Devin Review
Shares rank 16 of 17 code review tools by recommenders
Helps you read pull requests faster by grouping files in logical flow and flagging bugs. Critics warn AI should not be the final judge of merges.
Helps you read pull requests faster by grouping files in logical flow and flagging bugs. Critics warn AI should not be the final judge of merges.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Organizes pull requests for easier reading
“It just organizes the PR in a way that makes it way easier for YOU to understand.”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Devin Review: AI to Stop Slop” “My favorite feature has been organizing the files by "logical flow"”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Devin Review: AI to Stop Slop” Speeds up understanding of code
“it just does its best to find bugs and help you understand the code faster”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Devin Review: AI to Stop Slop” “Devin Review is actually more of a UI for you to read code easier”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Devin Review: AI to Stop Slop” Well liked in practice
“I just tried this on a production PR and I liked it.”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “Devin Review: AI to Stop Slop” “I found the Devin reviewer to be very good”
Comment from 5 Sep 2026 in “GPT-6 Astra in code review: Gains, privacy, and cost”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Doubts AI should judge merges
“under no circumstances should we allow AI to be the final judge of whether something should be merged into trunk”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Devin Review: AI to Stop Slop” “so why would they be any better at reviewing?”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Devin Review: AI to Stop Slop”
Other code review tools people recommend
The four most recommended other code review tools, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Stacked PRs | 64 | 63 | 50% | 3 | — | — |
| Gerrit | 60 | 12 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Graphite code review | 52 | 16 | 76% | 9 | — | Approved |
| CodeRabbit | 34 | 32 | 52% | 11 | — | — |
| Devin ReviewThis page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I found the Devin reviewer to be very good”
“I just tried this on a production PR and I liked it.”
“My favorite feature has been organizing the files by "logical flow"”
“I don't like the name of the product.”
“Devin Review is actually more of a UI for you to read code easier”
“it just does its best to find bugs and help you understand the code faster”
“It just organizes the PR in a way that makes it way easier for YOU to understand.”
“under no circumstances should we allow AI to be the final judge of whether something should be merged into trunk”
“so why would they be any better at reviewing?”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.