Comparison

gitbay vs NomadCode

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

Head to head
About

gitbay

Access and manage your git repositories on the go. Review code, track issues, and monitor builds from your mobile device. Securely connect to your own git forge instance without sharing passwords.

Highlights
  • Browse files, commit history, and branches
  • Review merge requests with diffs and threads
  • Manage issues with labels and milestones
  • Monitor CI builds and trigger jobs
  • View READMEs and wikis
  • Secure token-based authentication
Features
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gitbay is a CLI-first git forge. This is its iOS client: somewhere to read, review and respond when you are away from a keyboard. Sign in with a token you mint over SSH. There is no password, no browser flow, and no account with us — the app talks only to the instance you name, and the token stays in the device Keychain. BROWSE - Files, directory trees, and syntax-highlighted source - Commit history, a single commit with its patch, and blame - Branches, tags, and full-text search across a repository - READMEs and wikis, rendered as Markdown or Org REVIEW - Merge requests with the diff, file by file and hunk by hunk - Review threads anchored to diff lines, with replies and resolution - Approve, request changes, and merge with the strategies the server allows TRIAGE - Issues with labels, assignees, and milestones - Open, edit, comment, and close from the phone - Signature verdicts shown on every commit WATCH - A dashboard of what waits on your review, what is assigned to you, and what is still open - CI builds with their logs, and a trigger for any job the config names - Releases, organisations, teams, and profiles Every screen is backed by a command the server already exposes, so the app cannot drift from what the CLI and the web can do. Requires your own gitbay instance. gitbay is free software; the forge and this client are developed in the open at gitbay.org.

About

NomadCode

Access and manage your remote machines, including servers and NAS, directly from your phone. Utilize AI coding agents for development tasks, share access with trusted individuals, and perform real-time system monitoring and file transfers.

Highlights
  • AI coding agent integration (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, etc.)
  • Persistent SSH sessions
  • File transfer via SFTP and SMB
  • Remote desktop access (VNC)
  • Customizable SSH terminal with hardware keyboard support
  • Secure key management (iOS Keychain)
  • Agent sharing with access control
Features
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Your work lives on your own machines. Nomad lets you reach it from your phone — and keeps it running while you are away. Start something on your Mac, your Linux box, your NAS or a cloud server. Lock the screen, get on a train, change networks: the session stays alive on the machine, not on the phone. Open the app again and you are exactly where you left off. WORK WITH AI CODING AGENTS Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes and others run on your computer, signed in with your own accounts and keys. Nomad turns them into a chat you can follow from anywhere. • Send a photo, a screenshot or a video with your prompt • Tap a file path in a reply to open the file • Queue the next instruction, approve a permission request, pause or cancel a turn • Put several agents in one conversation and @mention whoever takes the next task SHARE YOUR AGENT WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS Let the people you trust chat with your agent too. They scan a one-time QR code or open an invitation link, and they only join after you approve them. You choose whether they can chat and how much history they see, and you can pause or revoke access at any time. Creating a share requires signing in; recipients do not need an account. REACH THE WHOLE MACHINE, NOT JUST THE CHAT When an agent finishes a change you still have to restart the service, read the log, check the port, look at the screen and pull the file down. That is all here too. • A real SSH terminal, with a customisable key bar and hardware-keyboard support • Files over SFTP and SMB: browse, transfer, preview, edit • A remote desktop over VNC, with trackpad or direct pointer and Retina scaling • Port forwarding, ping, traceroute, LAN scan, and live CPU, memory and disk YOUR MACHINES, YOUR KEYS Passwords and private keys stay in the iOS Keychain and never leave the device. Nomad connects straight to your hosts over SSH — nothing in between, no server of ours in the path. Terminal output, chat content, commands and file contents are never collected. Signing in with Apple, Google, or GitHub is optional — it syncs only non-secret settings between your own devices, and is required only to share an agent. Nomad needs a computer to connect to: a Mac, a Linux server, a NAS or a cloud VM you can reach over SSH.

Screenshots

gitbay4 screens
NomadCode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: gitbay at every 2 days against NomadCode's every 9 days. On price, rating, ratings volume 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

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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

gitbay ships an update every 2 days, NomadCode every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
gitbay versus NomadCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergitbayNomadCode
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian ClebergYong Guo

Customer experience

gitbay

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

NomadCode

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

In-app purchases

None

gitbay

No in-app purchases

None

NomadCode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is gitbay free?
gitbay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NomadCode free?
NomadCode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, gitbay or NomadCode?
gitbay and NomadCode are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do gitbay or NomadCode have ads?
Neither gitbay nor NomadCode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, gitbay or NomadCode?
gitbay ships an update every 2 days, and NomadCode every 9 days. Most recently, gitbay was updated on October 9, 2026 and NomadCode on October 7, 2026.

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