CustomScrollView vs NestedScrollView

Developers should use CustomScrollView when building Flutter applications that require sophisticated scrolling layouts beyond simple lists or grids, such as apps with collapsible toolbars, nested scroll views, or custom scroll animations meets developers should learn and use nestedscrollview when building android applications that require nested scrolling, such as apps with collapsible toolbars, parallax effects, or complex list-detail interfaces where a recyclerview needs to scroll within a larger scrollable area. Here's our take.

CustomScrollView

Nice Pick

Developers should use CustomScrollView when building Flutter applications that require sophisticated scrolling layouts beyond simple lists or grids, such as apps with collapsible toolbars, nested scroll views, or custom scroll animations

Pros

• It is particularly useful for scenarios where multiple scrollable components need to behave as a single unit, like in social media feeds with headers, lists, and grids, or in e-commerce apps with product details and reviews
• Related to: flutter, sliverappbar

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

NestedScrollView

Developers should learn and use NestedScrollView when building Android applications that require nested scrolling, such as apps with collapsible toolbars, parallax effects, or complex list-detail interfaces where a RecyclerView needs to scroll within a larger scrollable area

Pros

• It is particularly useful in scenarios where traditional ScrollView fails to handle nested scroll events properly, leading to janky or broken scrolling behavior
• Related to: android-development, recyclerview

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. CustomScrollView is a widget while NestedScrollView is a framework. We picked CustomScrollView based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

CustomScrollView wins

Based on overall popularity. CustomScrollView is more widely used, but NestedScrollView excels in its own space.