Comparison

GitBoba vs Fjord Mobile

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

Head to head
About

GitBoba

A native iOS and iPadOS client for Gitea, a self-hosted Git service. Manage your daily work directly from your mobile device without needing to access a desktop.

Highlights
  • Native iOS and iPadOS client
  • Connects to Gitea servers
  • Personal access token authentication
  • Manage day-to-day work
  • Mobile Git management
Features
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GitBoba is a fast, native iOS and iPadOS client for Gitea + Forgejo. Connect to your own self-hosted instance and get a full git workflow, no browser required. • Repos - Browse code, branches, and commits • Pull Requests - Full diffs, reviews, merges • Issues - See what's open across every repo. • Actions - Trigger a workflow, watch it run, check on your runners. • Releases & Packages - Cut and publish a package • Dashboard & Notifications: Everything that needs you in one place • And much more! Self-hosted software shouldn't come with a locked-down client. GitBoba won’t lock open-source behind a paywall. We strive to bring new functionality and provide feature parody with existing backend.

About

Fjord Mobile

Manage your self-hosted Git forge from your iPhone or iPad. Review code, triage issues, monitor CI/CD pipelines, and merge changes on the go. Supports direct connection to Forgejo and Gitea instances.

Highlights
  • Pull request review and merging
  • Issue management and commenting
  • CI/CD pipeline monitoring and control
  • Repository and code browsing
  • File editing and committing
  • Home Screen widgets for build status
Features
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Fjord Mobile brings your self-hosted Git forge to iPhone and iPad. Review pull requests, triage issues, watch your CI, and merge, from anywhere. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Review pull requests: conversation, timeline, diffs, changed files, CI status, approve or request changes, and merge. - Open pull requests and create and edit issues. Comment, react, label, assign, and manage reviewers. - Triage your notification inbox, with optional push for your own activity. - Run CI, not just watch it: browse Actions runs across your repositories, read a failed job's log, cancel a run or start one with your own inputs, and download artifacts. - Browse repositories, code, commits, branches, releases, and milestones. Edit a file and commit it to a branch for a quick fix. - Add Home Screen widgets: build status, open PR count, review requests, your contribution graph, and runner queue. SIGN IN - Connect directly to your own self-hosted Forgejo instance with a personal access token, no account required. Tokens are stored only in the device Keychain. - Or sign in with a Fjord account to add push notifications, manage multiple accounts, and switch between your instances and connected forges without signing out. FREE AND MOBILE PRO - Free: connect any Forgejo server, add several servers and accounts, browse, and review, comment on and merge pull requests. Actions and their logs, push notifications, the contribution widget, reading pull requests offline and a few offline reviews are free as well. - Mobile Pro is a one-time purchase. It adds the Review Queue, which walks you through the pull requests waiting on your review one after another, by voice if you like on iOS 26; Needs You, the pull requests waiting on you, on Home, in a widget and when you ask Siri; a review assistant on devices with Apple Intelligence, which sums up what changed since your review and drafts comments without anything leaving the device; and Live Activities for runs. Also included: advanced notification actions, multi-line and block comments, offline review beyond the free allowance, and the iPad review workstation, where you comment and finish reviews with keyboard commands from its Review menu. - Restore Purchases is in Settings. Native on iPhone and iPad. No ads, and no cross-app tracking: nothing is shared with data brokers or used to follow you across apps and sites. Product analytics and crash diagnostics are first-party and can be turned off in Settings. Fjord is a third-party client for self-hosted Git forges. Compatible with Forgejo servers and other compatible installations, including Gitea. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Forgejo, Codeberg, Gitea, or any server operator.

Screenshots

GitBoba4 screens
Fjord Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fjord Mobile at 5.0 against GitBoba's 4.7. Fjord Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fjord Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GitBoba versus Fjord Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGitBobaFjord Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiguel PerezRaster & State

Customer experience

GitBoba

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fjord Mobile

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GitBoba

No in-app purchases

None

Fjord Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GitBoba free?
GitBoba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fjord Mobile free?
Fjord Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GitBoba or Fjord Mobile?
Fjord Mobile is rated higher. GitBoba averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Fjord Mobile averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do GitBoba or Fjord Mobile have ads?
Neither GitBoba nor Fjord Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GitBoba or Fjord Mobile?
GitBoba ships an update weekly, and Fjord Mobile weekly. Most recently, GitBoba was updated on October 25, 2026 and Fjord Mobile on October 25, 2026.

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