Comparison

GitHub vs Cursor

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

Cursor

Build, review, and ship software from anywhere using AI agents. Implement changes, fix bugs, and manage projects remotely. Verify work with demos and provide visual feedback to agents.

Highlights
  • Launch coding agents from anywhere
  • Track and manage engineering work
  • Review screenshots and videos of changes
  • Annotate images for visual feedback
  • Inspect diffs and merge pull requests
  • Communicate with agents via voice
  • Understand codebases faster
Features
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Introducing Cursor for iOS: the best way to build, review, and ship software from anywhere. Kick off and manage agents to implement changes, fix bugs, and keep projects moving forward while you're away from your desk. BUILD FROM ANYWHERE With Cursor in your pocket, you can start new work the moment inspiration strikes. Launch agents directly from your phone to implement features, investigate issues, or answer questions about your codebase. Track progress across long-running agents and review completed work no matter where you are. Cursor helps you think through complex problems with a deep understanding of your codebase. VERIFY WORK WITH DEMOS Agents can test changes in their own sandbox and iterate until they've validated their output. Cursor can produce artifacts like videos, screenshots, and logs, so you can quickly verify its work before moving to the next step. By giving agents their own virtual machines with full development environments, they are able to work more autonomously to create merge-ready PRs. POINT AND DRAW TO FIX Take a screenshot, circle an issue, and drop comments to give agents visual feedback directly on images. Cursor understands annotations and uses them as context to make precise updates. Visual inputs help shrink the distance between what you see and what the agent understands. This allows you to iterate faster when refining UI, fixing visual bugs, or communicating design changes. SHIP CODE FROM YOUR PHONE Review pull requests and inspect changes through a focused diff experience designed for mobile. From quick fixes to major features, Cursor makes it easy to move between files and commits. Understand what changed and merge high-quality code with confidence. TALK TO CURSOR Use voice mode to communicate what you want without typing. Brainstorm ideas, explain bugs, plan features, tackle a difficult technical challenge, or request changes out loud. Cursor turns conversations into actionable engineering work, allowing you to stay in flow and capture ideas as they come to you. BUILT FOR MODERN SOFTWARE TEAMS Cursor is designed to help individuals and teams build ambitious software. Always use the best model for the task at hand with access to any frontier model from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and more. Cursor's own agentic model, Composer, delivers frontier-level intelligence while optimizing for speed and token-efficiency. With Cursor for iOS, you can: • Launch coding agents from anywhere • Track and manage active engineering work • Review screenshots and videos of changes • Annotate images to provide visual feedback • Inspect diffs and merge pull requests • Talk to agents with voice conversations • Understand unfamiliar codebases faster Whether you’re maintaining production systems or building your next side project, Cursor helps you turn your ideas into working software from anywhere. ——— Terms of Service: https://cursor.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://cursor.com/privacy © 2026 Anysphere, Inc.

Screenshots

GitHub4 screens
Cursor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: GitHub at 37K against Cursor's 748. GitHub also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. GitHub sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Cursor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $25.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for GitHub against 4.7 for Cursor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GitHub has 37K ratings behind it against 748, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 63% and 63% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
GitHub versus Cursor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGitHubCursor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (37K ratings) — better4.7 (748 ratings)
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews — better63.1% of reviews
Number of ratings37K — better748
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#2#2
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB261 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGitHubAnysphere

Customer experience

GitHub

All ratings36,862 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews910 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.6%

Cursor

All ratings748 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive63.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative33.7%

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

Cursor

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
3 purchases

Cursor

Subscriptions3
  • Pro$25.991 Month
  • Pro+$77.991 Month
  • Ultra$259.991 Month

Questions

Is GitHub free?
GitHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cursor free?
Cursor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GitHub or Cursor?
GitHub is rated higher. GitHub averages 4.8 out of 5 from 37K ratings, while Cursor averages 4.7 from 748 ratings.
Do GitHub or Cursor have ads?
Neither GitHub nor Cursor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GitHub or Cursor?
GitHub ships an update weekly, and Cursor weekly. Most recently, GitHub was updated on September 24, 2026 and Cursor on September 22, 2026.
Which is more popular, GitHub or Cursor?
GitHub currently peaks at #2 in the App Store charts, and Cursor at #2. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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