OtaKitShip your Base44 app to iOS and Android with Capacitor
Turn a Base44 app into real iOS and Android apps with Capacitor for the stores, then push updates over the air with OtaKit so your AI-built app keeps improving without store delays.
Base44 lets you build a full app fast, and the natural next question is “how do I get this in the App Store?” The answer isn't a rewrite — it's Capacitor, which wraps your web app as native iOS and Android. This guide takes a Base44 app to the stores and keeps it improving with OtaKit over-the-air updates.
The key requirement: you need access to your app's web code and build output. Capacitor wraps a static web build, so exporting the project to a repo you control is step one.
1. Get the code into a repo
Export your Base44 app to a local project or GitHub repo, then confirm it builds and runs with npm install and npm run build. You want a dist (or similar) folder of static assets.
2. Add Capacitor
npm install @capacitor/core @capacitor/cli npx cap init npm install @capacitor/ios @capacitor/android npx cap add ios npx cap add android
Set webDir to your build output, then npm run build && npx cap sync.
3. Make it feel native
- Use absolute URLs for any backend calls — the app runs from the device, not a dev server.
- Handle safe areas — see edge-to-edge display.
- Add native touches — splash, status bar, icons.
4. Add live updates
An AI-built app is never really “done” — you keep refining. OtaKit ships those refinements over the air so you don't queue behind a store review each time:
otakit upload --release production
One store submission, then iterate freely. For a Base44 project you're actively evolving, that's the workflow that keeps momentum — see shipping AI apps with Capacitor.
Where to go next
See Setup, and for other AI builders, Bolt.new and Lovable.
Building with an AI coding agent? Let it ship the updates too: Claude Code and Codex can release over the air with your approval. Setup for every agent is in MCP & Agent Skills.