Comparison

Test Reflector vs Ship

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

Head to head
About

Test Reflector

Monitor GitHub Actions directly from your menubar. Get a quick overview of recent test results and easily navigate to any test failures. Offers free tracking for public repositories and subscription options for private repos and more frequent checks.

Highlights
  • Menubar CI/CD status overview
  • Jump to test failures
  • Track public GitHub repos
  • Subscription for private repos
  • API request limit management
  • Frequent update checks (subscription)
Features
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Watch your GitHub Actions, with a concise overview of recent results and the ability to jump directly to test failures. - Watches up to 3 public GitHub repos without a subscription. - With a monthly or yearly subscription, you may add personal access tokens and follow as many public or private repos as you wish. - Conservatively allocates requests to ensure that GitHub's API request limits are never exceeded. Without an active subscription, Test Reflector watches up to 3 public GitHub repositories. Adding a monthly or annual subscription unlocks the ability to add personal access tokens, allowing the app to track private repositories as well as to check more frequently for updates. Note: the easiest way to get tokens into iOS at the moment is to use the Universal Clipboard with Continuity from Mac desktop or laptop computer. In the future we may add quicker ways to generate tokens from the app, but for now we're starting with simpler and more manual workflows. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.testreflector.app/privacy.html

About

Ship

Edit GitHub repositories directly from your phone using an AI-powered system. The app makes non-destructive changes by creating new branches for your edits, allowing you to review and push them directly. It also offers an open-source language model system for customization.

Highlights
  • Edit GitHub repositories on mobile
  • AI-powered code modifications
  • Non-destructive changes via new branches
  • Push changes directly from the app
  • Open-source Language Model System
  • View repository code
Features
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Ship allows you code from your phone! Simply choose the repository you'd like to edit, then prompt our Custom Language Model System (link below) with a task, changes, or a question regarding the selected Github Repository. Then just watch as we handle the rest! The changes are made on a new branch so as to not interfere with your current set up, but you can push these changes directly through the app. We prioritized making Non-destructive changes to your Repos by having our agent push its changes to a new branch, specified by the current date. We also allow you to select an existing repo to build on top of an existing project. We're going to be quickly adding features and want to open source our Language Model System backend in order to allow you to easily customize your own system which can do much more than just coding through an integration store! This is the first AI Powered application that allows you to edit existing GitHub Repositories from your phone! Other Features: - You can view the code within the repository that you're working with by selecting the 'Code' icon in the top right of your Chat View. - Open Sourced Language Model System: https://github.com/LMSystems-ai/Github-Agent so you can create your own branch of our coding agent and try it out yourself! If you create something cool, we'll add it to the app and let you have access for free! Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Test Reflector3 screens
Ship3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ship at none against Test Reflector's 2. Ship also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, 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. Test Reflector sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Ship asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Test Reflector ships an update monthly, Ship every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Test Reflector versus Ship: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTest ReflectorShip
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReflective Software, LLCSean Sullivan

Customer experience

Test Reflector

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ship

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Test Reflector

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly1 Month trial$9.991 Year
None

Ship

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Test Reflector free?
Test Reflector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ship free?
Ship is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Test Reflector or Ship have ads?
Neither Test Reflector nor Ship shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Test Reflector or Ship?
Test Reflector ships an update monthly, and Ship every 3 days. Most recently, Test Reflector was updated on July 25, 2026 and Ship on September 5, 2026.

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