Bosun App vs Wander
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bosun App
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Bosun turns every GitHub repository you care about into a single fleet dashboard. One screen, every workflow, every red build. If you maintain more than a couple of repos, you know the loop: push, context-switch, forget. GitHub's Actions tab shows one repo at a time, and a failing build can sit there for days. Bosun keeps the whole fleet in view and puts the failures on top. THE FLEET DASHBOARD (FREE, FOREVER) • Every repo as a card: CI status, latest runs per workflow, latest release, open PRs and issues. • Failing repos float to the top automatically. Manual reorder if you prefer your own order. • Tap a failing run and the log opens already scrolled to the error. Expand context, copy in a tap, jump to github.com. • Latest release per repo, with notes and asset list. • A calendar of upcoming scheduled (cron) runs across the fleet, with a countdown to the next one. • Re-run or dispatch a workflow from your phone (opt-in, requires write scope). • GitHub service status surfaced inline, so you know when it is them, not you. MULTI-ACCOUNT • Several GitHub accounts in one unified fleet. • Per-account visibility rules: hide an account, or show the work one only on work days and work hours. • Vacation mode: hide the fleet until a date you choose. BOSUN WATCH (SUBSCRIPTION) A phone app cannot watch your CI while it is closed. Bosun Watch runs server-side and does: • Push on failure. A notification within seconds of a workflow going red, and a back-to-green alert when it recovers. • Auto-retry. Per-repo, per-workflow rules with max attempts and cooldown. Only the failed jobs are re-run. Flaky tests stop being pages. • Cascades. When one repo's run triggers runs in others, GitHub records no causal link. Bosun infers the chain and shows it with a confidence score. • Chains. Cross-repo pipelines defined in the app, no YAML. Build two repos, then deploy a third if both are green. One clean notification per chain. • Live widget. Fleet status on your home screen, kept fresh in the background. The free dashboard never degrades. The subscription covers exactly the features that need a server running around the clock. PRIVACY • Sign in with GitHub's device flow. Your token stays in the iOS Keychain. • Read-only by default. The single write scope is opt-in. • No account to create, no email, no analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. • App lock with PIN and Face ID. • Try the whole app in demo mode, with realistic sample data, before connecting anything. Bosun is for indie developers, small teams and OSS maintainers with more repos than attention. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Wander
This app offers a clean writing experience for markdown files, ensuring your notes remain in plain text and accessible in your own folders. It provides a WYSIWYG editor that accurately reflects your markdown while keeping files tidy on disk, allowing for seamless offline use and no vendor lock-in.
- Plain markdown in owned folders
- WYSIWYG editing
- Wikilinks, tables, code blocks
- Fast and native for iPhone/iPad
- Works fully offline
- No account required
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Wander is a markdown editor that respects your files. Your notes stay plain markdown in folders you control: no account, no lock-in, no cloud required. What you see is what lands on disk, byte for byte. Write in a clean WYSIWYG editor, where bold looks bold and headings look like headings, while the file on disk stays tidy markdown with clean diffs. Images render in place too, so a note with photos reads like a page, not a preview pane. Open any folder of markdown and start writing; Wander reads and writes standard files, so nothing you open is trapped in the app. • Plain markdown, in folders you own • WYSIWYG editing, clean files on disk • Wikilinks, tables, code blocks, task lists, footnotes • Images inline: photos, galleries and captions render right in the note, sized with plain markdown • Fast and native for iPhone and iPad: works fully offline, no account • Your notes never leave your device unless you move them • Wander Cloud: an optional subscription for private vaults, sharing and agent tokens, free for 14 days. Public vaults stay free • Monthly or yearly. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://wander.md/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bosun App at none against Wander's 6. Wander's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Wander sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Bosun App asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Bosun App | Wander |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 92.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniele Scaratti | System Operator LLC |
In-app purchases
Bosun App
No in-app purchases
Wander
- Wander Cloud Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Wander Cloud Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Become a patron: $2$2.00
- Become a patron: $5$5.00
- Become a patron: $10$10.00
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- Become a patron: $15$15.00









