flutter_fgbg
Flutter plugin to detect when app(not Flutter container) goes to background or foreground
A head-to-head of two Background Tasks packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
isolated_object leads on usage with about 2.1x the daily downloads of flutter_fgbg (9,016 vs 4,208 per day). isolated_object has the larger GitHub following (3,252 vs 92 stars).
Flutter plugin to detect when app(not Flutter container) goes to background or foreground
🇸🇪 serverpod.dev · v0.1.0
Wraps an object in a dedicated isolate and forwards method calls to it, so timer- or event-loop-driven work (e.g. progress spinners) keeps running even when the calling isolate's event loop is blocked. Dependency-free.
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| Metric | flutter_fgbg | isolated_object |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 4,208 | 9,016 |
| Rank in Background Tasks | #5 | #2 |
| GitHub stars | 92 | 3,252 |
| Likes | 182 | 8 |
| Pub points | 150 / 160 | 140 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | — | 1 days |
| Contributors | 6 | 87 |
| Last commit | 4 months ago | yesterday |
| CI | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| First published | 5 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Platforms | android, ios | android, ios, windows, linux, macos |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.