Recover production without waiting on review
Use live updates for JavaScript, CSS, copy, remote configuration, and web asset fixes while native changes continue through the stores.
Capgo Live Updates
Skip the wait. Ship the fix.
Push web-layer fixes instantly. Skip the App Store wait.
14-day unlimited free trial. No credit card required.
Native rollback
JS failures recover outside JavaScript
99.99% uptime
Platform uptime
Dynamic channels
Canary, beta, support, and production tracks
300+ edge locations
Worldwide CDN
44ms typical
Ultra-low latency
Device logs
Per-device update status and rollback history
Built for release pressure
Know exactly what happens when production breaks in CapacitorJS apps.
Capgo gives mobile teams a release path for urgent web fixes, controlled rollout, and a clear audit trail, so a bad deploy does not become days of store-review waiting.
Control risk before everyone gets the build
Ship to internal, beta, canary, and production channels with rollback ready before a rollout becomes a support incident.
Prove what happened after release
Use device logs, update status, bundle history, and adoption metrics to explain releases to engineering, support, and leadership.
Choose live updates when these statements are true
- You need a recovery path for production bugs that does not depend on App Store or Play review time.
- Your app has multiple customer cohorts, white-label deployments, beta testers, or support-only debug channels.
- Your team needs compliance-friendly control: signed bundles, rollback, auditability, and a self-hosting path.
From Martin
Why Capgo live updates work the way they do
Capgo founder Martin on channels, compatibility checks, rollback, and shipping web bundle changes safely after store approval.
Martin, Founder, Capgo
Live update proof
Teams already shipping with Capgo
Short notes from Capacitor teams using Capgo for production OTA updates.
The Capgo Capacitor Updater plugin completely transformed how we ship updates. What used to take days now takes just minutes.
Being able to push production OTA updates instantly without waiting for full App Store review cycles has been a massive operational advantage.
What's in the box
Built for safe OTA updates, not just fast uploads.
Native runtime, rollback, validation, and rollout control in one service.
Capgo Live Updates
Pure Native Engine
Pure Native Engine
Downloads, installation, and activation run on native OS threads. JavaScript crashes can't affect the update process.
$ npx @capgo/cli bundle upload ✔ validated · ✔ published · ✔ rolling out
Breaking Update Detection
CLI scans native dependencies and warns you before deploying incompatible updates. Ship web changes fast without pushing native-breaking code to customers.
Automatic Rollback
If your app doesn't call notifyAppReady() within 10 seconds, we automatically roll back to the last working version.
Pre-flight Validation
Validates notifyAppReady(), index.html, bundle size limits, and checksums before accepting any upload.
Tamper-Proof Updates
Every update is checksummed, signed, and encrypted end-to-end. No one can tamper with updates - not even Capgo can see what's inside your bundles.
Self-Healing Updates
Fallback bundle mechanism always maintains a working version. Your users never see a broken app.
Switch release tracks live (no new binary)
Capgo channels are live controls, not hardcoded. Move users between dev, staging, PR, canary, and production from your app UI or via API instantly.
Release intelligence
Catch breaking updates before they ship
See whether an upload is OTA-safe, needs a native build, or should wait — before it hits production.
- OTA safe: native packages match the production channel
- Native build needed: a plugin or Capacitor dependency changed
- Rollout action: gate by native version, pause the channel, or trigger a store build
$ npx @capgo/cli@latest bundle upload --channel production --fail-on-incompatible
warning: native-incompatible bundle
@capacitor/camera changed from 6.1.0 to 6.2.0
action: fail this upload or ship a native build first
How it works
How It Works
Automatic when you want speed. Manual when you need control. Safety checks at every step.
1
CLI Validates
Before upload, CLI checks native dependencies, version compatibility, and required files
2
Native Downloads
Pure native code downloads and installs the update - completely isolated from JavaScript
3
App Confirms Ready
Your app calls notifyAppReady(). If it doesn't within 10s, automatic rollback kicks in
Honest comparison
Capgo Live Updates vs. the alternatives.
Same OTA promise. Different safety model.
| Capgo Live Updates | DIY / self-hosted Custom scripts and static hosting | Competitor cloud | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Update runtime | Fully native. Download, install, and activate on native OS threads. A JS crash cannot break the update pipeline. | Runs in your app JS context. A bad bundle can break updates too. | Mostly app-layer delivery. JS errors can block or corrupt the update flow. |
| Rollback recovery | Native rollback. Falls back to the last good bundle outside JavaScript, even when the new bundle crashes on launch. | You design and maintain your own rollback logic. | Rollback exists but often depends on the app layer still working. |
| Failed install guard | Automatic. Rolls back if notifyAppReady() is not called within 10 seconds. | You instrument and monitor it yourself. | Optional or manual, depending on product. |
| Native compatibility | CLI checks. Scans native dependencies before upload and flags breaking changes. | No guardrails unless you build them. | Upload validation only on most products. |
| Pre-upload validation | Deep checks. Validates index.html, bundle size, checksums, duplicate versions, and hub constraints. | Your CI rules, if you wrote them. | Basic bundle checks. |
| Rollout control | Dynamic channels. Canary, beta, production, support, and per-device channel assignment. | Multiple hosted URLs or custom routing. | Channels supported, depth and APIs vary. |
| Device visibility | Per-device logs. Install, failure, rollback, and policy events per device without Xcode or Android Studio. | Custom analytics or server-side download counts. | Dashboard aggregates, less per-device depth. |
| Try before you pay | Yes. 14-day unlimited free trial. No credit card required. | Cheap hosting until traffic grows. | Tiered plans. Trials vary by vendor. |
Comparison reflects typical DIY/self-hosted setups and public competitor cloud documentation.
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