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Flutter-powered AI app builder A head-to-head of two Forms & Validation packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
pinput leads on usage with about 2.8x the daily downloads of dropdown_search (20,745 vs 7,345 per day). pinput has the larger GitHub following (860 vs 388 stars).
🇫🇷 salimdev.ovh · v8.1.0
Simple, reactive and highly customizable Flutter Dropdown with a lot of features (search, popups platform, async/sync,...) with multi mode like menu, dialog, bottomSheet and etc.
tornike.dev · v6.0.2
Pin code input (OTP) text field, iOS SMS autofill, Android SMS autofill One Time Code, Password, Passcode, Captcha, Security, Coupon, Wowcher, 2FA, Two step verification
| Metric | dropdown_search | pinput |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 7,345 | 20,745 |
| Rank in Forms & Validation | #4 | #1 |
| GitHub stars | 388 | 860 |
| Likes | 1,970 | 3,502 |
| Pub points | 160 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | — | — |
| Contributors | 17 | 23 |
| Last commit | 20 days ago | 8 months ago |
| CI | No | No |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| First published | 6 years ago | 7 years ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web | android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.