AppDab for App Store Connect vs XCRunway for Xcode Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AppDab for App Store Connect
Streamline your app management tasks with this tool. It allows you to handle builds, testers, certificates, and provisioning profiles directly from your device. Securely store your credentials for quick access without repeated logins.
- Manage app builds
- Organize testers
- Handle certificates
- Provisioning profile management
- Secure credential storage
- Direct API access
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With AppDab you can manage your apps and all the resources around it, be it builds, testers, certificates, devices or provisioning profiles. Unlike App Store Connect, you won't be prompted for a password, or worse, a 2-factor code when you use AppDab. Your credentials are stored securely in Keychain, so the app is ready to use as soon as you launch it. AppDab uses Apple's App Store Connect API to read and manipulate data in the Apple Developer Portal and App Store Connect. An Apple Developer Program membership is required to use AppDab. The Terms of Service can be found here: https://appdab.app/terms
XCRunway for Xcode Cloud
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Run and monitor Xcode Cloud builds from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. XCRunway gives developers a focused way to start workflows, follow build progress, inspect failures, and access artifacts without opening App Store Connect in a browser. WORK WITH YOUR BUILDS • Browse Xcode Cloud products, workflows, and build history • Start regular or clean builds • Rerun completed builds using the same source revision • Automatically refresh pending and running builds while viewing them • Inspect errors, warnings, test failures, and results • View commit details and build actions • Open or share download links for logs, result bundles, archives, and other artifacts • Switch between multiple App Store Connect teams PRIVATE BY DESIGN XCRunway connects directly to the official App Store Connect API. Your API credentials are stored in the local Keychain with device-only protection and aren’t synced between devices. Try the built-in demo with sample data before connecting an App Store Connect team. An active XCRunway subscription is required to use live Xcode Cloud data. XCRunway is an independent app and isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Apple. Terms and Conditions: https://bluecometlabs.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://bluecometlabs.com/privacy/ Contact: https://xcrunway.app/contact/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: XCRunway for Xcode Cloud at every 2 days against AppDab for App Store Connect's every 3 weeks. AppDab for App Store Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. AppDab for App Store Connect sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and XCRunway for Xcode Cloud sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AppDab for App Store Connect ships an update every 3 weeks, XCRunway for Xcode Cloud every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AppDab for App Store Connect | XCRunway for Xcode Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Morten Gregersen | BLUE COMET LABS LLC |
In-app purchases
AppDab for App Store Connect
- Intelligence monthly$0.991 Month
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Monthly with Intelligence$2.991 Month
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- Intelligence yearly$4.991 Year
- Yearly$9.991 Year
- Yearly with Intelligence$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$39.99
XCRunway for Xcode Cloud
- XCRunway Annual$14.991 Year
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