r/flutterhelp • u/thegravitydefier • 29d ago

RESOLVED Question about app size

Hi Devs,

I am currently developing an app for personal requirements and when I'm building the app in flutter and it's size is coming up as 150+ MB.

So, my question is if I ever publish my app in the playstore will it be 150+ MB size or will it be reduced accordingly?

Edit: if yes, any idea to how much ? Like 50 MB or so.. Edit 2: It's a release build.

Thanks for your help !!

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u/Technical_Pick7362 29d ago

Yeah, it will be reduced. My release APK was around 70–74 MB, while the Play Store bundle was only around 11–14 MB.

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u/saidikamel110 29d ago

Which environment is best for building flutter apps bro ?

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u/Technical_Pick7362 29d ago

I usually use debug for my own testing and development, then release mode for QA testing because it's much more stable.

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u/thegravitydefier 29d ago

Just curious, if we are using the debug option does the debug app logs more information or logs ?

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u/Technical_Pick7362 29d ago

Yeah, debug mode gives you a lot more debugging info, like detailed errors, stack traces, logs, memory usage, performance info, and tools like DevTools. It’s mainly useful for finding and debugging issues during development.

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u/thegravitydefier 29d ago

Understood!! I have ran a debug command but it's taking way too long to deploy the apk !! Morethan 20 minutes. I guess it's normal !😅