Corenna vs Codemagic
Codemagic is a full mobile CI/CD service: you describe a pipeline, and it runs on Codemagic's Mac and Linux machines. Corenna is narrower: it turns a Capacitor, Flutter or React Native repo into signed store builds without a pipeline to write, running in your own GitHub account.
Everything about Codemagic below comes from its own website, checked on 15 October 2026. Plans change, so check the links at the bottom before you decide.
Frameworks
Corenna: Capacitor (including Lovable, Bolt, v0 and Replit web apps), Flutter and React Native, Expo included. Android builds create a missing android/ folder; iOS builds need ios/ committed.
Codemagic: Flutter, React Native, native iOS and Android, Unity, Kotlin Multiplatform, .NET MAUI and Ionic (Capacitor and Cordova).
Where builds run
Corenna: GitHub Actions in your own GitHub account. Corenna writes the workflow into your repo.
Codemagic: Codemagic's own machines: Apple silicon Macs, plus Linux and Windows.
Setup
Corenna: Paste the repo and add signing. No YAML or CLI to learn.
Codemagic: A codemagic.yaml file in your repo, or the Workflow Editor for Flutter apps.
Price
Corenna: First successful Android build free, then $2.99/month with no per-build charge. Builds use your GitHub Actions minutes: free for public repos; private repos use your plan's included minutes, then $0.062 per macOS minute.
Codemagic: Free for individuals with 500 macOS M2 minutes a month, then $0.095 per minute. Linux and Windows $0.045 per minute. Fixed plans from $3,990 a year.
Google Play upload
Corenna: Yes: any track, with release notes.
Codemagic: Yes.
App Store Connect upload
Corenna: No. You download the signed .ipa and upload it to App Store Connect.
Codemagic: Yes.
Live (OTA) updates
Corenna: No. Pair it with a live-update service if you need one.
Codemagic: Codemagic Patch, for React Native: first 100,000 monthly active users free.
Run it from a phone
Corenna: Yes. Built to run in a phone's browser, from repo to Google Play release.
Codemagic: A web dashboard; configuration lives in YAML or the Workflow Editor.
Choose Codemagic if
- You want each build uploaded to TestFlight and the App Store automatically.
- Your app is native, Unity, .NET MAUI or Kotlin Multiplatform, which Corenna does not build.
- You need a full pipeline: tests, several workflows, a team running builds in parallel.
- You build only a few times a month: the 500 free macOS minutes may cost you nothing.
Choose Corenna if
- You would rather not write or maintain a pipeline.
- Your app came from Lovable, Bolt, v0 or Replit: Corenna adds the Capacitor setup for you.
- You want to start builds and Google Play releases from your phone.
- You want one flat monthly price, with builds running in your own GitHub account.
See whether your repo builds
The free repo check reads your GitHub repo and tells you what Corenna would build and what is missing. No account needed.