In-App Purchases Guide for Flutter Framework

With the increase in mobile payment apps, if you want to build a new app having an in-app purchase Flutter is important for the success and business of your app. Users increase your app revenue by buying digital goods and services within your app. Here is what the Flutter framework has to offer regarding in-app purchases.

What is In-App Purchasing?

Most apps have some type of in-app purchase feature that users access to buy anything within the application using a payment method. Users mostly use it to get access to premium content or unlock extra features. Here are some of the types of in-app purchase Flutter. 

• One of the most common in-app purchases is a subscription to access app content and services. You probably know about it from digital tools and video streaming apps that require subscriptions.
• Most apps also offer a free trial period to check their paid features but the users have to set a payment method to use the trial. In-app purchases also include bundles with all types of items at a discounted price.
• In-app purchases include virtual currency and top-ups and one-time transactions for a purchase which are also called consumables. Users can also spend money to make a non-consumable purchase within an app such as getting premium content, unlocking more app features, or entering an event. Non-consumables require one-time payment and the user can enjoy them as long as they have the app.

About Flutter In-App Purchases 

If you are thinking about building a cross-platform app with Flutter, you should know about some of the successful examples of Flutter apps such as the Alibaba group and eBay. Both of these apps have in-app purchase functionality and if you want to build a similar app then you should know about the in-app-purchase plugin. It is compatible with Android and iOS apps and you have to configure it with corresponding stores before adding the plugin with any of these two methods.

In-app purchase Flutter plugin works with a generic Flutter API which supports most use cases for purchasing the app. Flutter is a Google-supported framework so it is the first choice of many business owners and tech companies who want to create high-performance apps while spending less on development costs. The framework also comes with a large community of active developers and contributors who test Flutter’s potential and is available for support.

Benefits of Using Flutter

• Flutter apps are faster as they load ahead of time and they also offer close to native performance. These apps are also more responsive as they offer a natural user experience while taking up less storage space.
• The hot reload feature makes Flutter the best cross-platform framework for developers. Normally, a developer will have to load the application again when making some changes in the code but Flutter applies those changes in real-time enabling developers to test instant results.
• With the use of Dart language, Flutter works faster than any other cross-platform framework as it does not require the JavaScript Bridge for native platform communication. It makes it a lot faster. Flutter is also free to use and open source for app development.
• You can easily create a beautiful and user-friendly app with Flutter as it offers you a huge library with customizable widgets.