> I find this very hard to believe given how many big apps are written in flutter
I don't find it particularly hard to believe. Non-native apps easily stick out, but in cases where they're the most popular option their quality is irrelevant.
> life is made a lot harder without them.
That's a bit of a false dichotomy there, eh? If there were no easy way to create subpar cross platform apps, and the app itself were useful enough, surely someone would pick up the slack, no? The easy way out sucks, but it's just too tempting to resist.
I don't find it particularly hard to believe. Non-native apps easily stick out, but in cases where they're the most popular option their quality is irrelevant.
> life is made a lot harder without them.
That's a bit of a false dichotomy there, eh? If there were no easy way to create subpar cross platform apps, and the app itself were useful enough, surely someone would pick up the slack, no? The easy way out sucks, but it's just too tempting to resist.