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Ionic Appflow — what it is today

Appflow bundled CI, live updates, and store publishing for Ionic apps. Ionic is winding the product down — teams need a migration plan.

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What Appflow was

Appflow connected git repos to cloud builds, channel-based live updates, and store submission helpers. It worked well if your stack stayed inside Ionic’s toolchain.

What changed

Ionic announced Appflow shutdown with a multi-year wind-down. Live updates and native builds need a new home before access ends.

How Capgo compares

Capgo keeps live updates and native builds while you retain GitHub Actions or GitLab CI. See the full comparison and migration guide for timelines and feature mapping.

Common questions

Is Ionic Appflow shutting down?
Yes. Ionic is winding down Appflow, including Live Updates. It no longer accepts new customers, no new features are planned, and existing projects can run until December 31, 2027.
Can new teams still sign up for Appflow?
No. Appflow is closed to new customers, so new Capacitor and Ionic projects need another service for live updates and cloud builds.
What replaces Appflow for Capacitor apps?
Capgo covers the same jobs: channel-based live updates, cloud iOS and Android builds, and store publishing, while you keep GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or any other CI. Plans start at $12/month billed yearly, with a 14-day free trial.
Do I have to rewrite my app to leave Appflow?
No. Replace the @capacitor/live-updates plugin with @capgo/capacitor-updater, call CapacitorUpdater.notifyAppReady() at startup, and ship one new store build. Your web code stays the same.

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