Control for GitLab vs Tempo Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Tempo Cloud
Manage your work and track time on the go with seamless Google Calendar integration. Plan tasks, log time entries with a single click, and receive customizable push notifications for approvals and reminders. Stay updated on your team's progress and manage timesheets efficiently from anywhere.
- Google Calendar integration for time entries
- Create and manage work plans
- Customizable push notifications
- Track time against tasks and events
- Review and approve timesheets
- Jira Cloud integration
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Plan, track and take action on the go with Tempo and Google Calendar integration! Customize your push notifications for logging time and submitting your timesheet. Track time better and plan your work with Tempo’s mobile app for Jira Cloud. Don’t leave your team waiting - keep track on pending timesheets and plan requests from the team via notifications in your inbox. -- FEATURES in detail: * With Tempo’s mobile app for Jira Cloud you can integrate with Google Calendar to have all your events synced with Tempo to easily create time entries with one click. * Create plans on your mobile and plan your work alongside all your tasks and events in My Work. Quickly turn plans into time entries. You can also request approval of your plans if needed (if Tempo Planner is installed). * Push notifications allow you to quickly log time after a meeting, when your timesheet is due for approval or you can customize notifications to remind you to log time when you need it the most. *Stay up-to-date on your notifications. Just tap the inbox for notifications. You’ll be reminded of when the timesheet is due for an approval from your manager. Managers get reminded of pending timesheet and plan approval. Monitor your real-time progress of tracked versus required work hours for any given period * Accurately log time in My Work and browse your logged work, tasks and calendar events by days, weeks, or monthly views. You can create time entries and trackers wherever. No need to search for issues, re-enter descriptions or manually enter time when creating entries. * Review and approve time entries. Get things done from wherever you are, whenever you want. Take action on your responsibilities of reviewing and approving/rejecting timesheet and plan requests from your team.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tempo Cloud at 4.6 against Control for GitLab's 3.9. Tempo Cloud also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Control for GitLab's advantage is review sentiment (30% vs 13%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Control for GitLab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tempo Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tempo Cloud holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 256 and 228 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Control for GitLab's written reviews are positive against 13% of Tempo Cloud's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Control for GitLab ships an update every 6 weeks, Tempo Cloud every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Control for GitLab | Tempo Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (256 ratings) | 4.6 (228 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.5% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 256 — better | 228 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.7.11 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valerio Mazzeo | Tempo Software ehf. |
Customer experience
Control for GitLab
Tempo Cloud
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
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- Improved markdown rendering
- Milestone management
Tempo Cloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Control for GitLab
- GitLab Control Pro$7.99
Tempo Cloud
No in-app purchases
Questions
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