Porcelain Git vs iStructly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Porcelain Git
A fast, native Git client for iPhone and iPad. It offers a full Git engine, file management, commit history, and branch control. Securely clone and manage repositories directly on your device.
- Full Git engine powered by libgit2
- Clone repositories via HTTPS
- Create and edit files
- Unified diff viewer
- Commit history graph
- Branch management
- Fetch, pull, and push
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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
iStructly
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macOS tool to format, validate, and beautify your JSON with clarity and precision.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iStructly at daily against Porcelain Git's every 11 days. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Porcelain Git ships an update every 11 days, iStructly daily. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Porcelain Git | iStructly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seokhyeon Nam | Basel AbuTaleb |
In-app purchases
Porcelain Git
No in-app purchases
iStructly
No in-app purchases
