Comparison

Git client vs ShaderMania

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

Head to head
About

Git client

Access and manage Git repositories on your iOS device. Clone, edit, commit, and push changes, even offline. Offers syntax highlighting, file previews, and powerful search for code review.

Highlights
  • Offline commits
  • Repository cloning
  • Syntax highlighting
  • File previews
  • Merge tool
  • Shortcuts integration
  • Commit graph visualization
Features
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Access Git repositories on the go. Clone, edit, commit and push while allowing other apps access to repositories. Git is a important part of our work-life and iOS can take part in this. The ability to commit even when offline has added utility on a device that moves in and out of network coverage. Cloning repositories gets you a local copy on your iOS device with commits for all branches. You can browse the content from within the app and make changes. Other applications supporting the Files app, WebDAV or x-callback-url has access to these files. Changes made can be committed and the commits can in turn be pushed back to the remote. The idea of doing significant programming on iOS might seem far fetched when you are used to a large screen, a physical keyboard and a full IDE. But just as it turned out that not every email is serious prose, then not everything that goes on in Git is significant programming. Sometimes you just want to update a TODO file or make adjustments to your Jekyll site. Sometimes you just need to add a file the designer sent after hours. If you ever make reminders about small things to do with the code-base, then you should give Working Copy a try. You will spend less time moving stuff around and you will get much better commit messages when you write them for fixes that are still fresh in your mind. You won't be leaving your computer behind any time soon, but sometimes it is faster to just fix things with the device in your hand. When you do need to perform real work on iOS, Working Copy is a powerful tool. Editor has syntax highlighting for more than 50 programming languages and a built-in color picker. Preview images, Markdown and HTML files with a Javascript console pointing to errors in your code. Create new branches and merge or rebase them back, with a brilliant merge-tool for handling conflicts. If you need to automate your work there are Working Copy actions in the Shortcuts app for most operations. Even if you never edit a line of code on iOS, Working Copy is a great companion for reviewing and discussing code. Repositories are cross indexed and with powerful fuzzy search you can quickly jump from a symbol to the declaration or reverse from the declaration to all usages. A graph of your commits lets you zoom out for a overview of the commit tree or zoom in for specifics about each commit, with speed and beauty you won’t find in desktop Git applications. Review the changes your files have gone through with a diff viewer that is great for text and images. There is even hex-dump mode for that obscure occasion. Working Copy is a free download but you need to unlock pro features such as the ability to push commits and manage more than 5 repositories. There is no venture capital, large company or ads funding development and your support through in-app purchase directly sustains development. Try out pro features with a 10 day free trial. When you pay to unlock you get permanent access to all pro features at the time of purchase as well as any added the next year. When 12 months have passed you keep all existing pro features but any new ones introduced are locked until you renew your unlock.

About

ShaderMania

Create, edit, and share Metal shaders with a live coding environment and real-time preview. Explore a database of public and tutorial shaders, connect nodes to build complex effects, and export your creations. A physical keyboard is recommended for optimal use.

Highlights
  • Live coding of Metal fragment shaders
  • Real-time preview and playback
  • Node-based shader creation
  • Public shader database
  • Tutorial shaders with video links
  • Export shader output to PNG
  • Syntax checking and error display
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Create, edit, render, share, and learn Metal shaders with ShaderMania for iPad. ShaderMania is a visual Metal shader editor for iPadOS. Write fragment shaders with realtime preview and playback, organize shaders and images as nodes, connect shader inputs, expose parameters as sliders, and export rendered images. ShaderMania also includes a public shader library with examples and tutorial shaders, including links to explanation videos where available. ShaderMania is free to use. Optional tips are available if you want to support development. A physical keyboard is recommended for coding shaders on iPad. Features • Live Metal fragment shader editing with realtime preview and playback. • Visual node graph for shader and image nodes. • Connect shader nodes to build reusable shader chains. • Named shader input slots declared directly in shader source code. • Parameter annotations for sliders and live UI controls. • Realtime syntax checking, compiler errors, and warnings. • Render to custom resolutions and export PNG images. • Undo and redo for common node graph edits. Shader Library • Browse public shader examples and tutorial shaders. • Add shaders from the library to your own projects. • Upload useful, inspectable shader work to the public library.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Git client at every 10 days against ShaderMania's every 16 months. Git client also leads on chart position (#9 vs unranked). ShaderMania's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). 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. Git client sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and ShaderMania sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Git client ships an update every 10 days, ShaderMania every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Git client versus ShaderMania: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGit clientShaderMania
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.217.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnders BorumMarkus Moenig

Customer experience

Git client

All ratings3,792 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews556 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.7%

ShaderMania

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Git client

One-time10
  • Pro Unlock trial (2023)Free
  • Pro Unlock trial (2024)Free
  • Pro Unlock trial (2025)Free
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  • Pro Unlock trialFree
  • Support Development$1.99
  • Pro Upgrade (2024)$17.99
  • Pro Upgrade$17.99
  • Pro Upgrade (2022)$17.99
  • Pro Upgrade (2023)$17.99
  • Working Copy Pro Unlock$35.99
3 purchases

ShaderMania

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Git client free?
Git client is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShaderMania free?
ShaderMania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Git client or ShaderMania have ads?
Neither Git client nor ShaderMania shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Git client or ShaderMania?
Git client ships an update every 10 days, and ShaderMania every 16 months. Most recently, Git client was updated on November 6, 2026 and ShaderMania on November 3, 2026.

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