Comparison

GitBot vs OffShelf

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

Head to head
About

GitBot

Explore trending open-source projects on GitHub, discover innovative code, and dive deep into repositories. Browse by language and time, view detailed project information, and manage your starred and watched projects.

Highlights
  • Explore trending repositories by language and time
  • View detailed repository information including READMEs
  • Star and watch repositories
  • Browse author profiles and contribution graphs
  • Search for repositories and users
  • Personal dashboard for your projects
  • Browse source code with syntax highlighting
Features
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GitBot — your gateway to the world of open source on GitHub. Effortlessly explore trending repositories across dozens of programming languages, discover innovative projects, and dive deep into the code that powers the developer community. KEY FEATURES • Explore Trending — Browse trending repositories filtered by language and time period (daily, weekly, monthly) • Repository Details — Read README files with rich Markdown rendering, view stars, forks, and license information • Star & Watch — Star your favorite projects and watch repositories to stay updated • Author Profiles — View developer profiles with contribution graphs and repository lists • Search — Find repositories and users across all of GitHub • Personal Dashboard — Access your own repositories, starred projects, and watch list • Source Browsing — Browse source directories and files with syntax highlighting • Multi-language — Full support for English, German, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese Designed with a clean, native interface that feels right at home on your iPhone and iPad. GitBot brings the power of GitHub exploration to your fingertips. Have ideas or suggestions? Reach out at gitbotapp@outlook.com Follow us on X @gitbotapp for the latest updates. Privacy Policy: https://gitbotapp.vercel.app/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://gitbotapp.vercel.app/termsofuse

About

OffShelf

This app helps you focus by blocking distracting applications during timed study sessions. Track your progress, set goals, and study with friends to improve your productivity.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro and deep-work timer modes
  • App blocking during focus sessions
  • Study progress tracking by topic
  • Daily streaks and weekly planner
  • Co-study sessions with friends
  • Live activity and home screen widgets
  • Offline functionality
Features
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OffShelf is a study timer and study tracker for anyone whose phone keeps winning. Start a focus session, block the apps that pull you away, and watch your study hours add up, alone or with friends. Pick a topic. Press start. That is the whole ritual. — A FOCUS TIMER THAT KEEPS COUNTING — • Pomodoro (25/5), long deep-work blocks, or open-ended sessions • Face-down mode: the timer only runs while your phone lies face down. Pick it up and it pauses. • Runs on wall-clock time, so locking your phone or taking a call can't pause it or inflate it • Live on your Lock Screen, in a Live Activity and on your Home Screen widget • Timer styles you'll want to look at: a candle under the night sky, a train, a gravity timer that tilts with your phone, an hourglass and more • Study to rain, white noise, a fireplace or the forest — BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS (PREMIUM) — Pick the apps that steal your time, like TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat or Netflix, and OffShelf blocks them with Screen Time for as long as your session runs. — A STUDY TRACKER THAT KEEPS THE RECEIPTS — Every finished session is filed under a topic, so your progress stacks up into a record you can actually look at: • Study hours per topic, with levels that climb as they add up • A daily streak, with a weekly Streak Freeze so one bad day doesn't erase a month • An activity heatmap and a daily study chart • Milestones, achievements, coins and Focus XP • Tap "Distracted" to log what pulled you away — STUDY WITH FRIENDS — • Pair with a study buddy: see when they're studying and what they finished today, and nudge them when they go quiet • Start a live co-study session and share one clock • Take on your friends in weekly focus competitions • Climb Today's Focus League, a daily leaderboard of real focus minutes — PLAN YOUR WEEK — • One weekly planner for every topic: tap to add a study block, drag to move or resize, repeat it weekly or keep it to one day • Daily focus goals for the things that can't wait • Don't know where to start? "Pick for me" chooses your next topic based on what you've been neglecting — A STUDY FRIEND THAT CHEERS YOU ON — Your study mascot keeps you company while you focus and talks to you about your day. — WORKS OFFLINE — OffShelf starts fast and works without a connection. A weak signal never stands between you and a focus session. OFFSHELF PREMIUM • Block distracting apps during focus sessions • Distraction patterns: see what actually pulls you away • Planning and focus insights • A monthly report with PDF export • Two streak rest days every week • More timer styles • The Royal Magic mascot collection • No ads Your topics, sessions, notes and schedules stay private to your account. Notification controls, account reset and full account deletion are in Settings. Start your next session in two taps. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://brjoub.com/offshelf-privacy

Screenshots

GitBot4 screens
OffShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GitBot at none against OffShelf's 4. OffShelf's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. OffShelf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. GitBot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GitBot against 5.0 for OffShelf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OffShelf has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GitBot ships an update every 8 days, OffShelf weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GitBot versus OffShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGitBotOffShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB148 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHengyu ZhouBasheer Rjoub

Customer experience

GitBot

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OffShelf

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GitBot

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

OffShelf

Subscriptions3
  • OffShelf Premium — Weekly$2.997 Days
  • OffShelf Premium$6.991 Month
  • OffShelf Premium — Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • OffShelf Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is GitBot free?
GitBot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OffShelf free?
OffShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GitBot or OffShelf?
GitBot and OffShelf are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do GitBot or OffShelf have ads?
Neither GitBot nor OffShelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GitBot or OffShelf?
GitBot ships an update every 8 days, and OffShelf weekly. Most recently, GitBot was updated on November 2, 2026 and OffShelf on November 13, 2026.

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