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Ratings
About the Tools.us.org score
A weighted average of the published ratings below, shown out of 10 in the header above.
Based on 2 sources, 249K ratings.
How we calculate this
Each source counts by its number of ratings or reviews, capped at 1,000. Score = 2 × sum(rating × weight) ÷ sum(weights), rounded to one decimal. Inputs are published ratings out of 5; a missing source is left out, never counted as zero. A composite of published scores, not our own test.
Included: App Store 4.8 (weight 1,000), Google Play 4.8 (weight 1,000).
What users say
Summary of 352 App Store reviews, 7 Nov 2024 to 1 Nov 2026 (counted from the reviews)
Reviewers who like the app mention enjoyment of the app and recommendations to others, help with everyday questions and tasks and ease of use and a simple learning curve. Reviewers who complain mention bugs, crashes and features that stop working, sign-in and account problems and being pushed onto changes with no choice.
Top praises
- Enjoyment of the app and recommendations to othersmentioned in 45 of 352 reviews
- Help with everyday questions and tasksmentioned in 17 of 352 reviews
- Ease of use and a simple learning curvementioned in 8 of 352 reviews
Top complaints
- Bugs, crashes and features that stop workingmentioned in 32 of 352 reviews
- Sign-in and account problemsmentioned in 24 of 352 reviews
- Being pushed onto changes with no choicementioned in 7 of 352 reviews
Best suited to: People who value enjoyment of the app and recommendations to others.
How it is counted: fixed keyword rules read each review's text, and no model writes the claims. A review counts once per theme and can mention several. Praise is counted in reviews rated 4 or 5 stars, complaints in reviews rated 1 or 2 stars. The reviews are the 352 that Apple's public review feed returned; the feed returns a window of reviews, not all of them.
Updated 5 Nov 2026. Supporting reviews: App Store
Facts at a glance
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Company | GitHub, Inc., San Francisco, California, USA | docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement, checked 5 Nov 2026 |
| Free plan | Freemium: a free plan exists | github.com/pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026 |
| Free trial | 30 days | github.com/pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026 |
| Starting price | $4/seat/mo | github.com/pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026 |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, macOS | github.com/pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026 |
Pricing & plans
Pricing
Free plan · paid from $4/seat/mo
USD, billed monthly
Model
Freemium
Free plan available
Trial
Yes
30 days
Price tiers
| Plan | Per month | Usage, as the vendor states it |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Unlimited repositories, 2,000 CI/CD minutes a month and 500MB of Packages storage |
| Team | $4/mo | Per user; adds code owners, required reviewers, Codespaces access and 3,000 CI/CD minutes a month |
| Enterprise | $21/mo | Per user; adds Copilot access, SAML single sign-on, audit features and 50,000 CI/CD minutes a month |
Prices are the vendor's list prices in USD.
2,000 CI/CD minutes a month
500MB of Packages storage
Community support only
Code owners and required reviewers need a paid plan
Source: github.com/pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026
Features & platforms
Unlimited public and private repositories
CI/CD minutes for automated workflows
Dependabot security and version updates
Issues and Projects for planning work
Packages storage
Cloud development environments in Codespaces
Pages and Wikis
- Web
- iOS
- macOS
Sources: github.com/pricing, github.com/mobile, desktop.github.com, checked 5 Nov 2026
Alternatives
Free plan covers up to 5 users, and the Standard plan is listed at $3.65 per user a month.
Offered as cloud-hosted GitLab.com or as a self-managed install, which gives teams a self-hosting route.
Non-profit host based in Berlin that provides Git hosting on Forgejo, Pages and CI/CD to free and open-source projects.
Sources: atlassian.com/software/bitbucket/pricing, about.gitlab.com/pricing, codeberg.org
Data & privacy
GitHub says it uses personal data to improve its services, including training AI and machine learning models
Personal data is kept while an account is active and as needed for contracts, legal duties and disputes
GitHub names a Data Protection Officer contact and answers data subject requests
Source: docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement, policy last updated effective April 27, 2026, checked 5 Nov 2026. These points restate the policy and are not legal advice.
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Sources and dates
- App Store: checked 6 Nov 2026, listing
- Google Play: checked 5 Nov 2026, listing
- Plan facts: github.com/pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026
- Official site: github.com
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