Git client vs Developer Pocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Developer Pocket
A comprehensive, free offline toolbox for developers, offering 29 essential utilities. It handles JSON manipulation, data conversion, code generation, and more, all running locally on your device without ads or accounts.
- JSON formatting, minifying, and validation
- JSON comparison and merging
- Code generation for TypeScript, Swift, Go, Python, Kotlin
- Data format conversion (YAML, CSV)
- JWT and JWK inspection
- Base64 and URL encoding/decoding
- Regex testing and QR code generation/scanning
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Developer Pocket is a fast, native toolbox for the utilities you reach for every day — completely free, no ads, no account, no internet connection required. TOOLS INCLUDED • JSON Formatter — pretty-print, minify, and validate with precise error locations • JSON Diff — compare two JSON documents and see what changed • JSON Merge — deep-merge two documents (RFC 7386) • JSON Patch — apply RFC 6902 add/remove/replace/move/copy/test operations • JSONPath Tester — query JSON with $.user.roles[0]-style paths • JSON Schema Validator — validate an instance against a JSON Schema • JSON Repair — fix trailing commas, single quotes, unquoted keys, and more • JSON Flatten/Unflatten — dot-notation flatten and reverse • JSON Lines — convert between a JSON array and JSON Lines • JSON Escape/Unescape — escape text for embedding, or unescape it back • YAML Converter — JSON ↔ YAML • CSV Converter — JSON ↔ CSV • JSON to TypeScript — infer TypeScript interfaces from a JSON sample • JSON to Swift — infer Codable structs from a JSON sample • JSON to Go — infer Go structs with JSON tags • JSON to Python — infer Pydantic models • JSON to Kotlin — infer kotlinx.serialization data classes • JSON to SQL — infer a CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements • JSON to Markdown — render as a Markdown table • JWT Decoder — inspect header, claims, and expiry at a glance • JWK Viewer — inspect a JSON Web Key or key set • Base64 Encoder/Decoder — text and URL-safe variants • URL Encoder/Decoder — component or full-URL modes, with query parameter breakdown • UUID Generator — bulk generate v4 UUIDs, upper/lowercase, with or without hyphens • Unix Timestamp Converter — live clock plus both-direction conversion with timezone support • Hash Generator — MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512 digests • Regex Tester — live match highlighting and capture groups • Color Converter — HEX, RGB, and HSL, both directions • QR Code Generator & Scanner — create codes or scan them with your camera PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every tool runs entirely on your device. Nothing you type, paste, or scan is ever sent anywhere — Developer Pocket doesn't have a server to send it to. FREE, NO CATCH All twenty-nine tools, unlocked, forever. No subscription, no paywall, no ads. Built natively for iOS with a modern, glass-inspired interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Developer Pocket at none against Git client's 17. Git client's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 1) and chart position (#18 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Git client sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Developer Pocket asks for nothing beyond the download.
Developer Pocket holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Git client has 3.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Git client | Developer Pocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #18 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anders Borum | Valliappan Thenappan |
Customer experience
Git client
Developer Pocket
In-app purchases
Git client
- 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
Developer Pocket
No in-app purchases







