Ghounter vs OctView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ghounter
This app provides a Safari Extension to display download counts on public GitHub Releases pages. It helps developers track the number of downloads for their repositories directly within their browser.
- Displays download counts on GitHub Releases
- Safari Extension integration
- Tracks repository downloads
- Works with public releases
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Ghounter contains a Safari Extension that displays the download count on any public Releases page in GitHub. If you have a repository and want to know how many downloads it has check out Ghounter.
OctView
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OctView is designed with developers’ everyday workflows in mind. It allows quick access to essential information and lets you perform key actions with just a few taps. This app uses secure OAuth authentication and does not collect any personal information. Main Features Repository Management • View a list of your repositories • Manage starred repositories • View detailed repository information • Browse README files • Visualize language composition • Manage and switch branches CI Workflows • View workflows and their status • Check detailed execution history • Manually trigger workflows • Get real-time status updates • View execution logs Issues & Pull Requests • View lists of open and closed issues • View issue details and comments • Create new issues • Manage pull requests • Add and edit comments Multilingual Support • Switch between Japanese and English • Automatically adapts to system language
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OctView at every 3 days against Ghounter's every 9 months. Ghounter's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Ghounter ships an update every 9 months, OctView every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ghounter | OctView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jorge Garcia Armero | BYNET |
In-app purchases
Ghounter
No in-app purchases
OctView
No in-app purchases
