# CapWrapp vs Median.co

> CapWrapp vs Median.co (GoNative): a Capacitor app built from your GitHub repo vs a native shell around your live website. Store uploads, ownership, pricing.

**The short answer:** Pick **CapWrapp** if your app lives in a GitHub repo — Lovable, Bolt, Base44, Cursor — and you want it built as a Capacitor app you own, with TestFlight, Google Play, App Review and production handled from one dashboard. Pick **Median** if you only have a website URL (WordPress, Webflow, Bubble), want site changes to appear without new builds, or need a fully managed plan.

- CapWrapp: Adds Capacitor to your GitHub repo, builds on GitHub’s Macs, and ships to TestFlight, Google Play and App Review from one dashboard.
- Median.co (https://median.co): Formerly GoNative. An App Studio that wraps any website URL in Median’s native shell, with a JavaScript bridge and plugins. A one-time licence per app, then a yearly fee.
- Interactive version: https://capwr.app/comparison/capwrapp-vs-median
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- Last updated: 2026-10-29. Median.co facts checked on its public website that day.
- Written by the CapWrapp team.

## Choose CapWrapp if

- Your app’s code is on GitHub, built with an AI tool or by hand
- You want Google Play uploads and store submissions automated, not only iOS
- You want standard Capacitor projects, not a vendor’s native codebase
- You ship more than one app: three apps cost $29 a month, not three licences
- You want the store listing written once and translated by AI

## Choose Median.co if

- You have a website but no repo: WordPress, Webflow, Wix, Bubble
- You want site changes in the app straight away, without new builds
- You want a team to run it for you, on a managed Business plan

## CapWrapp vs Median.co at a glance

|  | CapWrapp | Median.co |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What you connect | Your GitHub repo | Any website URL |
| What ships in the app | **Your built web code, bundled in a Capacitor app** ✓ | Median’s native shell, which displays your live site |
| Native code | **Standard Capacitor iOS and Android projects in your repo** ✓ | Median’s own codebase; source downloadable, built in Xcode |
| iPhone builds without a Mac | Yes, on GitHub’s macOS runners | Yes, in Median’s cloud |
| TestFlight | Automatic upload; signing created from your API key | Automatic upload; signing created from your API key |
| Google Play | **Automatic upload to internal testing** ✓ | Download the AAB and upload it in Play Console |
| App Review and production | **Sent from CapWrapp’s Releases page** ✓ | In each store’s console, or Median’s paid publishing service |
| Store listing | **Written once, translated by AI, pushed to both stores** ✓ | Created by you in App Store Connect and Play Console |
| Web changes | A new build, through TestFlight and review | **Appear in the app straight away** ✓ |
| Native features | Capacitor plugins, plus RevenueCat, AdMob, OneSignal and more | JavaScript bridge and plugins; how many depends on the plan |
| Price | $29/month for up to 3 apps ($20 billed yearly), 14-day free trial | $229 once, then $179 a year, per app (Starter) |

✓ marks the stronger option on that line.

## How Median works

Median, called GoNative until its rebrand, has turned websites into apps since 2014. You paste a URL into its App Studio, set up navigation, icons and plugins in the browser, and Median builds iOS and Android apps on its own native codebase. The app displays your site the way a mobile browser would, so changes to the site appear without a new build. Native features — push, biometrics, social login, barcode scanning, purchases — go through the Median JavaScript Bridge and plugins, and the number of plugins depends on the plan.

With an App Store Connect API key, Median creates the certificates and uploads iOS builds to TestFlight. You still create the app record and the listing in App Store Connect, and for Android you download the App Bundle and upload it in Play Console — or pay for Median’s publishing service.

## How CapWrapp works

Connect the GitHub repo your project lives in — Lovable, Bolt and Base44 sync to GitHub in one click. If it is still a website, CapWrapp commits [Capacitor](https://capacitorjs.com), the open-source native runtime from Ionic, along with the iOS and Android projects. When you pick a commit, CapWrapp starts GitHub Actions in your own account: the web app is built and bundled into both apps, signed with keys from CapWrapp’s vault, and uploaded to TestFlight and Google Play’s internal testing track. From the Releases page you send a tested version to App Review or promote it to production on Google Play, with What’s New already translated. The store listing is written once and translated by AI. More in [how CapWrapp works](https://capwr.app/docs/how-it-works).

## A shell around your site, or your code in the app

Median shows your live website inside its shell. CapWrapp bundles your built code into the app with Capacitor. Median’s way works for any site — even one you can’t change — and updates instantly. CapWrapp’s way needs a web app you can build, such as a React, Vue or Vite app, and every change ships as a reviewed build.

- **Ownership.** Median lets you download and modify its native source, to build in Xcode and Android Studio yourself; future Median updates need an active plan. With CapWrapp the iOS and Android projects are standard Capacitor projects in your repo from day one.
- **Android.** Median leaves the Google Play upload to you. CapWrapp uploads every Android build to internal testing and promotes it to production when you say so.
- **Review.** Apple’s Guideline 4.2 rejects apps that are only a website, whichever tool built them. Run the free [Guideline 4.2 self-audit](https://capwr.app/free-tools/apple-guideline-4-2) before you submit. Median adds native navigation and plugins for the same reason.

