RegEx Lab vs Funcy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RegEx Lab
This app allows users to test and experiment with regular expressions. It offers syntax highlighting, customizable match colors, and a detailed results list. Features include a replace function, dark and light themes, and a helpful cheatsheet for quick reference.
- Regex syntax highlighting
- Match and capture group highlighting
- Customizable highlight colors
- Results list view
- Replace feature
- Dark and light themes
- Regular expression cheatsheet
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RegEx Lab - test regular expressions • Highlighting of regex syntax and of matches and capture groups. • Choose the color of the match highlights • Results List View which lists all the matches and capture groups. • Replace feature • Dark theme (by default) based on the Solarized color palette • Themes to choose from (light/dark) • A handy cheatsheet which tells you about the different operators, option flags and metacharacters. • An extra row of keyboard keys for common special characters • Undo / Redo quick access buttons • Support for Dynamic Type (iOS Settings Text Size) • Export / Import feature Questions, suggestions, issues? regexlab@sovio.co Made by Nikolay Suvandzhiev
Funcy
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Funcy is a simple IDE with an object-oriented language designed to help you learn and practise modern functional and type-driven programming. The app contains many code examples that explain various programming concepts from beginner to advanced.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Funcy at Free against RegEx Lab's $0.99. Funcy also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). RegEx Lab's advantage is chart position (#73 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Funcy is free to download; RegEx Lab costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RegEx Lab ships an update monthly, Funcy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RegEx Lab | Funcy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (172 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 172 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #73 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sovio | SpaceTek |
Bugs and requests
RegEx Lab
Reported bugs
14 issues- iPad's Files app cannot find the app or Regex files
- Export option creates messy files
- Mac version lacks developer effort
- Slow load screen when creating new expressions
- Select this match option is unreliable
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- Replace function is difficult to understand
- Cheat sheet accessibility issues
- Poor highlighting options
- Keyboard behavior issues
- Import functionality is broken
- Highlighted errors persist
- Difficulty with sequential regex application
- Lack of named group support
- Interface is entirely in English
Requested features
11 requests- Make app and Regex files visible in Files app
- Improve export option for Regex files
- Add a button to clear the text window
- Allow simultaneous viewing of text and replacement text
- Add a button to copy and replace text on the previous screen
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- Add more examples to the cheat sheet
- Add a user manual
- Automatically jump to matched text
- Add a Chinese language option
- Add 'snippets' or templates
- Add a special keyboard for common expressions
Funcy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RegEx Lab
No in-app purchases
Funcy
No in-app purchases
