gitbay
Your git forge, on the go
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
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.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app has not received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Build logs
Long logs now display. They used to go blank past about a thousand lines.
The log is split into steps, and a failed build opens at the failed step.
"Jump to failure" and "Jump to end" buttons, and a search field that filters log lines.
Running builds update live, and the header shows how long the build took.
Repository page
Files, merge requests, issues and builds are in one strip, with open counts and the latest build status.
Everything else is under More, above the README.
Links
gitbay.org links open straight into the app from Safari, Messages, Mail, Signal and other apps.
#12, !34 and owner/repo#12 in issues, merge requests, comments and review threads are tappable, in both Markdown and Org.
Easier to use
A new issue opens as soon as you create it.
Gates and checks sit at the top of a merge request.
The Dashboard tab shows your unread count.
Renaming a repository and removing an SSH key ask you to type the name first.
iPad gets a sidebar layout.
Icon buttons have VoiceOver labels, and lists adapt to large text sizes.
Fixes
Long files and snippets no longer show blank.
An Org comment with a line starting "#12" no longer freezes the app.
Back navigation from repository screens returns to the right place.
The comment send button is bigger.
The notifications screen is tidier.
Adding a key or email with an expiring token now explains what to do.
The developer, Christian Cleberg, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Christian Cleberg
- Size
- 8.5 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Christian Cleberg
