# CapWrapp vs Natively

> CapWrapp vs Natively (buildnatively.com): a Capacitor app built from your GitHub repo vs a webview of your live site. Store uploads, ownership and pricing.

**The short answer:** Pick **CapWrapp** if your app is in a GitHub repo and you want your code built into a real Capacitor app, shipped to TestFlight, Google Play and App Review from one dashboard, with no limit on rebuilds. Pick **Natively** if you only have a URL — a Bubble, Webflow or WordPress site — and price matters most.

- CapWrapp: Adds Capacitor to your GitHub repo, builds on GitHub’s Macs, and ships to TestFlight, Google Play and App Review from one dashboard.
- Natively (https://buildnatively.com): A no-code converter, born in the Bubble community, that puts your website in a webview app. Monthly plans with a rebuild quota, or a lifetime licence.
- Interactive version: https://capwr.app/comparison/capwrapp-vs-natively
- All comparisons: https://capwr.app/comparison
- Last updated: 2026-10-29. Natively facts checked on its public website that day.
- Written by the CapWrapp team.

## Choose CapWrapp if

- Your app’s code is on GitHub: Lovable, Bolt, Base44, Cursor
- You want the app to contain your code, not open your live website
- You release often: CapWrapp doesn’t count builds
- You want App Review and Google Play production releases in the same place
- You want to keep standard iOS and Android projects if you leave

## Choose Natively if

- Your app is a Bubble, Webflow or WordPress site with no repo
- Price matters most: $19 a month, or $699 once
- You want site changes to show up in the app without a new build

## CapWrapp vs Natively at a glance

|  | CapWrapp | Natively |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What you connect | Your GitHub repo | Your website URL |
| What ships in the app | **Your built web code, bundled in a Capacitor app** ✓ | A webview that loads your live site |
| Builds | **Not counted; they run on your GitHub Actions minutes** ✓ | Essential: 4 rebuilds, then $9 each. Unlimited on the $49 plan |
| App Store upload | Automatic to TestFlight, then App Review from Releases | Automatic iOS upload on paid plans |
| Google Play | **Automatic upload to internal testing, then production** ✓ | Android builds from its dashboard; publishing service from $600 |
| Web changes | A new build, through TestFlight and review | **Show up in the app automatically** ✓ |
| Native features | Capacitor plugins, plus RevenueCat, AdMob, OneSignal and more | OneSignal push, RevenueCat purchases, social login, NFC, biometrics |
| If you leave | **Your iOS and Android projects stay in your repo** ✓ | No code export documented |
| Price | $29/month for up to 3 apps ($20 billed yearly), 14-day free trial | **$19/month (4 rebuilds), $49/month unlimited, or $699 lifetime** ✓ |

✓ marks the stronger option on that line.

## How Natively works

Natively, at buildnatively.com, started as the go-to app wrapper for Bubble and now has guides for Lovable, Base44, Replit, Webflow, WordPress and Shopify. Its FAQ is direct about the approach: it wraps your website or web app by adding it to a WebView. You set the URL, icon and native features in its dashboard, and website changes sync to the app automatically. Paid plans upload iOS builds for you once you add an App Store Connect API key; the free plan is for previews only. Native features include OneSignal push, RevenueCat purchases, AppsFlyer, Branch links, social login, location, NFC and biometrics.

Natively’s site also announces that a new version of the product is coming, so some of this may change.

## 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 webview of a URL, or your code in the app

Natively opens your live site in a webview. CapWrapp bundles your built code into a Capacitor app. The webview route works with any URL, including no-code sites that have no repo, and site changes show up without a store build. The Capacitor route ships the exact code you tested, loads its screens from the phone instead of your website, and leaves you with real iOS and Android projects in your repo.

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. Natively’s native features help there; so do CapWrapp’s integrations, added to your repo as a pull request.

## Pricing

Natively’s Essential plan is $19 a month and includes 4 rebuilds, then $9 per build; Unlimited is $49 a month; both are cheaper billed yearly, and a lifetime licence is $699 once. A publishing service starts at $600 and custom development at $2,000.

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.

If price is all that matters, Natively is hard to beat. If you release every week, Essential’s rebuild quota adds up, and CapWrapp includes the Google Play and App Review steps that Natively sells as a service. Whichever tool you pick, Apple charges $99 a year for a developer account and Google $25 once.

## Moving from Natively to CapWrapp

CapWrapp needs your web app’s code, so it fits apps built with Lovable, Bolt, Base44, Cursor or by hand — not Bubble or Webflow sites.

1. Sync the project to GitHub.
2. Connect it in CapWrapp and let it add Capacitor, with the same bundle ID and package name as your Natively app, so new builds update the existing listings.
3. Replace Natively’s JavaScript calls with Capacitor plugins or CapWrapp integrations — OneSignal and RevenueCat are both available.
4. Connect your App Store Connect key and Google Play service account, and ship the next version as an update.

## FAQ

### Is CapWrapp a Natively alternative?

Yes, for web apps whose code is on GitHub. CapWrapp builds your code into a Capacitor app and automates TestFlight, Google Play, App Review and production, with no rebuild quota. For a Bubble or Webflow site with no repo, Natively fits better.

### Is buildnatively.com the same as natively.dev?

No. natively.dev now redirects to Newly (formerly Natively), an AI builder that generates React Native apps from prompts. This page compares Natively at buildnatively.com, the website-to-app wrapper.

### Does Natively use Capacitor?

Natively’s FAQ describes a WebView that loads your website and doesn’t mention Capacitor. CapWrapp builds a Capacitor app with your web code bundled inside.

### Can I use Natively or CapWrapp with a Bubble app?

Natively, yes — Bubble is where it started. CapWrapp needs your app’s source code in a GitHub repo, so it fits Lovable, Bolt, Base44, Cursor or hand-coded apps, not Bubble.

### Which is cheaper, Natively or CapWrapp?

Natively, on price alone: $19 a month with 4 rebuilds, or $699 for life. CapWrapp is $29 a month for up to 3 apps with no build limit, and includes Google Play uploads and store submissions that Natively offers as a paid service.

## Sources

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

- [Natively website](https://buildnatively.com)
- [Natively pricing](https://buildnatively.com/pricing)
- [Natively documentation](https://docs.buildnatively.com)

## 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 Median.co](https://capwr.app/comparison/capwrapp-vs-median) — Any URL, a mature plugin catalogue and managed plans, against a Capacitor app built from your repo with both stores 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 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)