Mobile Applicaton Case Study
Gluten AI
Personalization at Scale Through AI-Powered Meal Planning – Delivering Tailored Nutrition Experiences with Real-Time Intelligence and Mobile Accessibility
Client profile
Gluten AI is an emerging health-tech platform focused on helping users with allergies, food sensitivities, and medical dietary needs build personalized, AI-generated meal plans. Their goal is simple: make nutrition management effortless, accurate, and scalable — especially for those with complex or restrictive diets.
Challenge
Gluten AI had a powerful engine — an AI-backed backend capable of generating personalized meal plans based on health conditions, allergies, and user goals. But none of it mattered without one critical piece: a working frontend.
There was no mobile app, no user interface, and no way for real users to experience the value. The intelligence was there. But the product? Nowhere.
To succeed, the platform needed:
- A fully responsive Flutter app for iOS and Android
- Real-time integration with backend AI logic
- A user experience that could handle complex dietary inputs with ease
- Offline support and robust local data handling
- And above all — a partner who could move fast, align daily, and keep scope razor-sharp
The project didn’t start with bugs. It started with nothing. In that context, execution had to be lean, deliberate, and friction-free from day one.
No frontend meant no product. No product meant no growth. That made speed and clarity non-negotiable.
Our Strategic Approach
We proposed a Flutter-based frontend designed to bring AI-powered planning to life through:
- Single codebase deployment for iOS and Android
- A UX architecture that allows for personalized plan creation based on user preferences, dietary conditions, and allergy data
- Real-time integration with backend systems powering recipe logic
- Local data storage for offline functionality and state persistence
- Lightweight architecture to support rapid iteration and scaling
From day one, the partnership was built on transparency, rapid feedback cycles, and clear expectations.
No blockers, no confusion — just alignment and execution.
Execution: Rapid Frontend Delivery, Designed to Scale
We took the lead on transforming AI capability into daily user experience — fast, scalable, and ready for launch. Every deliverable was built to reduce friction, enable personalization, and deliver consistent performance across devices.
Built the Entire Mobile UI in Flutter
We designed and implemented the full interface using Flutter, ensuring seamless consistency between iOS and Android. The result was a single, unified codebase with faster deployment cycles and visual parity across platforms.
Integrated with Backend Logic
Our team connected the frontend directly to the AI engine, allowing real-time recipe generation based on user input. This tight integration allowed for dynamic, context-aware recommendations and ensured the app responded instantly to user selections.
Designed Intuitive User Flows
We crafted clear onboarding and input flows to handle dietary restrictions, allergies, and nutrition goals. The logic supports multi-variable input without complexity — empowering users while reducing cognitive load.
Implemented Local Storage for Offline Access
To ensure continuous usability, we added local data handling that stores sessions, preferences, and recipes. Users can browse and plan even without a live connection — essential for retention and usability.
Leveraged Flutter’s Hot Reload
We used Flutter’s hot reload functionality to rapidly test, refine, and release interface updates. This significantly cut dev time and enabled instant feedback loops during critical phases of UX tuning.
Delivered UI Logic
The interface turns backend complexity into everyday simplicity - allowing users to receive, tweak, and follow AI-generated plans with clarity. We focused on creating not just a system, but a usable tool people would want to come back to daily.
Gluten AI Tech Stack
Gluten AI was built using a lightweight, mobile-first tech stack optimized for speed, responsiveness, and user personalization.
The app was developed in Flutter with Dart, enabling seamless deployment across iOS and Android from a single codebase. Android Studio served as the core development environment, allowing rapid iteration and direct access to native features.
To ensure smooth performance even without connectivity, we implemented local storage, supporting offline access to user preferences and persistent session data.
Custom Flutter widgets were crafted to deliver a highly tailored UI for ingredient input, allergy filtering, and recipe display. Real-time interactions with the backend AI engine were enabled through robust API integration, ensuring accurate and fast recommendations.
Results:
Gluten AI’s transformation wasn’t incremental – it was foundational. What started as a backend-only concept is now a fully functional, user-ready platform – designed to scale, retain, and monetize.
Operational Outcomes
- Delivered a fully functional Flutter app, ready for real user onboarding
- Built a single, streamlined user flow capable of handling complex health, allergy, and dietary data
- Enabled rapid iteration cycles through live preview, QA feedback, and hot reload
- Ensured cross-platform consistency through one unified codebase
- Reduced development overhead by eliminating duplication and simplifying future maintenance
- Established the frontend architecture to support personalized health journeys at scale
The completed frontend unlocked everything the backend was built to deliver:
- A production-grade UX that reflects the intelligence and credibility of the AI core
- A system built to scale membership, engagement, and user data acquisition
- A visual platform ready for premium features, upsell logic, and gamified retention
- A branded, trustworthy interface that gives consumer-grade usability to a medical-grade problem
The result:
the product isn’t just functional – it’s now commercially viable, ready to grow, and aligned with long-term market expansion.
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Strategy & Business Development Manager at Telenor
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