Is FlutterFlow free to use?

FlutterFlow has a free plan that lets you build and preview up to two projects in the browser. You can design full screens, configure navigation, and connect to Firebase. However, publishing to the App Store or Google Play, downloading source code, and connecting to Supabase or REST APIs all require a paid plan starting at $30/month. The free tier is useful for prototyping and learning, but not for shipping a real app.

Can you publish to the App Store with the free plan?

No. App Store and Google Play publishing requires at minimum the Standard plan at $30/month. You also need an Apple Developer account ($99/year) to submit to the App Store, and a Google Play Console account ($25 one-time fee) for Android. These are required by Apple and Google regardless of which FlutterFlow plan you're on.

Is FlutterFlow cheaper than hiring a React Native developer?

Significantly cheaper in most cases. A React Native developer building a comparable app charges €20,000–€50,000 for a typical scope, takes 3–4 months, and produces two separate codebases (or one complex React Native codebase) that requires ongoing maintenance from a developer. A FlutterFlow app costs €5,000–€20,000, takes 3–8 weeks, and produces a real Flutter codebase that's maintainable in FlutterFlow without hiring a developer full-time.

Does FlutterFlow pricing include backend?

No. FlutterFlow is a frontend builder — the platform fee covers the app UI and logic tools, but not your database or backend. Most FlutterFlow apps use Supabase as the backend, which is free for development and $25/month for production. Some apps use Firebase (Google's backend) or a custom API. Budget for backend costs separately — for most apps, $25–$50/month covers the full backend stack.

FlutterFlow Pricing in 2025: Is It Worth It? All Plans Compared

FlutterFlow pricing is one of the first things founders research before committing to the platform — and the plan descriptions on the pricing page leave out critical details that only become clear once you're mid-build. This guide breaks down what each plan actually includes, what you can and cannot ship on each tier, and how to calculate the total cost of a real FlutterFlow project including backend and hosting.

FlutterFlow Pricing Plans Overview

FlutterFlow currently offers four plan tiers: Free, Standard ($30/month billed monthly, or $24/month billed annually), Pro ($70/month billed monthly, or $56/month billed annually), and Teams (custom pricing based on seat count and requirements).

The pricing is per-user, per-month — each developer working on a project needs their own paid seat if they want access to paid features. For solo builders, this is straightforward. For agencies or teams of three or more developers, the total cost scales proportionally.

All paid plans include unlimited projects, so the per-project cost decreases significantly as you build more. If you're an agency using FlutterFlow for client work, the economics improve substantially with volume. The key gating factors between plans are code export, custom domains, API connections, and team collaboration features — each of which we break down below. See the FlutterFlow tool page for a broader overview of the platform's capabilities.

What the Free Plan Actually Lets You Do

The FlutterFlow free plan is genuinely useful for learning the platform and building prototypes. You can create up to two projects, design full UI screens, configure navigation, add components and widgets, and preview your app in the FlutterFlow browser simulator. You can connect to Firebase on the free tier. The in-browser preview gives a real-time rendering of your app as you build.

What the free plan cannot do: publish to the App Store or Google Play, download the source code, use custom domains for web deployment, connect to Supabase or REST APIs (these require a paid plan), or remove the FlutterFlow watermark from web builds. You also cannot add custom code, which limits the ability to extend beyond built-in widgets.

The practical reality: the free tier is for prototyping and learning, not shipping. If you're validating an app idea and need to show a working prototype to investors or co-founders, the free tier can produce a convincing demo. But the moment you need a real user to log in, connect to a real database, or install the app from an app store, you need a paid plan. Budget at least the Standard plan for any project with real users.

Standard Plan — Who It's For

The Standard plan at $30/month (or $24 annually) is designed for individual developers and freelancers building their first production apps. It unlocks the features that matter most for shipping: you can publish directly to App Store and Google Play, connect to Supabase and any REST or GraphQL API, download your project's source code, and deploy to the web without a watermark.

