GitHub vs Pet Claw
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Pet Claw
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | GitHub | Pet Claw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (39K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GitHub | Hector 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
GitHub
- GitHub Pro$3.991 Month
- Copilot Pro$10.001 Month
- Copilot Pro+$39.991 Month
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- Copilot Max$99.001 Month
Pet Claw
No in-app purchases







