NapCat vs Project Viewer for GitHub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NapCat
Access and read your favorite GitHub repositories offline on any device. This app offers a powerful code editor and comfortable reading experience with syntax highlighting for over 90 languages. Enjoy your code anywhere, anytime.
- Offline Git client
- Code editor
- Syntax highlighting
- Starred repository access
- Supports 90+ languages
- Customizable themes
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Reading and exploring source code should be enjoyable and not limited to your desktop. NapCat is a GitHub client that lets you download your most-used or favorite projects for offline reading and coding on the go. Features: • Universal: one app for all your devices • Fully offline Git client • Powerful code editor • Private Coding Agent Built-In (*) • Comfortable offline reading with beautiful syntax highlighting • Quick access to starred repositories • Support for 90+ languages and 30 themes, so you can read comfortably in bright sunlight or late at night (**) What users say: "Oh @napcatapp, you're the best discovery I've made all month." -- @davidlesches "The best code reader ever for iOS: NapCat - A GitHub Client" -- @elia "If you're in the market for a free iPhone github code reader, I totally recommend NapCat" — @drewbiewubie "NapCat on iPad is great when you want to offline study something cool on github" — @siuying ----- • Full version: access to all themes • Full version: unlimited offline code storage • Full version: access to private repositories ----- * Agent run locally, only context is sent to LLM ** Access to all themes is available with the Full Version upgrade Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
Project Viewer for GitHub
This application provides a straightforward way to view GitHub Projects. It offers a simple interface for accessing project boards and tasks directly from your device.
- View GitHub Projects
- Simple interface
- Access project boards
- Task management
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A simple viewer for GitHub Projects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Project Viewer for GitHub at none against NapCat's 3. Project Viewer for GitHub also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. NapCat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Project Viewer for GitHub asks for nothing beyond the download.
Project Viewer for GitHub holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of NapCat's written reviews are positive against 60% of Project Viewer for GitHub's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NapCat ships an update every 4 months, Project Viewer for GitHub every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NapCat | Project Viewer for GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shotdoor | Frank Hartmann |
Customer experience
NapCat
Project Viewer for GitHub
In-app purchases
NapCat
- 1 Month Pro$1.991 Month
- 1 Year Pro$9.991 Year
- NapCat Upgrade$12.99
Project Viewer for GitHub
No in-app purchases
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