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Median.co

Wraps an existing web app as a native binary.

Ships, with caveatsReaches the App Store, but the last mile happens outside the tool or a named guideline is in play.

What it producesWeb wrapper

Can you take the sourceNo

Who submits the binaryGuided, you submit

PricePricing not established

Guidelines in play4.2 / 4.2.6

Sourced claims3

The verdict, written out

This is the category guideline 4.2 exists to police, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest. A wrapper can clear review — plenty have — but it clears on the strength of the native capability layered on top and the depth of the underlying product, not on the wrapping. If the binary is a web view and little else, "repackaged website" is the exact phrase in the rule. Treat this as a distribution route for a substantial existing product, not as a way to manufacture one.

App Store review

One claim, read off a document that says it.

Apple’s minimum functionality rule targets binaries that do not elevate beyond a repackaged website.

"Your app should include features, content, and UI that elevate it beyond a repackaged website. If your app is not particularly useful, unique, or "app-like," it doesn't belong on the App Store."
Apple guidelineApp Store review/App Store Review Guidelines — 4.2 Minimum Functionality/read 2026-08-01/HTTP 200
What it produces

One claim, read off a document that says it.

Median packages a live web app into a native binary and adds native features such as push notifications.

Vendor documentationWhat it produces/How to publish a Lovable app to the App Store and Google Play — Median.co/read 2026-01-01/behind an interactive challenge
Pricing

One claim, read off a document that says it.

Business is priced at $7,200/yr for fully managed apps, with Enterprise at "contact us for pricing". A plain fetch is still refused — Cloudflare answers 403 with a challenge — so the page has to be read with a real browser, which is what the re-verify now does.

"Business starting at $7,200/yr"
Vendor marketingPricing/Pricing — Median.co/read 2026-09-02/behind an interactive challenge