TeX Go vs Grit for GitLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TeX Go
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Pick up your Overleaf project on the train. Version 3.0 imports your Overleaf projects, lets you edit them, and keeps them in sync, as long as the project owner has a paid Overleaf plan. TeX Go is an editor for writing LaTeX, Japanese included, on iPhone and iPad. 【Sync with Overleaf】 Save a Git authentication token once in TeX Go’s Settings, paste a project URL, and the import begins. The project arrives as a folder on your device. While the project is open, your edits are sent to Overleaf automatically, and changes made on Overleaf are pulled in at the interval you choose: 1, 5, or 15 minutes. In a hurry? Tap Sync Now. Imported folders are also visible in the Files app. If the same file changes on both your device and Overleaf, both versions are kept and you choose which one to keep. Your edit stays in the original file; Overleaf’s version is saved as a copy whose name is marked “(Overleaf)”. Compiling happens on your device by default. For supported documents, you get a PDF even where there is no signal. 【What sync needs: a paid plan and a Git token】 Projects whose owner is on a free plan can’t be synced. TeX Go on its own still edits and compiles as it always has. You create the Git authentication token in your Overleaf account settings. TeX Go keeps it in this device’s Keychain and uses it only to sync with Overleaf. Step-by-step instructions are in TeX Go’s Settings, under “Overleaf Setup Guide”. 【No Overleaf? Still a complete LaTeX editor】 • A LaTeX editing environment with Japanese document support • On-device compilation, even offline • Compile-error suggestions from Apple Intelligence (iOS 26 or later, on supported devices with Apple Intelligence turned on; processed on device) • Add packages from .zip files containing .sty or .cls files • Command completion • Create documents from templates • Edit files on your iPhone or iPad and in cloud storage Overleaf is a trademark of its owner. TeX Go is not affiliated with Overleaf and is not endorsed or sponsored by it.
Grit for GitLab
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Grit for Gitlab is a native client for accessing GitLab on the go. Browse GitLab source repositories anytime, anywhere as long as you've got an internet connection. Grit visualizes your source code repositories, MRs, build pipelines, and review discussions in a beautiful UI that adapts with accessibility features in the app settings and the modern Liquid Glass interface(s). Grit is entirely open-sourced, available freely for auditing, forking, or contributing to help make the GitLab community better together! Grit was built with love to help bring the power of GitLab making GitLab more accessible to everyone. That being said, Grit for GitLab contains a number of useful features and functions to help you be productive on the go. From within this app, you have the functionality to: - Browse Public GitLab repositories - Browse your personal GitLab repositories - Merge open merge requests - Comment on Issues and open merge requests - Create new Issues - Mark issues as complete - View build pipelines (latest and historic) for repos that you have access to - View user profiles and contributor profiles for repositories - Follow other users, and view ongoing activity within Gitlab and projects you care about Grit for Gitlab is entirely and 100% free to use was you'd like. There is a tip jar, but please do not feel pressured, unless you want to contribute to development in that way. In any case, thank you for your support and I sincerely hope this app will be helpful to you and your everyday projects. Finally, Grit has been built with Apple's latest Foundation models included. This feature is entirely optional, disabled by default. When enabled, however, will provide you with an easily summonable assistant to help with summarising repositories, ask questions about source code, and summarise MRs that maybe are a bit challenging to understand. Note that this feature in particular is still a little experimental, and continual improvement to the hooks for the foundation models to work are still being worked on!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Grit for GitLab at Free against TeX Go's $5.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Grit for GitLab is free to download; TeX Go costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | TeX Go | Grit for GitLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hikaru Matsuda | Nathaniel Bunch |
In-app purchases
TeX Go
No in-app purchases
Grit for GitLab
No in-app purchases








