Comparison

Porcelain Git vs DiffSSH

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

DiffSSH

Features
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DiffSSH turns your iPhone and iPad into a proper Git review tool for the servers you already work on. Connect over SSH, open a repository, and review every change with the clarity of a desktop client - no laptop required. REVIEW CHANGES LIKE A PRO • See staged and working-tree changes in a clean, Source Control view. • Group changed files into a folder tree, or switch to a flat list - your choice. • Stage and unstage individual files, whole folders, or everything at once with a swipe. • Tap any change to open a full diff with syntax highlighting, word-level highlights, line numbers, and green/red gutters. EXPLORE THE WHOLE REPOSITORY • Browse a lazily-loaded file tree and open any file in a fast, read-only viewer. • Walk the commit history as a graph - branches, merges, and refs shown at a glance. • Tap any commit to inspect exactly what it changed. A REAL TERMINAL, BUILT IN • Run commands in a live, interactive shell scoped to your repository. • Sessions are persistent server-side via tmux or GNU screen - disconnect or background the app and your shell keeps running. Reconnect and pick up exactly where you left off. SECURE BY DESIGN • Connect with password or private-key authentication. • Credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain - never sent anywhere but to your own servers. • No accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Your data stays between your device and your servers. SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING FOR THE LANGUAGES YOU USE Swift, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Rust, Java, PHP, Bash, JSON, YAML, Markdown, HTML, CSS, C, C++, and SQL. BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • Native SwiftUI, designed for iOS 17 and later. • Full iPad support including Split View and Slide Over. Requirements: an SSH-accessible server with Git. The built-in terminal requires tmux or GNU screen on the server.

Screenshots

Porcelain Git4 screens
DiffSSH4 screens

Verdict

The call

Porcelain Git and DiffSSH are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Porcelain Git versus DiffSSH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPorcelain GitDiffSSH
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeokhyeon NamCache Technologies

In-app purchases

None

Porcelain Git

No in-app purchases

None

DiffSSH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Porcelain Git free?
Porcelain Git is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DiffSSH free?
DiffSSH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Porcelain Git or DiffSSH have ads?
Neither Porcelain Git nor DiffSSH shows ads.

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