GitFlow for GitHub Actions vs GLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GitFlow for GitHub Actions
Monitor GitHub Actions workflows directly from your iPhone. Track build statuses, review run history, and manage repository secrets. Get notifications to stay informed about your CI/CD pipelines without needing a laptop.
- GitHub Actions workflow monitoring
- Build status tracking (success, failed, running)
- Workflow run history
- Repository secrets and variables management
- GitHub Actions usage estimates
- Notifications
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GitFlow puts your GitHub Actions in your pocket. See what is failing, dig into the logs, re-run jobs and approve deployments, without opening your laptop. DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE • Success rate, failing and running workflows across your repositories • What needs your attention, including deployments waiting for your review • Favorites and recent projects RUNS AND LOGS • Every run across all your repositories, with search and filters • Step-by-step timeline with full logs, errors highlighted, copy in one tap • Re-run failed jobs, re-run everything or cancel a run RUN WORKFLOWS • Start any manually triggered workflow (workflow_dispatch) from your phone • Pick the branch and fill in its inputs: choices, switches, numbers or text APPROVE DEPLOYMENTS • Review protected environments such as production or staging • Approve or reject with an optional comment NOTIFICATIONS • Optional alerts when a workflow fails or succeeds, checked in the background SECRETS, VARIABLES AND USAGE • Browse repository secrets, create and edit variables • Actions minutes used this month, by operating system SECURE BY DESIGN • Sign in with GitHub in a few taps, or use a personal access token • Your token stays on your device, in encrypted storage. No GitFlow server • Optional Face ID or fingerprint lock PREMIUM, ONE-TIME PURCHASE • No ads • Multiple GitHub accounts, switch in one tap • No subscription Available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Dutch, with light and dark themes. Try the demo mode without a GitHub account. GitFlow is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by GitHub, Inc.
GLab
A native mobile client for managing GitLab projects, including merge requests, issues, CI/CD pipelines, and repositories. Offers offline access to cached data and supports multiple GitLab instances.
- Full merge request viewer with syntax highlighting
- Line-level commenting and suggestions
- CI/CD pipeline monitoring and management
- Repository file browsing and editing
- Unified todo inbox and activity feed
- Offline access to cached data
- Multi-instance support
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Review, approve and merge from your phone — on gitlab.com or your company's self-hosted GitLab. GLab is a fast, native iPhone client for developers who ship on the go. You assemble the Home screen yourself, so it shows only the work waiting on you. Works with gitlab.com and any self-hosted GitLab (CE or EE, 14.x+). Connect multiple instances and switch in one tap. One-tap gitlab.com sign-in; guided setup for your own server or token. — WHAT YOU CAN DO — A Home screen you assemble • Up to eight modules: review requests, your MRs, issues, todos, failed, active and recent pipelines, recent projects • Every section renders as a list or a carousel; content, order and density are yours to set • Developer, Reviewer and Lead / DevOps presets rebuild Home in one tap • A status line: signals awaiting you, offline and unsent state • Swipe actions right in the lists: approve, merge, close an issue, retry or cancel a pipeline, snooze for a day Merge Requests • Full diff viewer with syntax highlighting and word-level changes • Comment on lines; threaded discussions — reply, resolve, edit • Apply suggestions from a review straight into the code • Create MRs; edit title, description, labels, assignees, milestone • Approve, unapprove, merge, rebase, close, reopen Issues • Create, comment, close, reopen, lock • Edit title, description, labels, assignees, milestones, due dates • Emoji reactions, subscribe, search across all projects CI/CD Pipelines • Active builds across all your projects right on the Home screen • Live status with stages, jobs and duration in the list • Run a pipeline on any branch; retry, cancel, play manual jobs • Raw build logs refreshing live; environments, deployments and runners Repository • Browse the file tree, view blobs with highlighting, line history (blame) • Create/delete files; branches and tags, compare diffs, commit history • Wiki, Snippets and Releases — browse and edit; README rendering Todos, groups and Ops • Unified todo inbox by project and action; mark-all-done and swipe actions • Activity feed, GitLab status, group list drilling into projects • CI/CD variables, schedules, runners, environments, registry (Maintainer+) • Project members — add, change access level, remove — FAST AND OFFLINE — Merge requests and issues are ready on Home from cache, even offline. Pipelines and job logs update live, then pause in the background to save battery. — MULTI-INSTANCE BY DESIGN — Every project, MR, issue and pipeline is scoped to its GitLab instance — gitlab.com never mixes with self-hosted, even with matching issue numbers. — PRIVACY AND SECURITY — • Personal Access Token and OAuth 2.0 PKCE sign-in • Tokens stored only in the Keychain, on this device • Tokens, emails, URLs and response bodies are never logged or sent to analytics • Anonymous analytics/crash reports — no personal data, no ad IDs • Privacy policy: https://gitlab.com/appstore-demo/glab/-/blob/main/PRIVACY.md — FREE AND PRO — GLab is free for read-only browsing of unlimited projects. Optional Pro subscription (auto-renewing, 3/6/12 months) unlocks: • Multiple connected GitLab accounts • Create issues and MRs; comment on diff lines, apply suggestions, edit, react • Repository editing — files, branches, tags • Approve/merge MRs; run, retry, cancel pipelines; manage CI/CD variables Charged to your Apple ID; auto-renews unless cancelled 24h before period end. — NATIVE ON iPhone — iOS 18 and later. 100% SwiftUI, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, light and dark themes. Widgets (Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy) show your MRs, todos and pipelines at a glance. Siri Shortcuts open a project hands-free. Apple Watch mirrors your review queue, todos and pipelines. Download GLab — your next review is one tap away. GLab is an independent app, not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored or approved by GitLab Inc. GitLab is a trademark of GitLab Inc. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: emvakar@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: GLab at none against GitFlow for GitHub Actions's shown. GLab also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#144 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. GitFlow for GitHub Actions sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GLab sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GitFlow for GitHub Actions against 5.0 for GLab. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
GitFlow for GitHub Actions ships an update every 2 months, GLab every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | GitFlow for GitHub Actions | GLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | #144 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Theo Vankoekelberg | Emil Karimov |
Customer experience
GitFlow for GitHub Actions
GLab
In-app purchases
GitFlow for GitHub Actions
- Remove Ads$4.99
GLab
- GLab Pro — 3 months7 Days trial$6.993 Months
- GLab Pro — 6 months7 Days trial$12.996 Months
- GLab Pro — 1 year3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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