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.
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Is Working Copy free?
Yes, Working Copy is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.
Is Working Copy legit?
✅ The Working Copy app appears to be high-quality and legitimate. Users are very satisfied.
Below are the reasons this is a great app for me. I'm often on the go and love the fact that I can just grab an iPad and still do real work. I've use this app for years, I'm hard to please. I don't know the developer, and I don't do this often. This app and developer are ★★★★★, no doubts.
• Secure
• Integrates we'll with iOS text editors and IDEs
• Easy. When I was a noob I learned git with this app
• A very stable and mature app which the developer continues to improve. Today the app, released 10 years ago, is at version 6+, and was last updated just four weeks ago.
• Nice feature set (pro-subscriber, and I'd pay double for this one)
• A share sheet action makes cloning an online repository trivial, even if the app is not open.
•. Builf in diff, basic syntax highlighting, BYO OpenAI key, fully supports Shortcuts, WebDav server, handy folder sync option, for times when git is overkill, connect to Finder on your Mac…
• This app and developer remind me of what I like about the Apple cult/culture and the ingenuity and hard work of its true indie developers.
The best Git client on iOS
Please look no further and support this app. You pay once up front and it gives you git and built in editor capabilities forever.
It works great for working with repos in GitHub, your own server, or anywhere else. It’s easy to switch branches, merge, push, everything. Don’t fall for gimmicks and waste money on subscriptions. This app is like having all the git features of your terminal on iOS.
Too many Pay Walls…
I understand the need to make money but cmon just to change from dark or light theme it asks me to subscribe? I’d rather find a different way myself or even just use iCloud at this point makes no sense for so many features that are core fundamentals to be paid only really need to reevaluate what features are beneficial and which features are core fundamentals, I can’t even give a full review because I hit pay walls before I could evaluate if it was suitable for my use cases.
Incredible
Incredible app. Let's me be as weird as I want with editing flat files and works with major (and minor) git services as well as ssh.
The only le-git solution for iOS
Forgive the stupid pun. But seriously, it’s the only power app for dealing with repositories. It’s ABSOLUTELY worth the paid version if you spend any time editing or viewing repos (there are less functional apps trying to charge recurring subscription) Reasons this app is better than the others I’ve tried: - Ability to use preferred text editor (I use Textastic) - Works with Gitlab and other non-GitHub sources - Constant updates - Multiple remotes per repo - IOS files integration - Ability to upload a repo to an SSH server, run commands (scripts, linting, compiling, etc), then having the resulting changes synced to your device so you can review the changes before commit. It seems to only sync the diff which is impressive. That last feature is super useful. The only reason I can complain is because it took me so long to discover it. It’s kinda hard to find and you have to dig to find it on the iPhone. It’s a killer feature, it shouldn’t be so obscure.
Pay to Push
This app is now useless to me since they locked push behind the premium version
Working space Review
Awesome app it accurately accumulates the depreciation of spaced and compressed item files. Application does lots of things we don’t have to breakdown and modify ourselves consuming timely matters. This application deserves a 500 to 1000 if the ratio of 1 to 100. Personally, as a Private Elite Vetern of America and France in which I serve, rate this application with 100 stars on the go, privately, it’s my opinion of creating things and saving things also if proper usage it is the means of unlimited device storage and memory for usage oft of the life of any device compatible
Great mobile Git Client
I don’t know what this uses under the hood. I used another solution that used isomorphic-git and it couldn’t even clone my repo.
So far so good.
Fantastic
A powerful, easy to use git client for iPad. I’ve been a happy customer for years and the app just keeps getting better. Regular feature updates and the app stays current with the latest OS updates. Pro upgrade is definitely worth it! It’s a very reasonable price and I love the payment model: unlock sets of features each year. It’s a great way to handle payment.
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