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Median.co Pricing & Alternative: A Simpler, One-Time-Fee Way to Ship a WebView App
Median.co starts around $66/month and scales toward enterprise pricing. Here's what it costs over time, when that's worth it — and when a one-time build makes more sense.
Median.co — the platform formerly known as GoNative — is one of the more capable webview app builders around. It handles authenticated sessions, native plugins, and app-store submission workflows well, which is why it's a common choice for SaaS teams wrapping a logged-in web app. But that capability comes with a subscription: plans start around $66 per app per month and scale toward multi-thousand-dollar enterprise contracts. If you're evaluating alternatives, it's usually because that pricing model doesn't match what you're actually trying to do.
Median.co pricing breakdown
Median charges per app, per month. Its published entry price is around $66/month; plans with more features, white-label options and dedicated support cost more, and enterprise contracts are quoted individually. Because it's a subscription, the total grows every year the app is live:
| Median.co | Capsule | |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $792 | $120 |
| Year 2 | $1,584 | $120 |
| Year 3 | $2,376 | $120 |
| 5 apps, year 3 | $11,880 | $600 |
Median's prices change over time, so confirm current plans on their site. For how Median compares with free, one-time and managed options, see our website to app pricing guide.
When Median is overkill
Median earns its price when you need session handling, native plugin access, and ongoing platform support for a product that's actively evolving. But a large share of 'website to app' requests are simpler than that: a marketing site, a content site, a booking page, or a small business site that just needs to exist as an installable Android app with a proper icon. Paying a recurring fee for infrastructure you don't need is the classic sign you should look at a lighter tool.
Capsule as a Median.co alternative
Capsule does one thing: it turns a URL into a signed, branded Android APK. You provide your site's URL, upload your icon and splash screen, and get a downloadable build made through a transparent automated build pipeline — with your own package name, not a shared one. You also get an App Bundle for Google Play, built-in push notifications (100 free every month), and options like a bottom tab bar and biometric app lock. It's free for 7 days, then $120 once per app instead of a monthly line item. The full walkthrough is in how to convert a website to an Android app.
Median.co figure uses its published $66/mo starting price × 36 months
| Median.co | Capsule | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From ~$66/mo per app, scaling to enterprise | $120 one-time per app |
| Best for | Authenticated SaaS apps, native plugin needs | Marketing sites, content sites, small business apps |
| Setup | Builder + configuration | URL + icon + splash screen |
| Push notifications | Via plugins | Built in, 100 free/mo |
| iOS | Supported | On the roadmap |
The honest trade-off: Median's plugin ecosystem and session handling are more mature, and if your app genuinely needs that, the subscription is doing real work. Capsule doesn't try to compete on that axis — it competes on being the fastest, cheapest path to a real Android app for sites that don't need a native plugin architecture.
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Paste your URL and upload assets
Your site's URL, an app icon, and a splash screen — that's the entire setup.
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Build runs via a transparent automated pipeline
No black-box builder — you can see exactly what the pipeline does.
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Download your signed APK
Install the APK to test, and upload the App Bundle straight to the Play Console. Every rebuild is signed with the same key, so updates install cleanly.
Who should stay on Median
- Teams shipping an authenticated SaaS dashboard that needs deep session/token handling
- Products that rely on native device plugins beyond a standard WebView
- Teams that need dedicated enterprise support and SLAs
If none of those apply — you're packaging a website, not building a plugin-heavy native app — a one-time build is usually the better fit financially and operationally. Not sure whether you even need a WebView app? Read PWA vs WebView app, or compare every option in the best website to app converters. Considering a managed service instead? See our Mobiloud pricing breakdown.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Median.co the same as GoNative?
- Yes. GoNative was rebranded as Median.co; the product and pricing model carried over.
- What does Median.co cost?
- Plans start around $66 per app per month — about $792 a year or $2,376 over three years — with business and enterprise pricing scaling well beyond that for support and larger usage.
- Is there a one-time-fee alternative to Median.co?
- Yes — Capsule converts a website into a signed Android app for a flat $120 one-time fee per app, after a 7-day free trial, with no monthly subscription.
- Is Median.co worth it?
- If you're wrapping a logged-in SaaS product that needs native plugins, iOS today and ongoing support, often yes. For a marketing, content or small-business site that just needs to be an installable Android app, a one-time build costs a fraction as much.