Comparison

Git client vs GLDF Viewer

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 directly on your iOS device. Clone, edit, commit, and push code, even offline. Offers advanced features for code review and automation.

Highlights
  • Clone, edit, commit, and push repositories
  • Offline commit capability
  • Syntax highlighting for 50+ languages
  • Markdown and HTML preview with console
  • Branch management and merge tool
  • Fuzzy search and commit graph
  • Diff viewer for text and images
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

GLDF Viewer

Features
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Explore GLDF lighting data files on the go. View product info, light sources, photometry data, and 3D geometries from the Global Lighting Data Format standard. Description (4000 characters max): GLDF Viewer is the essential tool for lighting professionals, designers, and engineers who work with the Global Lighting Data Format (GLDF). FEATURES: • Open and explore GLDF files directly on your iPhone or iPad • View manufacturer and product information • Browse embedded files including photometric data (EULUMDAT/IES) and 3D models • Inspect light source specifications • Explore product variants • View raw XML/JSON data with syntax formatting • Drag and drop GLDF files to open instantly GLDF is the open standard for exchanging luminaire data across lighting design software. With GLDF Viewer, you can quickly inspect lighting product data anywhere. Perfect for: - Lighting designers reviewing product specifications - Engineers validating GLDF exports - Manufacturers checking their product data - Anyone working with digital lighting information

Screenshots

Git client4 screens
GLDF Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GLDF Viewer at none against Git client's 17. GLDF Viewer also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). Git client's advantage is chart position (#20 vs unranked). On price, ads 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 13 one-off in-app purchases. GLDF Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Git client versus GLDF Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGit clientGLDF Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#20 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnders BorumHolger Trahe

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Git client

One-time13
  • Unlock transfer4 variantsFree
  • Pro Unlock trial2 variantsFree
  • Pro Unlock trial (2023)Free
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  • Pro Unlock trial (2024)Free
  • Pro Unlock trial (2025)Free
  • Support Development$1.99
  • Pro Upgrade (2025)$17.99
  • Pro Upgrade (2024)$17.99
  • Pro Upgrade$17.99
  • Pro Upgrade (2022)$17.99
  • Pro Upgrade (2023)$17.99
  • Working Copy Pro Unlock$24.99
  • Working Copy Pro Unlock$35.99
None

GLDF Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Git client free?
Git client is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GLDF Viewer free?
GLDF Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Git client or GLDF Viewer have ads?
Neither Git client nor GLDF Viewer shows ads.

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