Comparison

Control for GitLab vs Zulip

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

Head to head
About

Control for GitLab

Manage your GitLab projects on your iPhone or iPad from anywhere. Track projects, issues, merge requests, and code, all from your mobile device. Stay connected to your team and code even when you're on the go.

Highlights
  • Manage Projects, Issues, and Merge Requests
  • Browse Source Code and Commits
  • Full Team Management
  • View and Edit Branches and Tags
  • Markdown and Emoji Support
  • Secure with Passcode
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Control for GitLab is the best way to manage your GitLab projects on any iPhone and iPad device, anywhere at any time! Control for GitLab helps you to easily keep track of your GitLab projects while you are sitting on the train on your way back home, or when you are trapped inside a meeting with no chances of getting out! Features: - View and add Projects - View, add, edit and share Issues - Issue, Milestone and Merge Requests Transition Workflow - Search Issues by ID, title or labels - View and add Comments - Style any comment or description with markdown, HTML and emoji smileys - Calendar and Address Book Integration - Browse your Source Code - Full Team Management (add and remove team members) - View your Commits - View your Commit Diffs - View, protect and unprotect your Branches - View your Tags - View and add Labels - View, add, edit and share Milestones - View, add, edit and share Merge Requests - View, add, edit and share Code Snippets - View and use Favourite Filters - View and add Groups - View, add, edit, share SSH Keys - View, add, edit, share Hooks - Explore, fork and favourite public projects - Full Core Spotlight support - Full access the projects' Wiki - Protect your data with a personal Passcode - Connect to HTTP or HTTPS server GitLab is a growing community and as their API expands so will this app! We work extensively with the GitLab team to refine and expand the API in order to provide you the best GitLab mobile user experience ever. You will have everything under control! Follow the project on twitter: @gitlabcontrol For info on new releases, to suggest new features and to report bugs send an email to support@gitlabcontrol.com. Restrictions: Control for GitLab currently supports GitLab server version 9.x and higher. Disclaimer: Control for GitLab is not affiliated, endorsed, sponsored, or approved with or by GitLab Inc.

About

Zulip

This app provides organized team chat for groups of any size, enabling users to read and respond to messages in context. It helps maintain focus by allowing users to catch up on topics of interest at their own pace. The application is open-source and available as a cloud service or self-hosted solution.

Highlights
  • Organized team chat
  • Contextual message reading
  • Topic-based conversations
  • Focus maintenance
  • Open-source software
  • Cloud and self-hosted options
Features
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Zulip (https://zulip.com/) helps teams of all sizes be more productive together, from a few friends hacking on a new idea, to globally distributed organizations with hundreds of people tackling the world's hardest problems. Unlike other chat apps, Zulip lets you read and respond to every message in context, no matter when it was sent. Maintain your focus and then catch up on your own time, reading the topics you care about, and skimming or skipping the rest. Like everything Zulip, this official Zulip mobile app is 100% open-source software: https://github.com/zulip/zulip-flutter . Thank you to the hundreds of contributors who have made Zulip what it is! Zulip is available as a managed cloud service or a self-hosted solution. Please send questions, comments, and bug reports to support@zulip.com, or tweet @zulip.

Screenshots

Control for GitLab4 screens
Zulip3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zulip at none against Control for GitLab's 1. Zulip also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (39% vs 30%). Control for GitLab's advantage is ratings volume (256 vs 16). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Control for GitLab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zulip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Control for GitLab holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Control for GitLab has 256 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Control for GitLab's written reviews are positive against 39% of Zulip's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control for GitLab ships an update every 6 weeks, Zulip monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Control for GitLab versus Zulip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl for GitLabZulip
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (256 ratings) — better3.7 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews29.5% of reviews39.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings256 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.7.1115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperValerio MazzeoKandra Labs, Inc.

Customer experience

Control for GitLab

All ratings256 ratings
Positive73.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive29.5%
Neutral10.5%
Negative60.0%

Zulip

All ratings16 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral13.5%
Negative47.2%

Bugs and requests

Control for GitLab

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues with two-factor authentication
  • Inconsistent project and issue listing
  • Crashes and connection errors
  • Incorrect charging and purchase issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • Support for multiple GitLab instances
  • Ability to approve merge requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Better code viewing and editing capabilities
  • Support for GitLab CI/CD features
Show 2 more
  • Improved markdown rendering
  • Milestone management

Zulip

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Control for GitLab

One-time1
  • GitLab Control Pro$7.99
None

Zulip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Control for GitLab free?
Control for GitLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zulip free?
Zulip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Control for GitLab or Zulip?
Control for GitLab is rated higher. Control for GitLab averages 3.9 out of 5 from 256 ratings, while Zulip averages 3.7 from 16 ratings.
Do Control for GitLab or Zulip have ads?
Control for GitLab shows ads; Zulip does not.
Which is updated more often, Control for GitLab or Zulip?
Control for GitLab ships an update every 6 weeks, and Zulip monthly. Most recently, Control for GitLab was updated on September 6, 2026 and Zulip on August 21, 2026.

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