## Pricing

Median sells a licence per app, covering iPhone and Android: Starter is $229 once, then $179 a year from the second year; Essential is $590 plus $399 a year; Plus is $990 plus $669 a year. Push, extra plugins and the publishing service are add-ons, and fully managed Business plans start at $7,200 a year. A free plan lets you try the builder with a watermark.

CapWrapp is a subscription priced by active apps, with every feature on every plan: $29 a month for up to 3 apps, $99 for 10 and $249 for 50 — $20, $79 and $199 a month billed yearly. An app counts as active for 30 days after you ship it, teammates are free, and every plan starts with a 14-day free trial with no card. Builds run on your GitHub account’s Actions minutes.

For one app, Median Starter and CapWrapp billed yearly cost about the same in the first year. For three apps, Median Starter is $687 up front and $537 a year after that; CapWrapp is $240 a year. Whichever tool you pick, Apple charges $99 a year for a developer account and Google $25 once.

## Moving from Median to CapWrapp

1. Put the web app’s code in a GitHub repo, if it isn’t there already.
2. Connect it in CapWrapp and let it add Capacitor, with the same bundle ID and package name as your Median app, so new builds update the existing listings.
3. Replace Median JavaScript Bridge calls with Capacitor plugins or CapWrapp integrations.
4. Add your App Store Connect key and Google Play service account, and sign Android with the upload key Google Play already knows.

## FAQ

### Is CapWrapp a Median.co alternative?

Yes, for web apps whose code is on GitHub. CapWrapp builds the code into a Capacitor app and automates TestFlight, Google Play, App Review and production. If you only have a website URL, such as a WordPress or Webflow site, Median fits better.

### Does Median.co use Capacitor?

No. Median runs its own native codebase, maintained since its GoNative days, and talks to your site through the Median JavaScript Bridge. CapWrapp uses Capacitor, the open-source runtime from Ionic.

### Can Median upload to Google Play automatically?

According to Median’s docs, you download the Android App Bundle and upload it in Play Console yourself, unless you buy its publishing service. CapWrapp uploads to Google Play’s internal testing track on every build and promotes to production from its Releases page.

### Which is cheaper, Median.co or CapWrapp?

For a single app, about the same in year one: Median Starter is $229 once plus $179 a year, CapWrapp is $240 a year billed yearly. For several apps CapWrapp is cheaper, because one plan covers up to 3, 10 or 50 apps instead of one licence each.

### Who owns the app?

With both, the app is published from your own Apple and Google developer accounts. Median lets you download its native source; CapWrapp keeps standard Capacitor projects in your repo from the start.

## Sources

Facts about Median.co come from its own public pages, checked on 2026-10-29. Prices and features change; check before you buy.

- [Median pricing](https://median.co/pricing)
- [Median FAQ](https://median.co/faq)
- [Median licences](https://docs.median.co/docs/licenses)
- [Median publishing docs](https://docs.median.co/docs/publishing-overview)

## Other comparisons

- [CapWrapp vs Despia](https://capwr.app/comparison/capwrapp-vs-despia) — A one-time licence and a long native feature list, against an open-source Capacitor app with Google Play uploads and store releases automated.
- [CapWrapp vs AppBuild.diy](https://capwr.app/comparison/capwrapp-vs-appbuild-diy) — A done-for-you submission with a refund guarantee, against self-serve Capacitor builds from your repo that you release whenever you like.
- [CapWrapp vs Natively](https://capwr.app/comparison/capwrapp-vs-natively) — The lowest price and a lifetime licence for any URL, against your own code built into a Capacitor app with no rebuild quota.
- [CapWrapp vs Capawesome Cloud](https://capwr.app/comparison/capwrapp-vs-capawesome) — Live updates, any Git host and unlimited apps for Capacitor teams, against a guided path that adds Capacitor and creates signing for you.
- [CapWrapp vs Capgo](https://capwr.app/comparison/capwrapp-vs-capgo) — Live updates and a developer CLI, against a dashboard that adds Capacitor for you and walks a web app to both stores.
- [CapWrapp vs Codemagic](https://capwr.app/comparison/capwrapp-vs-codemagic) — Full CI flexibility and free Mac minutes, against a guided dashboard that needs no YAML and no signing know-how.

## Ship your web app from GitHub

Connect the repo, let CapWrapp add Capacitor, and send your first build to TestFlight and Google Play. 14 days free, no card.

[Get started free](https://capwr.app/login).

## About CapWrapp

CapWrapp turns a web app on GitHub — built with Lovable, Bolt, Base44, Cursor or by hand — into iPhone and Android apps. It adds Capacitor if the repo needs it, signs the builds, and ships them to TestFlight and Google Play from GitHub Actions, with no Mac or Xcode on your side. [Get started free](https://capwr.app/login) · [Lovable to App Store guide](https://capwr.app/guides/lovable-to-app-store)