Comparison

NapCat vs QuickGist

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Offline Git client
  • Code editor
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Starred repository access
  • Supports 90+ languages
  • Customizable themes
Features
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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

About

QuickGist

This app allows users to create, edit, and manage GitHub Gists with ease. It offers a themed editor with syntax highlighting and Markdown rendering for a better coding experience. Additional features are planned for future updates.

Highlights
  • Create and edit Gists
  • Delete entire Gists
  • Add or remove files
  • Themed and configurable editor
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Markdown rendering
Features
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An easy to use Github Gist client that allows you to create and edit gists. Including support for deleting an entire Gists and adding or removing files. The Gist editor is themed and configurable. It features syntax highlighting and rendering Markdown content. More features to come!

Screenshots

NapCat4 screens
QuickGist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QuickGist at none against NapCat's 3. QuickGist also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). NapCat's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NapCat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. QuickGist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NapCat holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of NapCat's written reviews are positive against 50% of QuickGist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NapCat ships an update every 4 months, QuickGist every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NapCat versus QuickGist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNapCatQuickGist
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (7 ratings) — better3.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShotdoorBradley Barrows

Customer experience

NapCat

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative24.2%

QuickGist

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NapCat

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Pro$1.991 Month
  • 1 Year Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • NapCat Upgrade$12.99
None

QuickGist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NapCat free?
NapCat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuickGist free?
QuickGist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NapCat or QuickGist?
NapCat is rated higher. NapCat averages 3.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while QuickGist averages 3.3 from 6 ratings.
Do NapCat or QuickGist have ads?
Neither NapCat nor QuickGist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NapCat or QuickGist?
NapCat ships an update every 4 months, and QuickGist every 2 weeks. Most recently, NapCat was updated on September 16, 2026 and QuickGist on September 13, 2026.

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