Apple Developer vs GitHub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apple Developer
Access the latest developer news, features, and videos from Apple. Stay updated on new frameworks and technologies, and catch up on past event content.
- Developer news and features
- Latest Apple frameworks and technologies
- WWDC videos
- Offline video downloads
- Apple Developer Program enrollment
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Welcome to Apple Developer, your source for developer news, features, and videos — and the best place to experience WWDC. • Keep up to date on the latest Apple frameworks and technologies. • Browse news, features, developer stories, and more. • Catch up on videos from past events and download them to watch offline. • Enroll in the Apple Developer Program in supported locales.
GitHub
Manage your code projects, review changes, and collaborate with your team on the go. This app allows you to stay updated with notifications, respond to issues, and browse files and code from anywhere.
- Browse notifications
- Read, react, and reply to Issues and Pull Requests
- Review and merge Pull Requests
- Organize Issues with labels and assignees
- Browse files and code
- Discover trending repositories
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There’s a lot you can do on GitHub that doesn’t require a complex development environment – like sharing feedback on a design discussion, or reviewing a few lines of code. GitHub for iOS 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 GitHub for iOS to: • Browse your latest notifications • Read, react, and reply to Issues and Pull Requests • Review and merge Pull Requests • Organize Issues with labels, assignees, projects, and more • Browse your files and code • Discover new and trending repositories ——— Terms of Service: https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GitHub at 4.8 against Apple Developer's 4.0. GitHub also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 35%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Apple Developer's advantage is device support (5 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Apple Developer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month and GitHub sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GitHub holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GitHub has 37K ratings behind it against 2.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Apple Developer's written reviews are positive against 63% of GitHub's.
Apple Developer ships an update every 2 months, GitHub weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Apple Developer | GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2.2K ratings) | 4.8 (37K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.4% of reviews | 63.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K | 37K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #6 | #2 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Apple | GitHub |
Customer experience
Apple Developer
GitHub
Bugs and requests
Apple Developer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GitHub
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and inability to switch accounts
- Inconsistent behavior when navigating between app and website
- Notifications not always loading correctly
- Inability to view all files in large pull requests
- Crashes when trying to perform certain actions
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for multiple accounts
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Implement code editing and file management
- Integrate GitHub Actions and Insights
- Allow viewing and managing GitHub projects
In-app purchases
Apple Developer
- WeatherKit 1 million calls$49.991 Month
- Xcode Cloud 100 Hours$49.991 Month
- Apple Developer Program$98.991 Year
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- WeatherKit 2 million calls$99.991 Month
- Xcode Cloud 250 Hours$99.991 Month
- Xcode Cloud 1000 Hours$399.991 Month
- WeatherKit 50 million calls$2499.991 Month
- Xcode Cloud 10000 Hours$3999.991 Month
- WeatherKit 100 million calls$4999.991 Month
- WeatherKit 150 million calls$7499.991 Month
- WeatherKit 200 million calls$9999.991 Month
GitHub
- GitHub Pro$3.991 Month
- Copilot Pro$10.001 Month
- Copilot Pro+$39.991 Month
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- Copilot Max$99.001 Month
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