Comparison

Capgo vs DevBox

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Capgo

Build iOS apps on your device using web technologies like JavaScript and native code. This tool supports interactive gestures and graphics, ideal for developers with some programming experience.

Highlights
  • Build iOS apps on device
  • Utilize web technologies
  • JavaScript and Native integration
  • Interactive gestures and graphics
  • Capacitor 7 support
Features
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Capgo is the developer console for teams that ship their own Capacitor app. Watch how every release behaves on your users' devices and preview your project's web code on a real device. Capgo is tooling for developers who write and maintain their own app code. MONITOR EVERY RELEASE - See adoption, installs and failed attempts as a release reaches your users - Compare success rates across versions and channels - Get notified when a release needs attention TRACK UPDATE ERRORS - See which devices failed to apply an update and why - Group failures by type and find the most frequent causes - Jump straight to the matching device events WATCH NATIVE HEALTH - Follow native versions across your user base - Spot crashes and native issues tied to a release CHECK NATIVE COMPATIBILITY - Know which web bundles match the native code your users run - Avoid shipping a change that needs a new store release DEBUG WITH DEVICE LOGS - Search update events coming from your own app - Look up any device to see the exact version it runs DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - Learn how your project's web code behaves on a real iOS device - Explore interactive gestures and graphics written with web technologies MANAGE YOUR RELEASE CHANNELS - Keep separate channels for beta, staging and production - Roll back to a previous version when something goes wrong BUILT FOR TEAMS - Invite teammates with role-based access - Two-factor authentication, audit logs and API keys Requirements: a Capgo account. Sign in with the same account you use on capgo.app. Note: some programming experience is recommended. Learn more at https://capgo.app

About

DevBox

Features
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Dev Box is a powerful, productive, automation, essential iso Development Assistant, It can improve your development productivity. Find IDFA: Easily find and share your IDFA(Identifier for Advertisers) for iOS app development. Device Info: It's a powerful and comprehensive tool that provides users with detailed insights into the hardware and software specifications of their iOS devices. Dynamic Font: Tool for shows the font in a neat list, and has customization options for font design, weight, width, and dynamic font sizes. WebView Tester: Easily test your webpages in a Safari(SFSafariViewController) or WebView(WKWebView). Save your time by not having to spin up your own iOS WebView environment to test the webpages. Haptic: Tool for test, learn, and implement haptic feedback, and you could share the code with yourself through Messages, email, airdrop, and more with one click. Store Redirect: Help you browsing of app stores in every country and region of the world. You could conveniently view App ratings and reviews, rankings, etc. in other regions.

Screenshots

Capgo4 screens
DevBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Capgo at none against DevBox's 1. Capgo also leads on ads (none vs shown). DevBox's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DevBox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Capgo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Capgo ships an update monthly, DevBox every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Capgo versus DevBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCapgoDevBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB13 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperForgr余 张

In-app purchases

None

Capgo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DevBox

One-time1
  • Pro Version$1.99

Questions

Is Capgo free?
Capgo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DevBox free?
DevBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Capgo or DevBox have ads?
DevBox shows ads; Capgo does not.
Which is updated more often, Capgo or DevBox?
Capgo ships an update monthly, and DevBox every 3 days. Most recently, Capgo was updated on November 3, 2026 and DevBox on November 4, 2026.

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