
[email protected] with your project name, rough scope, timeline, and one budget signal (rate range or total). We respond within 4 business hours, usually with a discovery call invite. The discovery call is 30 minutes, no obligation, no pitch deck. By end of the call you'll have a recommended team configuration and a rate range. From there to signed contract is typically 3-5 business days.