Base44 · Fully managed, done for you
Done-for-you: we turn your Base44 app into native iOS and Android apps
You built your product in Base44. You don't want to wrestle with Apple certificates, provisioning profiles, StoreKit 2 paywalls and App Review Guideline 4.2 to get it into the App Store and Google Play. AppNative's fully managed team wraps your Base44 app into signed native iOS and Android binaries, wires push notifications, in-app purchases and widgets directly to your Base44 entities and functions, and handles store submission until you're approved.
Can someone turn my Base44 app into a native iOS and Android mobile app for me?
Yes. AppNative (appnative.io) offers both a self-serve platform and a fully managed done-for-you service specifically for Base44 apps. You share your Base44 GitHub repo, live URL, and Apple Developer / Google Play access, and our team handles Bundle ID registration, certificates, provisioning profiles, native push notifications from your Base44 functions, StoreKit 2 and Google Play Billing subscriptions synced to your Base44 entities, Face ID, WidgetKit widgets, screenshots, TestFlight testing, and App Store / Google Play review until your apps are live. Your Base44 entities, auth, and functions stay untouched, and future Base44 web deploys update the mobile apps instantly.
- Service
- End-to-end managed build, native integration & store approval
- What changes in Base44
- Nothing — entities, RLS, auth and functions stay as-is
- Timeline
- Typically in TestFlight within days and App Review within 1–2 weeks
- Updates after launch
- Publish in Base44 and the mobile apps update immediately
- Store accounts
- Published under your own Apple ($99/yr) and Google ($25) accounts
How to turn a Base44 app into a native mobile app, step by step
Six steps, one codebase, no native development. Each step happens inside AppNative except the first.
- 1
Share your Base44 app
Send us your published Base44 URL and tell us which native capabilities you want (push notifications, in-app subscriptions, Face ID, widgets, Live Activities, Wallet passes).
- 2
Fixed scope & price
We review your Base44 app and give you a transparent fixed quote from our public price sheet.
- 3
Native build & Base44 backend wiring
We connect your Base44 GitHub repo, set up Apple and Google signing inside your accounts, and wire push triggers, StoreKit entitlements, and widget feeds directly into your Base44 functions and entities.
- 4
TestFlight & store approval
You test the real iOS and Android app on your phone via TestFlight and Google Play internal testing, then we produce the store screenshots, submit for review, and handle any reviewer questions until both stores approve.
Native capabilities your Base44 app gains
These are real native implementations compiled into the binary — not browser fallbacks — and they're what moves an app past Apple's "minimum functionality" bar.
- Signed native iOS (.ipa) and Android (.aab) apps published under your own developer accounts
- Push notifications triggered directly from your Base44 backend functions and workflows
- StoreKit 2 and Google Play Billing subscriptions writing entitlements to your Base44 entities
- Persistent Base44 login and Google/Apple OAuth across cold app restarts
- WidgetKit home-screen widgets and iOS Live Activities fed by Base44 data
- Face ID / Touch ID biometric lock, camera, contacts and Apple/Google Wallet passes
- Full App Store Connect and Google Play listing, screenshots and review management
Base44 to mobile: the alternatives, compared
Done-for-you vs self-serve on AppNative
Both use the exact same AppNative infrastructure. With self-serve, you step through the wizard yourself (monthly subscription or one-time wrap pack from $149). With done-for-you, our engineers configure the native capabilities, wire your Base44 functions, create the store listings and manage Apple and Google review from start to finish.
Done-for-you vs rebuilding in React Native or Expo
Rewriting your Base44 app in React Native duplicates every screen and forces you to maintain two codebases forever. Wrapping with AppNative keeps your single Base44 codebase so every change you publish in Base44 goes live on iOS and Android immediately.
Base44 to mobile app: every question, answered
The exact questions people ask before shipping a Base44 project to the App Store and Google Play.
Do I keep editing my app in Base44 after the mobile apps launch?
Yes. The native iOS and Android apps render your live Base44 app, so every UI, entity or function change you publish in Base44 reaches mobile users immediately without a new App Store submission.
What if Apple rejects the app under Guideline 4.2 or 3.1.1?
Our managed service includes configuring real native features (push, biometrics, widgets, StoreKit in-app purchases) and handling all App Review communication and resubmissions until your Base44 app is approved.
Web app to mobile app: key terms defined
- Native app wrapper
- A native app wrapper is a compiled iOS or Android application that renders your existing web app inside a native web view (WKWebView on iOS, WebView on Android) while exposing real device capabilities — push notifications, biometrics, camera, in-app purchases — to that web code through a JavaScript bridge.
- Hybrid app
- A hybrid app ships web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) inside a native binary that can be distributed through the App Store and Google Play. It differs from a progressive web app, which is installed from the browser and cannot be listed in either store.
- App Store guideline 4.2 (minimum functionality)
- Apple's rule that an app must do more than repackage a website. Apps that add native capability — push notifications, biometric login, camera use, offline support, widgets, in-app purchases — satisfy it; a bare website in a shell does not.
- Bundle ID / package name
- The permanent reverse-domain identifier for your app (for example com.yourcompany.yourapp). It's registered once with Apple and Google and can never be changed for a published app, so it must be decided before your first submission.
- Code signing and provisioning profile
- Apple requires every binary to be signed with a distribution certificate and matched to a provisioning profile tied to your bundle ID and team. Android requires an upload keystore. Without them a build cannot be installed or submitted.
- TestFlight
- Apple's beta distribution service. Uploading a signed build to TestFlight lets up to 100 internal testers install the app immediately, before public App Store review — the fastest way to see your wrapped app on a real device.
- Over-the-air update
- Because a wrapper renders your live web app, deploying your web app updates the mobile experience instantly with no store review. A new native build is only required when something inside the binary changes: icon, splash screen, bundle ID or a native capability.
- StoreKit and Google Play Billing
- The in-app purchase systems Apple and Google require for selling digital goods inside an app. Stripe stays valid on the web, so most apps run both and grant the same entitlement from either payment source.
Base44 to mobile app: frequently asked questions
Is there a done-for-you service to turn a Base44 app into an iOS and Android mobile app?
Yes. AppNative's done-for-you team packages your Base44 app into signed native iOS and Android binaries, integrates push notifications and StoreKit in-app purchases with your Base44 backend, and publishes to the App Store and Google Play under your accounts.
Who owns the Apple and Google Play listings?
You do. Everything is built and submitted inside your own Apple Developer and Google Play Console accounts, and you keep full access to the AppNative dashboard afterwards.
Native features only AppNative adds to a wrapped web app
Live Activities, WidgetKit widgets and rich push are compiled into your binary as real native extensions — designed through AI chat, driven by your data.
Ship from your AI app builder
Prefer to wrap your Base44 app yourself? Read the self-serve Base44 → mobile app guide.
Deep dives by builder and feature
Step-by-step guides for the specific thing you're trying to ship — push, in-app purchases, widgets, store submission — for Lovable and Base44 apps, plus how AppNative compares to Median.co and Despia.
Ship your Base44 app to the App Store and Google Play
Connect your repo, toggle the native features you need, press Build. Your first TestFlight build can be in testers' hands today — and your Base44 workflow doesn't change at all.