GitBuddy vs dev.to
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GitBuddy
Follow GitHub developers and view their recent activities and contribution graphs in a unified feed. Explore individual developer profiles for more detailed information. More features are planned for future updates.
- Follow GitHub developers
- View latest activities
- See contribution graphs
- Unified activity feed
- Developer profile details
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With GitBuddy you can follow developers on GitHub and see their latest activities and contributions graph in one feed. You can also navigate into a specific developer’s profile to see more details. *** Stay tuned for more features to come! ***
dev.to
Explore and engage with a blogging-forward social network focused on code creators. Discover content, follow tags and members, and stay updated on the evolving Forem ecosystem.
- Navigate Forem ecosystem
- Follow dev.to tags and members
- Discover Forem ecosystem content
- Read blog posts
- Write blog posts
- Stay up-to-date
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The best way to navigate DEV and the rest of the Forem ecosystem on your iPhone! The Forem app allows you to follow all your dev.to tags and members while also discovering what the evolving Forem ecosystem has to offer. Read, write and stay up-to-date in our blogging-forward social network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GitBuddy at 5.0 against dev.to's 3.8. GitBuddy also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). dev.to's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
GitBuddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dev.to has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GitBuddy ships an update every 3 weeks, dev.to monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GitBuddy | dev.to |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.8 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 39.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Applitom | Dev Community Inc. |
Customer experience
GitBuddy
dev.to
In-app purchases
GitBuddy
No in-app purchases
dev.to
No in-app purchases
