Comparison

Clone vs Brook.app

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

Head to head
About

Clone

This app provides a powerful Git client for iOS devices, offering advanced code editing, intuitive workflows, and beautiful visualizations of commit history. It allows users to manage repositories, branch, merge, and push code directly from their iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Commit history visualization
  • Code editor with syntax highlighting
  • Branching and merging
  • GitHub/Bitbucket integration
  • Diff views
  • Blame view
Features
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Clone brings the power of Git version control to iOS. With beautiful visualizations, an advanced code editor, intuitive Git workflows, and powerful integrations, Clone takes Git productivity mobile. Features - Top-notch visualization A graph is worth a thousand SHAs. Clone shows commit history beautifully and quickly, so you can see what that merge commit actually merges. See what changed in amy commit with diff views. For individual files a heat map (blame) shows the who, what and when for each part of the file when you're asking why. - Designed for iPhone and iPad On all devices, Clone supports the latest iOS technologies. Use Clone as a document provider to edit code directly in your favorite editor, including Swift Playgrounds on iPads. Comparing your changes is only a swipe away with the Today view extension, even when editing in another app. Be more productive with iPad multitasking. You can work side-by-side. Write a blog post in Markdown from one app while previewing live in Clone. Commit and push are just a tap away too. Whatever the size, you're covered. - A Code Editor tailored for Git Be fearless with version control. Clone's text editor previews HTML and Markdown. Write your blog next blog post from your device. Clone's editor performs syntax highlighting in 30+ languages and shows line numbers so you always know right where you are. Customize with 5 elegant code fonts, configurable sizes, soft tabs, and line wrapping. It's built around Git, so commit, blame, and revert are always at your fingertips. - Your Git workflow, anywhere Pull, edit, commit, and push from any iOS device. Connect your GitHub or Bitbucket account for instant access to your public and private repos. Use a public key for password-free authentication. View diffs before committing, ignore files, and be a Git master without a command-line. - Advanced Git support: Branch, Merge, Remotes Does git push heroku master mean something to you? What about a gh-pages branch? Clone can push your repos and communicate with multiple remotes. When merge conflicts happen, Clone helps there too. - Powerful integrations: git init to github.com in seconds After connecting to your Github or Bitbucket account, you can clone your repos without typing a thing. Repos you create on your device can be published to GitHub or bitbucket in seconds. Fix a bug, start a blog, or think bigger.

About

Brook.app

This cross-platform network tool requires server deployment. A paid subscription offers enhanced features to support ongoing development and project continuity.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform network tool
  • Client-server software
  • Server deployment required
  • Paid subscription for advanced features
  • Supports project continuity
Features
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Brook - Brook is a cross-platform network tool - Brook is client-server software, you need to deploy the server: https://github.com/txthinking/brook Brook Plus - Brook Plus is a paid option that allows paying users access to more generous features, allowing us to continue to sustain the continuity of this project. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - You can manage subscription in App Store Setting. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://www.txthinking.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.txthinking.com/privacy.html About Brook Plus - Even with the free version of Brook, normal use is possible - Brook Plus is a paid option that allows paying users access to more generous features, allowing us to continue to sustain the continuity of this project

Screenshots

Clone4 screens
Brook.app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brook.app at 4.3 against Clone's 3.0. Brook.app also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 48%) and chart position (#123 vs unranked). Clone's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Clone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Brook.app sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brook.app holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brook.app has 177 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Clone's written reviews are positive against 84% of Brook.app's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clone ships an update every 5 weeks, Brook.app every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Clone versus Brook.app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloneBrook.app
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (20 ratings)4.3 (177 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.1% of reviews83.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20177 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank—#123 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB67 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDan Leehr L.L.C.TxThinking, Inc.

Customer experience

Clone

All ratings20 ratings
Positive45.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative45.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative40.7%

Brook.app

All ratings177 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative10.6%

Bugs and requests

Clone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Brook.app

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Frequent unexpected disconnections
  • VPN process killed in background
  • iOS 12.1 connection failures
  • Connection button shows connected but not actually connected
  • App crashes without warning
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  • Incompatibility with iOS versions below 10
  • Whitelist mode auto-disconnect issues
  • Push notifications not received while connected
  • Safari works but Instagram/YouTube don't
  • Slow performance after recent updates

Requested features

9 requests
  • Server naming and alias functionality
  • Auto-connect feature
  • Global proxy toggle button
  • Mac application version
  • VPN support
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  • Background App Refresh support
  • iOS 9 support
  • Improved whitelist mode stability
  • Better app-specific proxy support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clone

One-time1
  • Publish and Push$9.99
2 purchases

Brook.app

Subscriptions2
  • Brook Plus$1.991 Month
  • Brook Plus$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Clone free?
Clone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brook.app free?
Brook.app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clone or Brook.app?
Brook.app is rated higher. Clone averages 3.0 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Brook.app averages 4.3 from 177 ratings.
Do Clone or Brook.app have ads?
Neither Clone nor Brook.app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clone or Brook.app?
Clone ships an update every 5 weeks, and Brook.app every 6 weeks. Most recently, Clone was updated on September 23, 2026 and Brook.app on September 24, 2026.

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