Comparison

Porcelain Git vs siGit Code & Deploy

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

Head to head
About

Porcelain Git

A fast, native Git client for iPhone and iPad that provides full Git engine functionality. It allows secure cloning, staging, diff viewing, and branch management directly on your device.

Highlights
  • Full Git engine powered by libgit2
  • Secure HTTPS and SSH cloning
  • Stage and unstage individual files
  • Unified diff viewer with syntax highlighting
  • Branch management
  • Fetch, pull, and push functionality
  • Direct iOS Files app access
Features
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Porcelain is a clean, native, and fast Git client designed for iPhone and iPad. KEY FEATURES: • Full Git engine powered by libgit2 • Clone repositories over HTTPS, signing in with a personal access token • Anonymous clone for open-source repositories • Preview the web page in your repository: one tap opens index.html with its styles, scripts, and links working • Open that preview in a browser on your Mac or any device on the same Wi-Fi • Create and edit files, and rename files and folders • Stage and unstage individual files • Unified diff viewer with hunk headers and color-coded changes • Commit history graph • Branch management: create, list, and switch branches • Fetch, pull, and push with safe divergence handling • Secure credentials stored exclusively in your device's Keychain • Direct access to repository files via the iOS Files app • Built for iPhone and iPad, with split view on iPad

About

siGit Code & Deploy

Features
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siGit Code brings Git, a code editor and an AI coding agent together in one app for iPhone and iPad. Clone a repository, read and change its code with the agent beside you, and keep each account's repositories in its own workspace. Coding agent • Built into the app, with nothing extra to install • Ask what code does, track down a bug, or have it make a change • Asks for your approval before it changes anything, and stays inside the open repository • Replies render Markdown and code blocks • Signs in with your siGit account, or with GitHub or GitLab Git • Clone a public Git repository from its URL, or start a new local repository • The Changes panel shows changed files colored by git status, with the commit graph below • Commit from the panel, and switch branches from its header • Commits are refused during a merge or while files have conflicts • A workspace for each account keeps its repositories together Code editor • Syntax highlighting for every language the editor can open, including Rust, Ruby, Python, TypeScript, Go, PHP, SQL, YAML and Markdown • A file icon for each type • File explorer and editor, with a save model that shows what is unsaved Made by developers, for plumbers, potters and deployers.

Screenshots

Porcelain Git4 screens
siGit Code & Deploy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Porcelain Git at Free against siGit Code & Deploy's $0.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Porcelain Git is free to download; siGit Code & Deploy costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Porcelain Git ships an update weekly, siGit Code & Deploy every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Porcelain Git versus siGit Code & Deploy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPorcelain GitsiGit Code & Deploy
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeokhyeon NamSplitfire AB

In-app purchases

None

Porcelain Git

No in-app purchases

None

siGit Code & Deploy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Porcelain Git free?
Porcelain Git is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is siGit Code & Deploy free?
siGit Code & Deploy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Porcelain Git or siGit Code & Deploy have ads?
Neither Porcelain Git nor siGit Code & Deploy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Porcelain Git or siGit Code & Deploy?
Porcelain Git ships an update weekly, and siGit Code & Deploy every 4 days. Most recently, Porcelain Git was updated on October 30, 2026 and siGit Code & Deploy on October 30, 2026.

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