NativeLab vs GIT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
GIT
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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).
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | NativeLab | GIT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Altug Sogutoglu | Jan Hendrik Ellermann |
In-app purchases
NativeLab
No in-app purchases
GIT
No in-app purchases








