Comparison

Test Reflector vs OctView

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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

OctView

Features
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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 β€’ View a list of your repositories β€’ Manage starred repositories β€’ View detailed repository information β€’ Browse README files β€’ Visualize language composition β€’ Manage and switch branches CI Workflows β€’ View workflows and their status β€’ Check detailed execution history β€’ Manually trigger workflows β€’ Get real-time status updates β€’ View execution logs Issues & Pull Requests β€’ View lists of open and closed issues β€’ View issue details and comments β€’ Create new issues β€’ Manage pull requests β€’ Add and edit comments Multilingual Support β€’ Switch between Japanese and English β€’ Automatically adapts to system language

Screenshots

Test Reflector3 screens
OctView3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OctView at none against Test Reflector's 2. OctView also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Test Reflector's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Test Reflector sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. OctView asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Test Reflector ships an update monthly, OctView every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
Test Reflector versus OctView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTest ReflectorOctView
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.6 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReflective Software, LLCBYNET

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Test Reflector

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

OctView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Test Reflector free?
Test Reflector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OctView free?
OctView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Test Reflector or OctView have ads?
Neither Test Reflector nor OctView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Test Reflector or OctView?
Test Reflector ships an update monthly, and OctView every 3 days. Most recently, Test Reflector was updated on October 18, 2026 and OctView on October 28, 2026.

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