iOS Git/Subversion Viewer Apps

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Tom King

Browsers/Viewers versus git/svn clients
To be clear, these apps don’t really offer much in terms of editing code or repository push/pull. However, most offer a way to review code or code status & history (and some include syntax highlighting of the viewed code).

My preferences
Code Viewer 2 is my current favorite for viewing code and I’ve used it (via svn) with both Beanstalk and Github. Code Viewer 2 doesn’t currently have direct support for git, but works using svn against either of those hosts and supports syntax highlight for popular code types (eg, HTML, JavaScript, XML and more). That I like alot. However, compared to all the others it is a little more finicky when connecting to a repository. I do like that it supports both iPhone and iPad making good use of the larger screen.

I generally prefer the universal apps (Code Viewer 2, Source Code, Magic Bean) and the iPad app (GitHub Viewer). The GitHub Viewer, Unfuddle app and Beanstalk apps are easiest to setup. The Unfuddle app seems more suited to monitor the repository and tracking /managing issues. I can’t speak to “Magic Bean” as much since I didn’t buy that one, but I do like that it is for both iPhone and iPad.

The full list of git and svn apps I evaluated

Code Viewer 2 Code Viewer 2 [iPad & iPhone, App Store currently $5.99] – Checkout to browser/view with syntax highlighting for many file types. Not for editing.

Source Code Source Code [iPad & iPhone, App Store currently $1.99] – Slightly easier to connect to repo, no syntax highlighting

Git Hub Viewer Lite GitHub Viewer Lite [iPad only, App Store currently free] – Nice for browsing and seeing who is active with a repository.

Git Hub Viewer GitHub Viewer [iPad only, App Store currently $0.99] - Nice for browsing and seeing who is active with a repository.

Unfuddle Unfuddle [iPhone only, App Store currently free] – Check/manage repo & issues on-the-go.

Magic Bean Magic Bean [iPad & iPhone, App Store currently $2.99] – For browsing and checking status, Works on both iPhone and iPad. Not fully evaluated.

Habichuelas Lite Habichuelas Lite [iPhone only, App Store currently free] – Nice for browsing and seeing who is active with a repository.

Habichuelas Habichuelas [iPhone only, App Store currently $2.99] - Nice for browsing and seeing who is active with a repository. Not fully evaluated.

Found any others of interest? Please comment.

About Tom King

Tom King has a master's degree in Instructional Design and 15 years experience developing and managing elearning materials. Tom has been active with many elearning technology specification groups, including ADL SCORM, AICC, IEEE LTSC, and others. He served as AICC Communications Chairman and workgroup leader for the PENS specification. Tom was instrumental in early implementations of LMS specifications for LAN and web-based systems as an early AICC advocate and founder of Solis, maker of Pathware (acquired by Macromedia and later transferred to IBM as LearningSpace 4). Tom continues to collaborate with colleagues from a variety of companies offering enterprise-class elearning solutions.
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