Cross-Platform E-commerce App

E-commerce App (Flutter + Laravel API)

We designed and built a modern e-commerce app using Flutter for iOS and Android, backed by a Laravel API. The app focuses on speed, conversion, and reliability: category browsing feels instant, product details load quickly with optimized images, and checkout flows are tuned for minimal friction and cart abandonment.

Advanced Flutter architecture powers the experience: layered navigation, custom animations, cached product feeds, and background sync make the app feel native and polished. Real-time inventory, discount logic, and order state updates are served from the backend so marketing and operations teams can run campaigns without needing new app releases.

Conversion-optimized shopping UX Flutter high-performance UI Multi-gateway checkout Push & in-app campaigns
Impact at a glance

+35%

Mobile revenue uplift

↓ Cart drop

Reduced abandonment

Sub-sec

Perceived screen loads

2 platforms

Single Flutter codebase

The brand moved from a web-only funnel to a full mobile commerce experience with push-driven re-engagement, better loyalty, and more repeat purchases.

Problem

Before the app, the business struggled with:

  • Web-only store with poor mobile conversion and slow page loads on 4G.
  • No native app presence, so no push notifications or deep-link campaigns.
  • Fragmented experience between product discovery, wishlist, and checkout.
  • Hard-coded promotions that required dev changes for every new offer.
Solution

We delivered a full Flutter + Laravel commerce stack:

  • Flutter app with clean architecture, advanced state management, and smooth page transitions.
  • Category, search, product detail, cart, and checkout flows designed for thumb-first usage.
  • Laravel API for catalog, pricing, promotions, and order management with JWT-based auth.
  • Deep links and push notifications for campaigns, abandoned carts, and order updates.
Outcome

The e-commerce app now:

  • Drives more of the brand’s revenue from repeat mobile customers.
  • Supports time-boxed campaigns (sales, drops, bundles) without app updates.
  • Provides a stable, trackable funnel from first open to repeat purchase.
  • Gives marketing a new channel for targeted offers using push + in-app banners.

Architecture overview

The app uses a modern Flutter architecture on the client and a Laravel-based API on the backend, so the shopping experience stays fast while the business rules remain flexible.

  • Flutter client – Modular feature-based structure (auth, catalog, cart, checkout, profile) with advanced state management (e.g., Riverpod/GetX/BLoC) and custom navigation guards.
  • Laravel API – REST endpoints for products, categories, inventory, prices, vouchers, and orders with role-based access and rate limiting.
  • Real-time & caching layer – HTTP + WebSocket or polling for stock/price updates; on-device caching of catalog and images for fast browsing and offline tolerance.
  • Payments & wallets – Integrations with Stripe/PayPal/local gateways and optional in-app wallet / store credit support.
  • Engagement & analytics – Push notifications (FCM/APNs), deep links, analytics events, and A/B testing hooks across the funnel.
Advanced Flutter features in production
Smooth, animated UX

Custom page transitions, hero animations for product images, and micro-interactions on buttons and cart updates to keep the app feeling premium.

Offline-friendly browsing

Recently viewed products, carts, and wishlists cached on-device using Hive/Sqflite so users can interact even with unstable networks.

Robust state & error handling

Global error boundaries, retry flows, and fine-grained loading states to avoid janky spinners and broken screens during network issues.

Deep links & push actions

Campaign links open directly into product, category, or promo pages, with push actions mapped to in-app screens and preserved navigation stack.

CI/CD pipelines (Fastlane, code signing, build flavors) keep shipping smooth, while runtime configuration lets the team adjust content and flags without waiting for store reviews.

Commerce capabilities
  • Category, search, and filters optimized for mobile.
  • Product variants, bundles, and cross-sell / upsell widgets.
  • Coupon codes, flash sales, and time-boxed offers.
  • Guest checkout plus full account / order history experience.
Tech stack & tooling
  • Flutter for iOS and Android with modular architecture.
  • Laravel backend for APIs, catalog, and order management.
  • Secure auth (JWT/OAuth), role-based endpoints, and logging.
  • FCM/APNs for push; analytics + crash reporting integrated.
Typical use cases
  • D2C brands launching a dedicated mobile shopping app.
  • Retailers evolving from web-only stores to omnichannel commerce.
  • Marketplaces aggregating multiple vendors in one app experience.
  • Any business that needs a fast, scalable e-commerce app built on Flutter.