Comparison

Gitstar vs Bolt SSH

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

Head to head
About

Gitstar

Features
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Gitstar turns GitHub activity into a social feed of what builders are actually shipping. See real-time commits, pull requests, issues, and releases from any public GitHub repo โ€” narrated by AI into readable, human-friendly stories. Features: - AI-Narrated Feed โ€” GPT-4o turns raw commits and PRs into readable stories - Agent Detection โ€” See which code was written by AI assistants like Copilot, Claude, Cursor - Trending Repos โ€” Discover what's trending across GitHub Whether you're a developer, investor, or tech enthusiast โ€” Gitstar helps you follow the projects you care about without drowning in commit logs. End-user license agreement (EULA): https://www.gitstar.ai/eula

About

Bolt SSH

Features
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Bolt SSH โ€” the SSH terminal made for your phone Everything you need to manage servers from your phone, without the friction. Bolt SSH keeps your hosts and keys organized, locks tight behind biometrics, and gets you reconnected fast when mobile networks drop. Works with Linux/Unix servers and Windows PowerShell (sshd) out of the box. Reconnect without the hassle โ€ข Automatic reconnect, plus one-tap manual reconnect from the status bar โ€ข Returns you to your remote working directory after reconnecting โ€” no re-cd-ing โ€ข Real terminal rendering (xterm.js) with an aux key bar (Esc / Tab / arrows / Ctrl) Security first โ€ข App Lock with Face ID / fingerprint โ€” locks the instant you background the app โ€ข Trust-on-first-use + known_hosts verification; instant alert on host key change to help stop man-in-the-middle attacks โ€ข Private keys and passwords stored in the device secure enclave (Keychain / Keystore), never in plaintext Effortless management โ€ข Multi-host manager with color labels, recent-first ordering, and duplicate / edit / delete โ€ข Multiple keys โ€” import or paste private keys (OpenSSH / RSA PEM) with passphrase support โ€ข English & Chinese Free to download โ€” core features work out of the box. Everything runs locally; nothing routes through our servers.

Screenshots

Gitstar4 screens
Bolt SSH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bolt SSH at none against Gitstar's 2. Bolt SSH also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Gitstar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Bolt SSH asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Gitstar versus Bolt SSH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGitstarBolt SSH
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDailyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.013.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperADHD Studio Limitedๆ–‡ๅš ้‚ฑ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gitstar

Subscriptions2
  • Gitstar Pro$3.991 Month
  • Gitstar Pro$29.991 Year
None

Bolt SSH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gitstar free?
Gitstar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bolt SSH free?
Bolt SSH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gitstar or Bolt SSH have ads?
Neither Gitstar nor Bolt SSH shows ads.

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