Theo8080 vs GitBoba
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Theo8080
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Theo8080 is a private, on-device AI assistant for people who want to use AI more personally and more privately on iPhone and iPad. Your prompts and conversations stay on your device, not on someone else’s server. Theo8080 lets you download local models, chat privately, and shape how the assistant responds to match your needs. With Theo8080, you can: • Chat with local AI models on your iPhone or iPad • Download models from Hugging Face, a widely used repository for AI models • Keep your prompts and conversations on device • Adjust response style and behavior with model settings • Review and manage your conversation history • See helpful performance details like response time and generation speed • Use vision-capable models to chat about photos from your library Theo8080 gives you control over settings like temperature, context, and system prompt, so you can fine-tune the experience while keeping everything local. Built for a fast, native experience, Theo8080 supports efficient on-device AI on compatible Apple devices. But please keep in mind that AI can make mistakes, so always check important information and avoid relying on open models for certainty.
GitBoba
A native iOS and iPadOS client for Gitea, a self-hosted Git service. Manage your daily work directly from your mobile device without needing to access a desktop.
- Native iOS and iPadOS client
- Connects to Gitea servers
- Personal access token authentication
- Manage day-to-day work
- Mobile Git management
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GitBoba is a fast, native iOS and iPadOS client for Gitea + Forgejo. Connect to your own self-hosted instance and get a full git workflow, no browser required. • Repos - Browse code, branches, and commits • Pull Requests - Full diffs, reviews, merges • Issues - See what's open across every repo. • Actions - Trigger a workflow, watch it run, check on your runners. • Releases & Packages - Cut and publish a package • Dashboard & Notifications: Everything that needs you in one place • And much more! Self-hosted software shouldn't come with a locked-down client. GitBoba won’t lock open-source behind a paywall. We strive to bring new functionality and provide feature parody with existing backend.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GitBoba at none against Theo8080's 2. GitBoba also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Theo8080's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). 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
Both are free to download. Theo8080 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. GitBoba asks for nothing beyond the download.
Theo8080 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Theo8080 ships an update every 2 days, GitBoba weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Theo8080 | GitBoba |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | phi & co. | Miguel Perez |
In-app purchases
Theo8080
- Weekly Access$2.997 Days
- Monthly Access$4.991 Month
GitBoba
No in-app purchases









