Comparison

GitBoba vs S3Deck

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 client for Gitea and Forgejo, offering a full Git workflow without needing a browser. Manage repositories, pull requests, issues, actions, and releases directly from your iOS or iPadOS device.

Highlights
  • Browse code, branches, and commits
  • Full pull request diffs and reviews
  • Manage open issues across repositories
  • Trigger and monitor Git actions/workflows
  • Publish releases and packages
  • Unified dashboard and notifications
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

S3Deck

Features
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S3Deck puts AWS S3 and every S3-compatible storage on your iPhone — Cloudflare R2, MinIO, Backblaze B2, DigitalOcean Spaces, Wasabi, Ceph and any custom endpoint. Check a bucket, grab a file, share a link or fix a bucket setting without opening a web console. BROWSE AND PREVIEW • Folders and files laid out for the phone: tap to open, long-press to select several, ⋯ for every action. • Preview photos, PDFs, video, audio and text right in the app. • Filter a folder instantly, or search a whole bucket. UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD • Upload from the Files app, iCloud Drive or any file provider. • Downloads land in S3Deck's own folder, which you also find in the Files app under On My iPhone. • A live transfer queue with retry and cancel; large files go up in parts. MANAGE OBJECTS • Create folders, rename, copy, move and delete. • Edit metadata and headers, tags, storage class and permissions; browse and restore versions. SHARE IN A TAP • Presigned links with an expiry, public/private toggles and copy-ready object URLs. • Open downloaded files in other apps through the share sheet. BUCKET SETTINGS • Bucket policy editor with validation and ready-made snippets. • CORS rules, lifecycle rules, versioning, ACLs and access logging. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • S3Deck connects directly from your iPhone to your storage endpoint. Your files and credentials never pass through any server of ours — there isn't one. • Secret keys are kept in the iOS Keychain. • Mark production connections read-only to block every delete and overwrite. • No analytics, no tracking, no account. Works with the same connections as S3Deck for Mac, Windows and Linux. Available in English and Vietnamese.

Screenshots

GitBoba4 screens
S3Deck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: S3Deck at 16.4 against GitBoba's 26.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
GitBoba versus S3Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGitBobaS3Deck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiguel PerezTuan Anh Pham

In-app purchases

None

GitBoba

No in-app purchases

None

S3Deck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GitBoba free?
GitBoba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is S3Deck free?
S3Deck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GitBoba or S3Deck have ads?
Neither GitBoba nor S3Deck shows ads.

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