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.

What's New in Version 6.5.5

- Fix issue making large pushes over https introduced in last update.

- Content tab bar is always at the bottom where it would previously move to the top on iPadOS 26.

- Reset Branch action for Shortcuts app supports commit-ish.

- Correctly wrap diff lines on commit detail screen on iPadOS 26.

- Fix crash when trying to indent/unindent in editor.

Includes improvements from version 6.5.0

Working Copy is ready for iOS and iPadOS 26.

- Enjoy the liquid-glass design with playful animations, while still interacting quickly with repositories.

- The new menu bar in iPadOS 26 makes features easier to find and use.

- Quickly open files in other apps from the context menu, skipping the share sheet. Configure default apps for file types directly in the Files app.

- When inserting files from the clipboard, supported iPhones and iPads can suggest filenames using an on-device language model.

- Editor themes now support P3 colors for richer, more vibrant syntax highlighting.

- Support for Tcl and Zig syntax modes.

Seller

Name

Anders Borum

URL

https://workingcopy.app/

Information

Developer

Anders Borum

Version

6.5.5

Size

100.1 MB

Game Center

VPP Device Licensing

Yes

Rating

Rated: 4+

Compatibility

iOS 17.4 or later

Devices

iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, iPhone 17Pro, iPhone 17ProMax, iPhone Air, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)

Languages

English

App Store: Customer Ratings

Ratings & Reviews

4.8 of 5 (94 Ratings)

App Store: Customer Reviews

2025-03-10

Amazing app. Does everything it says it does. 👍🏽

My only disappointment is that the AI completion only supports GPT-3.5 and 4.0 at the moment. Would be great if newer models like 4.5 and o3-mini are included.

2024-07-30

Possibly my favourite iPad app

It does what it claims, looks beautiful, has an intuitive structure and provides a reliable experience.

2024-06-13

Pro version not reflecting

I have already purchased the pro version still it is not getting reflected in application.

2023-10-17

Great app; excellent support!

Started using this app recently and it has made my workflow smooth and hassle-free. Best part? Students can access the pro version through GitHub for Education.

Huge shoutout to Anders for helping me get the pro version up and running!

2023-01-21

Siri Shortcuts fail too often which leads to loss of data

I sync my notes between different devices using my GitHub repository and too frequently I lose whatever I wrote on my mobile application because of siri shortcuts.

I’ve created two automations

When app is opened -> Pull repository

This automation fails due to INCExtension error and no other information is provided.

When app is closed -> Stage changes, commit, push to repository

The “Pull repository” fails in this instance due to timeout

And other steps won’t work like the commit will fail even if the files are staged.

The experience is really frustrating because of this. I have lost lots of information due to these issues.

2022-11-27

Unbelievably good

Don’t expect such a good git client on iOS

2022-08-24

Best ever app

Very useful app for developers.

2022-06-23

Good App

Good for managing/checking on ur github projects from iphone/ipad.

2020-07-26

Best Git Client on Phone

Just downloaded this app, loved the features. Syntax highlighting makes life easy. I got the subscription free with Github Education pack. It is a great tool to code on phone.

2020-06-03

Must have app

This is must have app for developers but little bit costly but worth

2019-10-04

The free version is pointless

You can’t ‘push’ the changes in the free version. So what’s the point of providing a free version? Who needs a ‘read-only’ git? I wasted several hours only to figure this out.

2019-08-21

Great app for easy contributions

Love to see the efforts put in for open source community by the developers

2019-07-20

Love it

This is something I have been searching. Great and handy git on mobile.

2019-03-29

Error messages are not explanatory

I keep getting message saying - failed to resolve address for GitHub.com : node name nor servname provided or not known

2019-01-17

My best app for programmer's productivity

Easy configuration, navigation, edition and more.

Highlighting enable more interesting way for reading .

2018-03-17

Repo push is paid feature. No thanks. Uninstall

Everything was going good. Smooth connection to github. Straightforward UX. But git push is premium feature. Whats the use

2016-12-01

Works as it is supposed to

"Working Copy" is best git client on iPad.

2016-09-25

Great app

This is one of the great application I found on the app store for managing Git. I use GitLab CE and this app made my day!

Git client - Working Copy

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