I think Flutter is better _because_ it uses Dart. I used to hate that decision ("Not another language to learn.."), but Flutter and Dart are like Mac and macOS (I'm aware people complaining about macOS quality going down the hill.. but that's another story). They're both from the same company, seemingly built for each other, and the language (Dart) improvements are _relevant_ for the platform (Flutter).
Flutter still has its quirks, but hands down, it's the best platform for the majority of "standard" apps. Great developer experience, acceptable performance and size.
Also, about hiring.. from my experience, it's one of my selling points in recruiting mobile developers. Many mobile developers want to learn Flutter, so I easily get dozens of candidates who know Flutter only from their hobby projects but want to get involved in real projects. But, of course, you still need some senior Flutter guy.
My only complaint is since the platform is expanding, things break too easily. You _can_ lock dependencies, but you'll feel guilty.
Flutter still has its quirks, but hands down, it's the best platform for the majority of "standard" apps. Great developer experience, acceptable performance and size.
Also, about hiring.. from my experience, it's one of my selling points in recruiting mobile developers. Many mobile developers want to learn Flutter, so I easily get dozens of candidates who know Flutter only from their hobby projects but want to get involved in real projects. But, of course, you still need some senior Flutter guy.
My only complaint is since the platform is expanding, things break too easily. You _can_ lock dependencies, but you'll feel guilty.