The Standard plan is the correct starting point for most solo builders and freelancers. A single FlutterFlow app that generates €500+/month in revenue more than justifies the platform cost. The annual plan at $288/year ($24/month) is the better economic choice for anyone who commits to the platform beyond a single project.

Limitations at the Standard tier: no custom code support (you cannot write Dart functions from scratch), no white-labelling for client delivery, and no team collaboration features that allow multiple developers to work simultaneously on the same project. For client projects where you need to hand off a project or work alongside a client's developer, the Standard plan can become limiting. Our hire a FlutterFlow developer page has more on how professional engagements are typically structured.

Pro Plan — When You Need It

The Pro plan at $70/month (or $56 annually) adds three capabilities that push FlutterFlow from MVP-tier to production-tier: custom code support, priority support, and advanced API management.

Custom code support is the most important unlock. On the Standard plan, you're limited to FlutterFlow's built-in widgets and actions. The Pro plan lets you write custom Dart functions, create custom widgets, and call custom actions — giving you access to any Flutter pub.dev package. This is essential for features like complex animations, custom chart libraries, device integrations (barcode scanners, Bluetooth), and any UI pattern not covered by FlutterFlow's standard widget library.

Priority support is worth real money on a client project with a deadline. Standard plan support runs through community forums and a ticket queue. Pro plan support includes priority email response, which in practice means hours rather than days for critical blockers.

If you're building for clients, the Pro plan also enables you to deliver cleaner projects — custom code for edge cases means you're not working around the tool's limitations in hacky ways. For any app going to paying customers or requiring non-standard functionality, the Pro plan is the appropriate baseline. The $40/month premium over Standard is recoverable from a single client project in hours saved.

Teams Plan — Enterprise and Agencies

The Teams plan is FlutterFlow's offering for agencies and companies with multiple developers working on multiple projects. Pricing is custom and negotiated based on seat count and requirements — expect the conversation to start at $100–$150/seat/month, with volume discounts for larger teams.

The key capabilities unlocked at the Teams tier: simultaneous multi-developer editing (like Google Docs for app building), granular permission management (control who can edit vs. view vs. export), white-label project delivery (deliver projects to clients without FlutterFlow branding), and a dedicated account manager.

For agencies building 5+ apps per year on FlutterFlow, the Teams plan often makes economic sense — the white-label capability alone simplifies client handoffs significantly. For companies with internal dev teams building multiple products in parallel, the simultaneous editing feature prevents the versioning conflicts that can occur when multiple developers work on a Standard plan project (which is single-user by design).

If you're evaluating the Teams plan for your agency, factor in the productivity gain from simultaneous editing and reduced back-and-forth on project handoffs. For most agencies doing 10+ projects per year, the overhead savings justify the cost difference over individual Pro seats.

Total Cost of a FlutterFlow Project

The FlutterFlow platform fee is only one component of the total cost of a mobile app project. Here's a realistic cost breakdown for a production app:

Platform: FlutterFlow Standard ($30/month) or Pro ($70/month). Backend: Supabase free tier covers development and early-stage apps (up to 50,000 monthly active users). Supabase Pro at $25/month is appropriate for any app with real traffic and daily backups. Total platform costs: $55–$95/month once the app is live.

Distribution costs: Apple Developer Program ($99/year) is required to publish to the App Store. Google Play ($25 one-time) is required for Google Play. These are fixed costs regardless of your FlutterFlow plan.

Development time: If you're building yourself, the platform cost is your primary outlay. If you're hiring a FlutterFlow developer or agency, expect €5,000–€20,000 for a production-ready app depending on scope. App Studio builds FlutterFlow apps for clients across this range — simple apps in 3–4 weeks, complex multi-feature apps in 8–12 weeks. Contact our team for a scope assessment on your specific project.

Comparison to alternatives: a native iOS + Android app from a development agency costs €30,000–€80,000 and takes 3–6 months. React Native from a developer runs €20,000–€50,000. FlutterFlow at €5,000–€20,000 with equivalent functionality is a 3–5x cost reduction for most standard app categories.