InheritedWidget and Provider are both used for state management in Flutter, but they have some key differences:
InheritedWidget is a built-in widget in Flutter that allows you to share data across widgets in the widget tree. It works by providing a way to access a value from the nearest ancestor widget that holds the value. The main advantage of InheritedWidget is its simplicity and ease of use[1][4].
Provider is a wrapper around InheritedWidget that makes it easier to use and more reusable. By using Provider instead of manually writing InheritedWidget, you get[3]:
Simplified allocation/disposal of resources
Lazy-loading
Reduced boilerplate over making a new class every time
Devtool friendly - the state of your application will be visible in the Flutter devtool
A common way to consume these InheritedWidgets (See Provider.of/...
