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Median.co proudly celebrates 10 years of innovation and excellence in webview-based mobile application solutions and services

  • Founded in 2014, Median.co celebrates 10 years of success simplifying native apps for large enterprises, web developers, and startups.
  • Median’s App Studio development platform is trusted by leading organizations that create native WebView-based mobile applications without the need to engage in-house development teams.
  • Professional services from Median The team helps customers publish apps to the Apple App Store and Google Play, as well as with internal corporate distribution and mobile app security.
  • Original leaders in “Web to App Conversion” Median.co continues to maintain its leading position in this field of solutionswhile extending it to support advanced mobile applications with a wide range of native functionalities and integrations.

BOSTON, July 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – Median.copioneer in native webview-based applications, celebrates a decade of groundbreaking achievements. Founded in 2014 by Jan Snyder AND He WeiyinThe company continues to push the boundaries of innovation with an integrated mobile app development platform trusted by Fortune 500 companies, web developers, and startups worldwide.

Over the past 10 years, Median.co has solidified its position as an innovation leader, delivering exceptional value and generating significant results for corporate clients such as: McKesson, Aon, Whole Foods, Unilever, Honeywell, Allstateand many more. These companies maintain mobile apps built using the Median App Studio platform, avoiding the high costs and complexities of iOS and Android development or in-house mobile development teams.

By Median Studio App With over 50 native plugin integrations — and a comprehensive range of professional services, such as app publishing and ongoing maintenance — Median.co has redefined mobile app development for enterprise organizations. Its mission is to make apps much easier and more accessible than traditional app development, while delivering high-quality apps that offer the richest end-user experience.

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer Jan Snyder is excited about the anniversary, stating, “The strong positive reception to our launch 10 years ago made it clear that we were onto something big with Median. And that same opportunity to address a large unmet need in mobile app development remains just as big today — getting a native app into app stores is still slow, expensive, and complicated for many companies, and they’re finding a better and easier way with Median.”

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer He Weiyin He adds, “It’s so rewarding to see the value we deliver to our customers. I regularly see the moment of epiphany when technical leaders who were not aware of webview-based app development discover this approach and how it can translate to mobile devices. On Median’s side, delivering high-performance native apps across iOS and Android ecosystems is incredibly complex. We’re fortunate to have a team of exceptionally talented engineers who enjoy solving these complex problems, so our customers can focus on building their own products.”

Median.co: Key Events Timeline

2008: Apple App Store starts upfollowed by Android Market by Googlewhich was a breakthrough in mobile technology and paved the way for what is now a multi-billion dollar mobile app ecosystem.

2014: Founding of Median.co (as GoNative.io) by mobile software veterans Jan Snyder AND He Weiyin. It offers the first platform that allows anyone to convert websites into iOS and Android apps by simply entering a URL. Apps built with GoNative display web content integrated with native features like navigation menus and push notifications.

2015: GoNative begins offering a comprehensive set of native integrations enabling customers to build advanced, full-featured native apps powered by web content. Early integrations include features such as QR/barcode scanning, biometric login, and Bluetooth iBeacon connectivity.

2016: GoNative adds browser-based simulators enabling developers to instantly preview iOS and Android apps directly from a standard web browser, without having to download and install the app on a physical device — significantly speeding up the development process.

2017: GoNative partners with One signal to provide customers with access to advanced push notification functionality, including API messaging. Previously, GoNative offered an internal push notification platform. The Median.co + OneSignal partnership is still active.

2021: GoNative Launches Modernized App Studio Platform which provides access to a dashboard for developing, previewing, and testing mobile apps. App Studio is also mobile-friendly, allowing you to build apps directly on your mobile device.

2023: GoNative changes name to Median.co. With the success of becoming the most widely used, trusted, and enterprise platform for building web and native applications, the GoNative name has evolved. Median.co launches as a new brand identity that better reflects the breadth and quality of products and services that customers expect.

2024: Median.co introduces NPM package providing extended functionality for web developers using frameworks such as React AND Vue.js.Also announces official partnership with Shopifynew integrations with Microsoft SharePoint AND Microsoft Dynamicsand professional services offered to businesses.

Average CEO Kingsley Gifford notes, “As we enter our second decade, Median is in a great position with an industry-leading technology platform backed by an experienced team. Mobile applications bring incredible value to organizations, but developing them can be a real drag, and the pressure to do more with less is mounting. The Median team is committed to helping our customers solve the challenges they face today, as well as the problems they will face tomorrow (but may not have even begun to consider). By ‘making apps easy’ for our customers, we free up their time and attention to focus on their own products and customers, which contributes to their success as much as ours.”

As Median.co celebrates this important milestone, the company looks forward to continuing its mission of simplifying mobile app development for web developers and businesses of all sizes. With a decade of innovation and customer success behind it, Median’s solutions and services will continue to be sought after by organizations looking to focus on their core products — while still enjoying high-quality, native mobile apps.

The journey we have taken over the past 10 years is just the beginning. With continued investment and innovation, Median.co is poised to lead the new era of mobile app solutions.

About Median.co

Median.co is an industry-leading end-to-end solution for building, publishing, and maintaining native webview-based mobile apps for iOS and Android devices. Its mission is to simplify the mobile app development process for web developers and businesses of all sizes, helping customers build high-performance, full-featured native apps while saving them the time and complexity of in-house development.

Since its launch in 2014, fast-growing startups and Fortune 500 companies like Unilever, Whole Foods, Honeywell, Allstate, Aon and McKesson trusted the Median platform to streamline the development and maintenance of their native mobile applications.

From basic web-to-app conversion to the most advanced mobile applications backed by enterprise-class support, Median offers customers solutions based on their specific requirements. This allows customers to delegate low-level application development, publishing and maintenance to Median, and free up their internal teams to focus on user experience, new features and more pressing issues that will have a greater impact. For more information, visit: mediana.co.

SOURCE Median.co