Porcelain Git vs Hutch for Sourcehut
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 that provides full Git engine functionality. It allows secure cloning, staging, diff viewing, and branch management directly on your device.
- 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
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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
Hutch for Sourcehut
This mobile application provides a streamlined interface for interacting with SourceHut services. Users can browse code repositories, view files, manage project tickets, and monitor build statuses directly from their devices.
- Repository browsing and file viewing
- Commit and history inspection
- Ticket tracking and editing
- Build submission and status monitoring
- Link sharing
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A mobile client for SourceHut. Browse repositories, read files, manage tickets, and monitor builds. Supports both Git and Mercurial. Features: • Repository browsing and file viewing • Commit and history inspection • Ticket tracking and editing • Build submission and status monitoring • Link sharing for repositories, files, and builds Designed to be simple, fast, and consistent across SourceHut services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Porcelain Git at none against Hutch for Sourcehut's 3. Porcelain Git also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1). Hutch for Sourcehut's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Hutch for Sourcehut sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Porcelain Git asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Porcelain Git against 5.0 for Hutch for Sourcehut. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Porcelain Git has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Porcelain Git ships an update weekly, Hutch for Sourcehut every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Porcelain Git | Hutch for Sourcehut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seokhyeon Nam | Christian Cleberg |
Customer experience
Porcelain Git
Hutch for Sourcehut
In-app purchases
Porcelain Git
No in-app purchases
Hutch for Sourcehut
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
