Comparison

Pull requests Manager vs Forge Database Manager

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

Head to head
About

Pull requests Manager

Features
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PR Manager brings all your GitHub pull requests into one clean, unified dashboard. Stop switching between repositories and browser tabs. Track, review, and merge PRs across all your projects from a single app. Designed for any GitHub user, PR Manager is a public developer productivity tool for individuals, open-source maintainers, freelancers, startups, agencies, and teams. It works with the repositories you already have access to on GitHub. KEY FEATURES Multi-Repository Tracking Select the repositories you care about and see every open pull request in one place, grouped by repository with real-time status updates. Merge With Confidence Merge, squash, or rebase pull requests directly from the app. Customize commit messages, skip CI when needed, and the app remembers your preferred merge method. GitHub Actions Monitoring Keep an eye on your CI/CD pipelines with a chronological feed of workflow runs across all your watched repositories. Menu Bar Access (macOS) Check your pull requests without leaving what you're doing. The menu bar extra gives you a quick glance at open PRs and workflow statuses. Built for Apple Platforms Native SwiftUI app designed for both iOS and macOS. Supports Dark Mode with four customizable color themes: Ocean, Midnight, Sunset, and Neon. Secure Authentication Sign in with GitHub's secure Device Flow or use a Personal Access Token. Your credentials are stored locally and never shared with third parties. Auto-Refresh Stay up to date with automatic background refresh every 15 minutes, plus manual refresh whenever you need it. PR Manager is built for developers who work across multiple GitHub repositories and want a faster, native way to stay on top of pull requests.

About

Forge Database Manager

A native macOS, iOS, and iPadOS application that consolidates access to numerous SQL, NoSQL, and file-based data stores. It offers features like inline editing, schema comparison, and AI integration for querying data in plain English.

Highlights
  • Supports 19 database engines
  • Manages CSV, JSON, and SQL dump files
  • Inline cell editing and data import
  • AI integration for natural language querying
  • Scheduled universal backups
  • Schema comparison and SSH tunneling
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Stop paying for four tools. Forge opens SQL servers, cloud warehouses, NoSQL clusters, federated query engines, file dumps, and key/value stores in one native app — no Electron, no subscriptions. Built with SwiftUI for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. One purchase, every Apple device. NINETEEN DATABASE ENGINES • PostgreSQL family — Postgres, CockroachDB, TimescaleDB, Amazon Redshift • MySQL family — MySQL, MariaDB • SQLite, libSQL, Turso (remote libSQL over Hrana HTTPS) • Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL — pure Swift TDS, no driver • Oracle — pure Swift, no Instant Client • Snowflake — SQL API v2, key-pair JWT auth • Google BigQuery — service account JWT • Trino / Presto — federated queries • Apache Cassandra, ScyllaDB • DuckDB — embedded analytics over Parquet, CSV, JSON • Redis — browse keys by type as tables • ClickHouse — analytics via native HTTP • Elasticsearch — indexes as SQL tables THREE FILE FORMATS AS DATABASES • CSV — auto-detected separators, quoted fields, duplicate headers handled • JSON, NDJSON, JSON Lines — arrays and streaming • SQL Dump — open mysqldump or pg_dump files and browse without executing a statement DRY RESTORE — UNIQUE TO FORGE Inspect any SQL dump as if it were a live database. Browse a 400 MB backup in seconds. No risk, no server, no restore. AI BRIDGE — UNIQUE TO FORGE Run a local MCP server that exposes your databases as tools to Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible assistant. List tables, inspect schemas, run queries — in plain English, on every supported engine. Read-only by default. Credentials never leave your Mac. LIVE DATA WITH DIFF HIGHLIGHT Toggle auto-refresh on any table to watch data change in real time. New rows light up green, changed cells light up yellow. Pauses automatically when you're editing. EDIT IN PLACE Double-click a cell to edit. Save many cells across rows in one transaction. Schema-aware INSERT and DELETE. Import CSV/JSON straight into a SQL table. Every SQL engine, Oracle included. QUERY EDITOR Syntax highlighting and context-aware autocomplete — keywords, table names, column names. SQL formatter and Find & Replace built in. Reusable queries with {{var}} placeholders. Snippet library: type `:name` and the template inserts. SMART DATA GRID Sort, filter, and export results as CSV, JSON, or SQL INSERT — on every engine. SCHEMA COMPARE Diff tables and columns between two connections. Catch drift before it bites in production. UNIVERSAL BACKUP Scheduled backups for every engine: SQL dump for SQL, JSON for Redis. Cron expressions, retention, gzip. Runs in the background. SSH TUNNEL Reach databases behind a bastion host. Password or private-key auth (ed25519, RSA, with passphrase). Pure Swift, no openssh dependency. PORTABLE & SECURE Export connections as a single encrypted bundle (ChaCha20-Poly1305 + PBKDF2-SHA256), import elsewhere with a passphrase. Drag a .sqlite/.csv/.json/.sql.gz file onto the sidebar to open it. Passwords in Apple Keychain. SSL/TLS for remote connections. No telemetry, no cloud dependency. SMALL & FAST Around 50 MB installed on iPhone, even smaller on Mac. Native Swift code, no Electron runtime, instant cold start. NATIVE APPLE Spotlight indexes your saved queries and connections — search them from anywhere on macOS or iOS. Run saved queries with Siri or the Shortcuts app. Keyboard shortcuts everywhere. Multi-window on Mac with shared engine cache. Twenty-two data sources. One app. Zero Electron.

Screenshots

Pull requests Manager4 screens
Forge Database Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pull requests Manager at Free against Forge Database Manager's $19.99. Forge Database Manager's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26). On ads and device support 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

Pull requests Manager is free to download; Forge Database Manager costs $19.99 up front. Pull requests Manager sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Forge Database Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Pull requests Manager versus Forge Database Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPull requests ManagerForge Database Manager
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS2617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntoine BarraultMarco Tini

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Pull requests Manager

One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Extra Large Tip$9.99
  • Generous Tip$19.99
None

Forge Database Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pull requests Manager free?
Pull requests Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forge Database Manager free?
Forge Database Manager costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pull requests Manager or Forge Database Manager have ads?
Neither Pull requests Manager nor Forge Database Manager shows ads.

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