Comparison

NativeLab vs GIT

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

Head to head
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.

About

GIT

Features
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GIT-Worker is the native GitLab client for iPhone and iPad. Manage projects, merge requests, issues and CI/CD pipelines directly from iOS — whether on gitlab.com or your own self-hosted GitLab instance. PROJECTS & GROUPS Browse all your projects and groups. Direct access to repositories, branches, tags, releases, and commits with full diffs. MERGE REQUESTS Stay on top of all open, closed, and merged MRs. Read diffs, comments, and discussions — on the go. ISSUES Manage issues with scope filters: assigned to you, created by you, or all. Labels, milestones, and comments at a glance. PIPELINES & JOBS Monitor your CI/CD pipeline status. View job logs, spot failures immediately, and trigger pipelines directly from the app. AI ASSISTANT Built-in AI assistant with support for Claude (Anthropic), ChatGPT (OpenAI), Groq, and local LLMs. Let AI analyze pipeline failures, summarize issues, or help prepare code reviews. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Get notified about pipeline status changes, new issues, and MR activity — always up to date without opening the app. TODOS Your GitLab todos at a glance. Never miss an action item again. SEARCH Cross-project search for issues, merge requests, commits, branches, and more. MORE FEATURES - Manage snippets - Browse branches & tags - Team members & roles - Runner overview - Track releases SECURE & PRIVATE Your Personal Access Token is stored encrypted in the iOS Keychain. No data is shared with third parties. COMPATIBILITY - gitlab.com - Self-hosted GitLab instances (including self-signed certificates) - GitLab Community & Enterprise Edition Sign in with your Personal Access Token (PAT).

Screenshots

NativeLab4 screens
GIT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GIT at every 3 weeks against NativeLab's every 4 months. NativeLab's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NativeLab ships an update every 4 months, GIT every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NativeLab versus GIT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNativeLabGIT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAltug SogutogluJan Hendrik Ellermann

In-app purchases

None

NativeLab

No in-app purchases

None

GIT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NativeLab free?
NativeLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GIT free?
GIT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NativeLab or GIT have ads?
Neither NativeLab nor GIT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NativeLab or GIT?
NativeLab ships an update every 4 months, and GIT every 3 weeks. Most recently, NativeLab was updated on October 31, 2026 and GIT on October 29, 2026.

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