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Flutter-powered AI app builder A head-to-head of two Permissions packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
permission_handler leads on usage with about 396.6x the daily downloads of smart_permission (127,308 vs 321 per day). permission_handler has the larger GitHub following (2,174 vs 8 stars).
🇳🇱 baseflow.com · v13.0.2
Permission plugin for Flutter. This plugin provides a cross-platform (iOS, Android) API to request and check permissions.
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Flutter runtime permissions made easy: one-line requests, adaptive dialogs, and full flows on Android & iOS.
| Metric | permission_handler | smart_permission |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 127,308 | 321 |
| Rank in Permissions | #1 | #8 |
| GitHub stars | 2,174 | 8 |
| Likes | 6,014 | 19 |
| Pub points | 160 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 1 days | — |
| Contributors | 94 | 1 |
| Last commit | 1 month ago | 2 months ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| First published | 8 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, windows, web | android, ios, windows, web |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.