Comparison

MyLab (OSS) vs NativeLab

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

Head to head
About

MyLab (OSS)

Manage your GitLab projects and collaborate on code directly from your mobile device. This app provides a comprehensive GitLab experience on the go, supporting both GitLab.com and self-hosted instances.

Highlights
  • GitLab project management
  • Code collaboration
  • Mobile workstation
  • Supports GitLab.com
  • Supports self-hosted GitLab
Features
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MyLab - Your Complete GitLab Companion Transform your mobile device into a powerful GitLab workstation. MyLab brings the GitLab experience to your pocket, enabling seamless project management and code collaboration on the go. Compatible with GitLab.com and self-hosted GitLab instances.

About

NativeLab

This app provides a native mobile interface for managing GitLab projects, issues, and merge requests. It offers features like project browsing, issue triage, and merge request reviews with a clean, fast design. Users can customize themes, text sizes, and languages for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Browse GitLab projects with search
  • Triage issues with filters
  • Review merge requests with diff viewer
  • Customizable themes and text sizes
  • Supports gitlab.com and self-hosted instances
  • Secure OAuth authentication
  • Built-in demo mode
Features
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NativeLab is a native GitLab client for iPhone. Review merge requests, follow pipelines, triage issues and clear your to-dos without fighting the mobile website. MERGE REQUESTS • Read the full diff with line numbers • Comment on any line, reply to threads and resolve them • Approve or unapprove, and merge (or merge when the pipeline succeeds) • Pipeline status, reviewers, approvals and merge blockers at a glance PIPELINES • Pipeline list per project with filters • Jobs grouped by stage: retry, cancel and play manual jobs • Live job logs with collapsible sections INBOX • Your GitLab to-do list: review requests, mentions, assignments, failed pipelines • Swipe to mark done • Optional background alerts and an app badge ISSUES • Filter by state and label • Markdown descriptions, task lists and images • Read and post comments MADE FOR YOUR PHONE • Opens instantly: data is cached on your device and refreshed in the background • Home Screen widget for review requests and failed pipelines • Face ID lock • Light and dark mode, three text sizes, six languages ANY GITLAB • gitlab.com with one-tap sign in • Self-hosted GitLab with a personal access token • Multiple accounts and instances • Try everything first in demo mode, no account needed PRIVATE BY DESIGN NativeLab talks directly to your GitLab. Tokens stay in the iOS Keychain on your device. No analytics, no NativeLab account. Free during launch.

Screenshots

MyLab (OSS)4 screens
NativeLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyLab (OSS) at 100% against NativeLab's 50%. MyLab (OSS) also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyLab (OSS) ships an update every 2 weeks, NativeLab every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MyLab (OSS) versus NativeLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyLab (OSS)NativeLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperS13 Software Solutions Inc.Altug Sogutoglu

Customer experience

MyLab (OSS)

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

NativeLab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

MyLab (OSS)

No in-app purchases

None

NativeLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyLab (OSS) free?
MyLab (OSS) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NativeLab free?
NativeLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyLab (OSS) or NativeLab have ads?
Neither MyLab (OSS) nor NativeLab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyLab (OSS) or NativeLab?
MyLab (OSS) ships an update every 2 weeks, and NativeLab every 4 months. Most recently, MyLab (OSS) was updated on November 7, 2026 and NativeLab on November 5, 2026.

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