Comparison

WatchGit vs tunlr

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

Head to head
About

WatchGit

Features
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Create, reply, react and label GitHub issues, and react with emojis and more, all on your Apple Watch. You can also use Siri to create issues as notes: "Hey Siri, create a note 'Allow me change the labels on issues' in WatchGit". Siri will then prompt you for your folder (repository) and you are good. You'll need to do this once on your phone before you can do it on your watch. This is primarily an independent watch app. Organizations can restrict what third-party apps like this can do, so you may not be able to view private repositories or modify issues that belong to an organization. The organization will have to white-list WatchGit if this is the case. If you have questions, comments or suggestions for improvement please email me at watchgit@atadore.com. This app is in no way associated with Microsoft or GitHub. The EULA is here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

tunlr

This app provides a secure SSH terminal emulator for mobile devices. It offers advanced authentication methods, including biometric-protected keys, and on-device voice dictation for terminal commands. Designed for developers and sysadmins, it ensures privacy with no accounts or data tracking.

Highlights
  • Full PTY terminal emulation
  • Biometric-protected SSH keys
  • On-device voice dictation
  • Customizable keyboard toolbar
  • Save server profiles
  • 14 color themes
Features
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SSH terminal in your pocket. Full xterm-256color emulation, biometric-protected keys, and on-device voice dictation. No accounts, no tracking β€” everything stays on your device. tunlr is built for developers, sysadmins, and DevOps engineers who need real terminal access on iPhone and iPad. β€” TERMINAL β€” Full PTY terminal emulation powered by SwiftTerm. xterm-256color support. Configurable scrollback buffer up to 50,000 lines. Optional Metal GPU-accelerated rendering. Works in portrait and landscape on both iPhone and iPad. β€” AUTHENTICATION β€” Three ways to authenticate, all protected by Face ID or Touch ID: Secure Enclave keys β€” generate a P-256 ECDSA key that never leaves your device's Secure Enclave. The private key is inaccessible even to the app itself. Imported keys β€” bring your own Ed25519, ECDSA, or RSA keys. Stored in the iOS Keychain with biometric protection. Passwords β€” stored in the Keychain, never in plain text. β€” HOST VERIFICATION β€” Trust-on-first-use (TOFU) host key verification. tunlr saves the server fingerprint on first connection and warns you if it ever changes. Import fingerprints by scanning a QR code to skip the initial trust step. β€” VOICE INPUT β€” Dictate terminal commands with on-device speech recognition powered by WhisperKit. All audio processing happens on your device β€” nothing is sent to any server. β€” KEYBOARD TOOLBAR β€” Customizable keyboard toolbar with sticky modifier keys. Shortcut packs for Shell, Tmux, Vim, and Claude Code workflows. Save your own favorites. β€” CONNECTIONS β€” Save server profiles with hostname, port, username, and authentication method. Connect with a single tap. Auto-reconnect restores your session when you return to the app, with configurable keepalive intervals. β€” APPEARANCE β€” 14 color themes: Default Dark, Solarized Dark, Solarized Light, Dracula, Nord, Monokai, One Dark, GitHub Light, Gruvbox Light, Catppuccin Mocha, Tokyo Night, RosΓ© Pine, Synthwave, and Kanagawa. Four monospace fonts and adjustable font size. β€” PRIVACY β€” No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. No data collection. Everything runs on your device. SSH connections go directly to your servers β€” tunlr never contacts any third-party service.

Screenshots

WatchGit4 screens
tunlr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: tunlr at none against WatchGit's 4. tunlr also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 35 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. WatchGit sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. tunlr asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WatchGit ships an update every 35 months, tunlr every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
WatchGit versus tunlr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchGittunlr
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 5 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
Monetizationβ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size18 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtadoreAnastasiia Trofimova

In-app purchases

4 purchases

WatchGit

One-time4
  • Tiny thanks$0.99
  • Small thanks$1.99
  • Thanks$2.99
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  • Big thanks$4.99
None

tunlr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WatchGit free?
WatchGit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tunlr free?
tunlr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WatchGit or tunlr have ads?
Neither WatchGit nor tunlr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WatchGit or tunlr?
WatchGit ships an update every 35 months, and tunlr every 5 weeks. Most recently, WatchGit was updated on September 22, 2026 and tunlr on September 7, 2026.

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