Gitown for Github vs OctView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gitown for Github
Manage your GitHub workflow on the go. Triage issues, review code, and merge pull requests with a native experience. Discover trending repositories and stay updated with notifications.
- Triage issues and pull requests
- Review and merge pull requests
- Organize issues with labels
- Browse files and code
- View notifications
- Discover trending repositories
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Gitown for Github 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 Gitown to: • find interesting and trending repository • Read, react, and reply to Issues and Pull Requests • Review and merge Pull Requests • Organize Issues with labels, assignees, and more • Browse your files and code • Browse your latest notifications
OctView
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OctView is designed with developers’ everyday workflows in mind. It allows quick access to essential information and lets you perform key actions with just a few taps. This app uses secure OAuth authentication and does not collect any personal information. Main Features Repository Management • View a list of your repositories • Manage starred repositories • View detailed repository information • Browse README files • Visualize language composition • Manage and switch branches CI Workflows • View workflows and their status • Check detailed execution history • Manually trigger workflows • Get real-time status updates • View execution logs Issues & Pull Requests • View lists of open and closed issues • View issue details and comments • Create new issues • Manage pull requests • Add and edit comments Multilingual Support • Switch between Japanese and English • Automatically adapts to system language
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OctView at every 3 days against Gitown for Github's every 4 weeks. Gitown for Github's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gitown for Github ships an update every 4 weeks, OctView every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gitown for Github | OctView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai FantasticMan Information Technology Co., Ltd. | BYNET |
In-app purchases
Gitown for Github
No in-app purchases
OctView
No in-app purchases
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