Comparison

GitHub vs Pet Claw

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

Head to head
About

GitHub

Manage your code projects, review changes, and collaborate with your team on the go. This app allows you to stay updated with notifications, respond to issues, and browse files and code from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Browse notifications
  • Read, react, and reply to Issues and Pull Requests
  • Review and merge Pull Requests
  • Organize Issues with labels and assignees
  • Browse files and code
  • Discover trending repositories
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There’s a lot you can do on GitHub that doesn’t require a complex development environment – like sharing feedback on a design discussion, or reviewing a few lines of code. GitHub for iOS lets you move work forward wherever you are. Stay in touch with your team, triage issues, and even merge, right from the app. We’re making these tasks easy for you to perform, no matter where you work, with a beautifully native experience. You can use GitHub for iOS to: • Browse your latest notifications • Read, react, and reply to Issues and Pull Requests • Review and merge Pull Requests • Organize Issues with labels, assignees, projects, and more • Browse your files and code • Discover new and trending repositories ——— Terms of Service: https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement

About

Pet Claw

Features
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Pet Claw keeps an eye on your AI bot so you don't have to. Connect to your Clawdbot instance and watch an animated crab reflect exactly what your bot is doing — sleeping, idling, thinking, working, or offline — updated in real time over WebSocket. FIVE STATES · Sleeping — no activity, the crab barely moves · Idle — connected and waiting for the next task · Thinking — LLM is generating a response · Working — tools firing, high event rate · Offline — no connection detected FEATURES · Live state streaming over WebSocket with HTTP polling fallback · Automatic reconnection and protocol switching · Event chips show recent gateway activity at a glance · Debug panel with full connection log and one-tap copy · Change your server URL or token anytime from the gear menu PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No cloud. Your host URL and auth token stay on your device and connect directly to your own server — nothing passes through any third-party service.

Screenshots

GitHub4 screens
Pet Claw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GitHub at Free against Pet Claw's $0.99. GitHub also leads on chart position (#2 vs unranked). Pet Claw's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

GitHub is free to download; Pet Claw costs $0.99 up front. GitHub sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pet Claw asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
GitHub versus Pet Claw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGitHubPet Claw
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (39K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings39K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGitHubHector Minaya

Bugs and requests

GitHub

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues and inability to switch accounts
  • Inconsistent behavior when navigating between app and website
  • Notifications not always loading correctly
  • Inability to view all files in large pull requests
  • Crashes when trying to perform certain actions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for multiple accounts
  • Improve search and filtering capabilities
  • Implement code editing and file management
  • Integrate GitHub Actions and Insights
  • Allow viewing and managing GitHub projects

Pet Claw

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

GitHub

Subscriptions4
  • GitHub Pro$3.991 Month
  • Copilot Pro$10.001 Month
  • Copilot Pro+$39.991 Month
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  • Copilot Max$99.001 Month
None

Pet Claw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GitHub free?
GitHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pet Claw free?
Pet Claw costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do GitHub or Pet Claw have ads?
Neither GitHub nor Pet Claw shows ads.

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