Nitha is a music streaming app developed in Flutter to provide an ad-free and subscription-free listening experience. Frustrated with constant interruptions on platforms like Spotify, I decided to build an app that prioritizes uninterrupted music streaming. Inspired by Blackhole, Nitha brings a smooth, high-quality, and clutter-free music experience to users.
Key Features
Ad-Free Streaming: Enjoy music without annoying ads or interruptions.
No Paid Subscriptions: No need for premium plans—listen to unlimited music for free.
High-Quality Audio: Supports multiple bitrates for the best listening experience.
Offline Playback: Download your favorite tracks and listen offline.
Beautiful UI: Smooth and intuitive design built with Flutter.
Fast & Lightweight: Optimized performance for quick loading and seamless playback.
Custom Playlists: Create and manage personalized playlists effortlessly.
Dark Mode Support: User-friendly UI with light and dark themes.
Technologies Used
Flutter & Dart: Cross-platform development for a smooth mobile experience.
Audio Service & Just Audio: Handles music playback efficiently.
SQLite & Hive: Local storage for offline music and playlists.
Provider & Riverpod: State management for responsive UI updates.
API Integration: Fetches music data from various sources.
Challenges and Learnings
Building Nitha was a challenging yet rewarding experience. Handling background audio playback, and building a module to fetch songs from multiple sources while avoiding ads were key technical hurdles.I also gained deep insights into:
State management techniques in Flutter.
Optimizing API calls to reduce latency.
Enhancing UI/UX for a clean and engaging experience.
Deep Dive: The Architecture of Nitha
1️⃣ Cross-Platform Architecture with Flutter & Dart
Nitha is built using Flutter, leveraging its single codebase to deliver a high-performance and native-like experience on both Android and iOS. The app is structured using the MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) pattern, ensuring clean separation of concerns, better maintainability, and testability.🔹 Key Considerations:
Used Dart isolates to handle background tasks without blocking the UI.
Optimized UI rendering using const constructors and widget refactoring to avoid unnecessary rebuilds.
Implemented Flutter’s Skia rendering engine for smooth animations and transitions.
2️⃣ Seamless Music Playback & Background Audio Management
Handling continuous playback and background audio is one of the biggest challenges in music streaming apps. Nitha uses Just Audio + Audio Service to support:
Gapless playback for an uninterrupted experience.
Background audio with media controls (lock screen & notifications).
Automatic buffering & caching to minimize latency.
Adaptive streaming to switch between different bitrates dynamically.
🔹 Technical Breakdown:
Implemented preloading & lazy loading of the next track for instant playback.
Integrated system-wide media controls via Android Media Session API.
Used ExoPlayer (Android) under the hood via Just Audio.
3️⃣ Bypassing Ads & Subscription Restrictions
Nitha sources music from multiple platforms (Spotify, Saavn, YouTube, etc.) without ads or paywalls. This is achieved using a multi-source music aggregation engine, which:
Fetches direct streaming URLs from public APIs & reverse-engineered endpoints.
Nitha successfully provides a free, high-quality, and ad-free music streaming experience. With a smooth UI, offline playback, and no subscriptions, it stands as a solid alternative to mainstream platforms.This project showcases my skills in Flutter mobile app development, and UI/UX design while solving a real-world problem. 🚀
