Comparison

Gitzy vs DiffSSH

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

Head to head
About

Gitzy

A professional Git client for iOS devices, offering full version control with a focus on reliability and transparency. Manage repositories, visualize commit history, and perform advanced Git operations securely. Optional AI assistance is available for commit messages and insights.

Highlights
  • Full version control on mobile
  • Visual commit graph
  • Dedicated diff viewer
  • Advanced branch management
  • Rebase, revert, and reset tools
  • Safe and transparent sync
  • Optional AI assistance
Features
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Gitzy is a serious Git client built for developers. It brings full version control to iPhone and iPad with a focus on reliability, safety, and transparency. Whether you clone a repo, inspect history, or sync with a remote, Gitzy is designed to match the expectations of developers who rely on Git every day. Repository management sits at the core. Open an existing repository, initialize a new one, or clone over HTTPS. Authentication uses tokens stored securely in the system Keychain. You stay in control of your credentials and your data. The visual commit graph gives you a clear view of branch structure, merges, and history. Navigate by time, search by message or author, and drill into any commit. A dedicated diff viewer shows exactly what changed, with support for staging at file, hunk, or line level. Branch management covers checkout, create, delete, rebase onto another branch, and upstream setup. Power tools are built in. Rebase and revert keep history predictable. Reset supports soft, mixed, and hard modes. Clean and discard handle untracked and modified files with explicit confirmation. Every destructive action is gated so you know what will happen before you confirm. Sync is safe and transparent. Push, pull, and fetch integrate with your remotes. When something goes wrong, Gitzy maps low-level errors to human-readable messages and suggests recovery steps. Pre-push checks warn about non-fast-forward and other risky states so you can decide how to proceed. AI assistance is optional and entirely under your control. Use it for commit message suggestions or repository insights if you enable it. Local and cloud-backed options are available; no data is sent unless you trigger an AI feature and have configured a provider. Gitzy is built to be robust and developer-first. It prioritizes correctness over shortcuts and clarity over jargon. Your repository data stays on your device. Credentials stay in the Keychain. The app does not track you, does not show ads, and does not depend on third-party analytics. If you need a Git client that respects your workflow and your privacy, Gitzy is built for you.

About

DiffSSH

This app provides a comprehensive Git code review experience on mobile devices. It allows users to connect to servers via SSH, review changes with detailed diffs and syntax highlighting, and interact with a built-in terminal. The tool is designed for secure, offline-first code management.

Highlights
  • SSH connection to servers
  • Detailed code change review with diffs
  • Syntax highlighting for multiple languages
  • Integrated interactive terminal with tmux/screen support
  • Commit history graph visualization
  • Secure credential storage in iOS Keychain
  • Native iPad support with Split View
Features
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DiffSSH turns your iPhone and iPad into a proper Git review tool for the servers you already work on. Connect over SSH, open a repository, and review every change with the clarity of a desktop client - no laptop required. REVIEW CHANGES LIKE A PRO • See staged and working-tree changes in a clean, Source Control view. • Group changed files into a folder tree, or switch to a flat list - your choice. • Stage and unstage individual files, whole folders, or everything at once with a swipe. • Tap any change to open a full diff with syntax highlighting, word-level highlights, line numbers, and green/red gutters. EXPLORE THE WHOLE REPOSITORY • Browse a lazily-loaded file tree and open any file in a fast, read-only viewer. • Walk the commit history as a graph - branches, merges, and refs shown at a glance. • Tap any commit to inspect exactly what it changed. A REAL TERMINAL, BUILT IN • Run commands in a live, interactive shell scoped to your repository. • Sessions are persistent server-side via tmux or GNU screen - disconnect or background the app and your shell keeps running. Reconnect and pick up exactly where you left off. SECURE BY DESIGN • Connect with password or private-key authentication. • Credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain - never sent anywhere but to your own servers. • No accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Your data stays between your device and your servers. SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING FOR THE LANGUAGES YOU USE Swift, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Rust, Java, PHP, Bash, JSON, YAML, Markdown, HTML, CSS, C, C++, and SQL. BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • Native SwiftUI, designed for iOS 17 and later. • Full iPad support including Split View and Slide Over. Requirements: an SSH-accessible server with Git. The built-in terminal requires tmux or GNU screen on the server.

Screenshots

Gitzy4 screens
DiffSSH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DiffSSH at 5.0 against Gitzy's 4.0. DiffSSH also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Gitzy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DiffSSH asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DiffSSH holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gitzy versus DiffSSH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGitzyDiffSSH
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco JanssenCache Technologies

Customer experience

Gitzy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DiffSSH

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gitzy

One-time1
  • Gitzy Pro$14.99
None

DiffSSH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gitzy free?
Gitzy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DiffSSH free?
DiffSSH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gitzy or DiffSSH?
DiffSSH is rated higher. Gitzy averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while DiffSSH averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Gitzy or DiffSSH have ads?
Neither Gitzy nor DiffSSH shows ads.

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