BuildFerry vs Steward

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BuildFerry compared with Steward
Detail	BuildFerry	Steward
What it does	Install iOS builds on any iPhone with one link	A Mac app that turns GitHub pull-request notifications into a sorted inbox with AI-assisted code review
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Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	Free: $0 forever (1 app, 2 stored builds per app, builds up to 200 MB). Solo: $12/month (5 apps, 10 stored builds per app, builds up to 1 GB, or $120/year with two months free). Pro: $29/month (20 apps, 30 stored builds per app, builds up to 2 GB, or $290/year with two months free).	$10 one-time purchase at launch, then $20 for future customers. All future updates included. 14-day free trial available.
Key features	UDIDs collect automatically via one-time profile approval in Safari Cloud signing with no Mac or Xcode required Approval controls before testers can install PIN, expiry date and auto-approve options for share links Real certificate profiles showing Verified status in iOS Displays your current iPhone registration count against Apple's 100-device limit Encrypted Apple key stored at rest and deleted after each signing job One permanent share link per app that works for all new testers Builds up to 1 GB on Solo and 2 GB on Pro plans	Sorted inbox that separates pull requests into Needs my eyes and FYI categories Morning report with daily briefing of pending reviews Layered diff viewer with logical code organization Code folding for TypeScript, JavaScript, and Ruby Keyboard shortcuts for quick actions Reviews ranked by importance and impact Automatic morning report even when app is quit
What makes it different	No UDID hunting required; testers approve with one tap in Safari One link per app stays live and re-signs automatically for new testers, unlike services that require rebuilding Direct iOS installation from Safari with no TestFlight app or Beta App Review delay Auto-registers new device UDIDs and re-signs builds instantly in the cloud	Layers diffs logically by code flow rather than alphabetically so you read them in writing order Separates actionable notifications from informational ones so less noise reaches your inbox Runs entirely on your Mac with no code sent to external servers
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Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
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