Median.co

What Median.co is

Median.co is a website-to-app converter that turns an existing website into an iOS and Android app. Slashdot describes it as "formerly GoNative" and "the leading solution used to build full-feature iOS and Android webview applications", and says the platform "can be used to convert any website into a native application without native development." It is aimed at people who already have a working site, such as a founder with a web product, a small business with a store or a directory, or an agency that wants to hand a client a mobile version of a site it built.

Everything below comes from third-party pages and is attributed to them. None of those pages state the company's headquarters or size. One of the sources, WebsiteToApp, sells a competing converter, so its remarks about Median are a competitor's claims and are labeled that way.

What you build and how

The product is listed here as a website-to-app converter and as a mobile app builder, and the second follows from the first. What you build is an iOS and Android app, and it is built around a WebView approach. WebsiteToApp's comparison page puts it this way: "Median.co converts websites to iOS and Android apps using a WebView approach, augmented by a JavaScript Bridge that allows web code to call native Android/iOS APIs." A WebView is a native container that displays web pages inside an app. The pages you already run stay the source of the content, and the app adds the native shell around them.

The editor. Sourceforge describes an "App Studio" where you "develop full-feature native mobile apps completely in your browser" and "customize branding, native UI, and plugins all in one central place." Slashdot words the same feature as "create a native mobile app with all features directly in your browser." There is no code editor in that description. You work through settings and a preview. According to Sourceforge, you "enter your URL at median.co, and see your app come to life in seconds", and Slashdot adds that the preview runs in "browser-based simulators."

Data and content. Median has no database of its own in any of the pages we hold, and none of them describe one. Your website remains the data layer, and so does whatever backend sits behind it. Sourceforge lists app updates as a feature and explains it as "web content changes are available instantly to your app users, so no need to publish an update for them to download." Slashdot says the same thing in different words. For a site that changes daily, that is the main practical gain of the WebView route: an edit to the site reaches the app without a new store submission.

Native features. Both Sourceforge and Slashdot describe a plugin library. Sourceforge calls it an "Extensive Plugin Library" with "features like push notifications, biometric authentication, QR/Barcode scanning, and more." Slashdot lists "push notifications, biometric verification, QR/Barcode scanning, and much more." WebsiteToApp's strongest-features list for Median adds "detailed navigation configuration", "multi-tab navigation support", "deep link handling" and "native file upload / camera integration." Its comparison table also marks Median as supporting a custom splash screen, AdMob ads, biometric authentication, offline mode and white label with no branding, and marks keystore ownership as "Yes" for Median.

Navigation. A native tab bar is one of the things a WebView wrapper can add that a plain mobile site cannot. WebsiteToApp states that "complex tab configurations with individual WebView states per tab are a Median-specific feature", in the course of saying its own product covers the simpler tab cases. If your site has distinct areas such as a catalog, an account page and a support section, per-tab state means each tab keeps its own place when the user switches between them.

Logic and the JavaScript Bridge. For anything the plugins do not cover, Median provides a JavaScript Bridge. Sourceforge says it lets you "easily add powerful native features without having to write any native code", and Slashdot makes the same claim. WebsiteToApp takes a different view from its position as a rival. It says bridge calls "require JavaScript coding knowledge", that "bridge API changes between Median SDK versions break implementations", and that "non-developers (the majority of Median's target market) cannot use the bridge at all." Both descriptions can be true in practice. The bridge is there for a team with a web developer, and the plugins are for everyone else. WebsiteToApp's table also rates Median's no-code feature setup as "Partial", where it rates its own as "Full", which is again a rival's judgment.

Publishing and what the end user sees. The output is an iOS app and an Android app. For the person using it, the result is a native app icon, a splash screen and a tab bar, with web pages loading inside. Push notifications arrive like any other app's. WebsiteToApp's own advice is that for most conversions, such as "e-commerce, blogs, SaaS dashboards, directories", the JavaScript Bridge "is never used."

Integrations, collaboration and code export. The pages we hold name no third-party integrations for Median beyond AdMob in the comparison table. They also say nothing about team roles and permissions, self-hosting or code export, so this directory makes no claim on any of them.

What the pages say about pricing and standing

WebsiteToApp, a competitor, lists Median's 2026 pricing in a table, billed monthly or annually:

• Starter at $99 a month, or $79 a month on the annual plan.
• Pro at $199 a month, or $159 a month on the annual plan.
• Business at $299 a month, or $239 a month on the annual plan.

It adds that "the Starter plan includes 1 app" and "the Pro plan includes 2 apps (both Android and iOS platforms for one app)." Its comparison table also records "Subscription required: Yes" and "Cancel = app breaks: Yes" for Median. Its headline claim is that Median "charges $99-$299/month and requires JavaScript coding." Because WebsiteToApp is selling an alternative, treat those prices as a competitor's report and check them against Median's own plan page before you budget.

Sourceforge lists Median.co with "Starting Price: Free" and 9 ratings, and Slashdot shows "Free" with 9 ratings as well. Neither page says what the free offering contains, how long it lasts or what it limits. A free starting price on a listing site is not the same as a free plan with stated limits, so read it as a pointer to a free way to try the preview.

On age and standing, WebsiteToApp says Median was "founded as GoNative.io" and calls it "one of the oldest players in the website-to-app category" with "a mature, well-documented platform." Sourceforge calls it "the industry-leading solution for building iOS and Android hybrid webview apps." Those are descriptions, not figures. No third-party page we hold gives a user count, a template count, a compliance certification or a hosting region.

Semrush's competitor page, last updated August 15, 2026, gives median.co a worldwide rank of 84,891, an authority score of 38 and 519.46K visits. Those numbers measure the marketing site, not how many apps are running, but they show it draws steady attention. Semrush names appilix.com as the closest competitor.

Who it suits and who it does not

Median suits a business that already runs a working website and wants an iOS and Android presence without rebuilding the product natively. A store, a membership site, a directory or a SaaS dashboard fits that pattern. An agency can use it to give clients an app version of a site it built. A team with a web developer gets the most from it, because the JavaScript Bridge reaches native APIs from the web code that team already writes.

It also suits a solo founder with a single site and a budget for a monthly subscription, provided the Starter plan's 1 app is enough. It is a poorer fit for anyone who wants a one-time payment. WebsiteToApp's table says an app built with Median breaks if the subscription is canceled, which is a recurring cost to plan for.

There are 2 caveats. First, a WebView app is your website in a native shell. If the site is slow or awkward on a phone, the app will be too, and the plugins cannot repair a poor mobile layout. Second, the pages we hold describe no database, workflow builder or visual page designer, so Median does not replace a tool for building the product itself. Someone who needs to write native Swift or Kotlin screens will want a different route, since the third-party pages describe only web content in a wrapper, plugins and a bridge.