Comparison

GitFlow vs GLab

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

Head to head
About

GitFlow

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.

Highlights
  • GitHub Actions workflow monitoring
  • Build status tracking (success, failed, running)
  • Workflow run history
  • Repository secrets and variables management
  • GitHub Actions usage estimates
  • Notifications
Features
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GitFlow helps you monitor GitHub Actions workflows directly from your iPhone. Connect your GitHub account with a personal access token, browse your repositories, track build statuses, review workflow run history, and quickly access the details that matter across your CI/CD pipelines. Key features: Clear dashboard for your GitHub repositories GitHub Actions workflow monitoring Build statuses: success, failed, running Workflow run history Run and job details Repository secrets and variables management GitHub Actions usage estimates Notifications to stay informed Dark mode and mobile-friendly interface Premium option to remove ads GitFlow is built for developers, freelancers, technical teams, and maintainers who want to keep an eye on their GitHub projects without opening a laptop. Your GitHub data stays private: your token is stored securely on your device and is only used to communicate with the official GitHub API.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

GitFlow4 screens
GLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GLab at none against GitFlow's shown. GLab also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#142 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GitFlow 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GitFlow against 5.0 for GLab. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GitFlow ships an update every 2 months, GLab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
GitFlow versus GLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGitFlowGLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank—#142 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheo VankoekelbergEmil Karimov

Customer experience

GitFlow

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

GLab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GitFlow

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
3 purchases

GLab

Subscriptions3
  • 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

Questions

Is GitFlow free?
GitFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GLab free?
GLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GitFlow or GLab?
GitFlow and GLab are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do GitFlow or GLab have ads?
GitFlow shows ads; GLab does not.
Which is updated more often, GitFlow or GLab?
GitFlow ships an update every 2 months, and GLab every 3 weeks. Most recently, GitFlow was updated on October 14, 2026 and GLab on October 9, 2026.

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