Comparison

GitLabourer vs Bolt SSH

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

Head to head
About

GitLabourer

Features
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Application for managing your Gitlab projects. Extend your work with Gitlab by searching projects, browsing files in your repositories, controlling pipelines, jobs and managing your merge requests.

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Bolt SSH

Features
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Bolt SSH โ€” the SSH terminal made for your phone Everything you need to manage servers from your phone, without the friction. Bolt SSH keeps your hosts and keys organized, locks tight behind biometrics, and gets you reconnected fast when mobile networks drop. Works with Linux/Unix servers and Windows PowerShell (sshd) out of the box. Reconnect without the hassle โ€ข Automatic reconnect, plus one-tap manual reconnect from the status bar โ€ข Returns you to your remote working directory after reconnecting โ€” no re-cd-ing โ€ข Real terminal rendering (xterm.js) with an aux key bar (Esc / Tab / arrows / Ctrl) Security first โ€ข App Lock with Face ID / fingerprint โ€” locks the instant you background the app โ€ข Trust-on-first-use + known_hosts verification; instant alert on host key change to help stop man-in-the-middle attacks โ€ข Private keys and passwords stored in the device secure enclave (Keychain / Keystore), never in plaintext Effortless management โ€ข Multi-host manager with color labels, recent-first ordering, and duplicate / edit / delete โ€ข Multiple keys โ€” import or paste private keys (OpenSSH / RSA PEM) with passphrase support โ€ข English & Chinese Free to download โ€” core features work out of the box. Everything runs locally; nothing routes through our servers.

Screenshots

GitLabourer4 screens
Bolt SSH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GitLabourer at every 4 days against Bolt SSH's every 3 months. Bolt SSH's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GitLabourer ships an update every 4 days, Bolt SSH every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
GitLabourer versus Bolt SSH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGitLabourerBolt SSH
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size32 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAckeeๆ–‡ๅš ้‚ฑ

In-app purchases

None

GitLabourer

No in-app purchases

None

Bolt SSH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GitLabourer free?
GitLabourer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bolt SSH free?
Bolt SSH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GitLabourer or Bolt SSH have ads?
Neither GitLabourer nor Bolt SSH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GitLabourer or Bolt SSH?
GitLabourer ships an update every 4 days, and Bolt SSH every 3 months. Most recently, GitLabourer was updated on October 7, 2026 and Bolt SSH on October 28, 2026.

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