Does Flutter work like a browser? How is it different from a WebView based application?

No, Flutter does not work like a browser. Flutter is a cross-platform framework for building natively compiled applications from a single codebase, while a WebView based application embeds a web browser inside a native app.

The key differences are:

• Flutter uses its own rendering engine to draw UI elements directly on the device's screen, without relying on a browser engine. This allows for fast, smooth performance and native look and feel[1][2].

• In a WebView based app, web content is rendered by an embedded browser engine, similar to how a webpage is displayed in a regular web browser. This can lead to slower performance compared to Flutter[3].

• Flutter apps are compiled to native code (ARM for Android, x86 for iOS), while WebView apps run interpreted JavaScript code in a browser engine[1][2].

• Flutter provides a rich set of customizable widgets for building UI, while WebView apps rely on HTML/CSS/JS to create the interface[1][2].

• Flutter apps have full access t...