Refined GitHub vs GitViewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Refined GitHub
Enhance your GitHub experience with this Safari extension. It streamlines the interface and introduces over 200 features, including improved link detection, visible whitespace, and one-click tools for common tasks. Gain deeper insights into code, pull requests, and repository history.
- Linkifies issue/PR references and URLs
- Makes whitespace characters visible
- Reduces tab size to 4 spaces
- One-click merge conflict fixers
- Reaction avatars for comments
- View source of Markdown files
- Build/CI status icon next to repo name
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Refined GitHub is a Safari extension that simplifies the GitHub.com interface and adds useful features. ■ Highlights - Linkifies issue/PR references and URLs in code. - Makes whitespace characters visible. - Reduces tabs’ size to 4 spaces instead of 8. - Adds one-click merge conflict fixers. - Adds reaction avatars showing who reacted to a comment. - Adds a button to revert all the changes to a file in a PR. - Adds a build/CI status icon next to the repo’s name. - Adds a button to view the source of Markdown files. - Shows PRs that touch the current file. - Highlights the most useful comment in conversations. - Shows the first Git tag a merged PR was included in. - Adds a link to an automatic changelog for each tag/release. - Adds possible related pages and alternatives on 404 pages. - Displays the age of the repository in the sidebar. And so much more! 200+ features. See the developer website for a full list of features. The GITHUB and REFINED GITHUB trademarks are owned by GitHub, Inc. and used under license.
GitViewer
A modern Git GUI client for Apple devices. It offers essential Git operations, a commit history graph, SSH key management, and support for multiple Git providers. The app syncs automatically with iCloud.
- Clone, fetch, pull, push, merge, switch, checkout
- Commit history graph
- SSH key management
- Code history playback
- Support for GitHub, GitLab, Gitee, Bitbucket, Gogs
- iCloud synchronization
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GitViewer The modern Git GUI client for iOS, iPadOS and macOS. Features * The features you need for Git: clone, fetch, pull, push, merge, switch, checkout, history, diff... and more! * Commit history graph. * Easily manage SSH keys. * Play code history like a video. * support GitHub, GitLab, Gitee, Bitbucket, Gogs and more Git providers. * Automatically sync with iCloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Refined GitHub at 4.6 against GitViewer's 3.0. Refined GitHub also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (88 vs 3). GitViewer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. GitViewer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Refined GitHub asks for nothing beyond the download.
Refined GitHub holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Refined GitHub has 88 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Refined GitHub's written reviews are positive against 62% of GitViewer's.
Refined GitHub ships an update every 6 weeks, GitViewer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refined GitHub | GitViewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (88 ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 61.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindre Sorhus | 腾飞 师 |
Customer experience
Refined GitHub
GitViewer
In-app purchases
Refined GitHub
No in-app purchases
GitViewer
- Pro Trial for 7 DaysFree
- Pro$6.99
