RegEx Lab vs MoE Code
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
MoE Code
This app enhances Apple's Shortcuts with over 30 new actions for data manipulation, device information, media processing, network requests, and widget management. It aims to fill functionality gaps and offers a wide range of tools for developers and power users.
- Data conversion (PLIST, HTML, JSON)
- HTML element extraction
- String manipulation
- Device information retrieval
- Video chunking and resizing
- Network request execution
- Widget management
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MoE Code adds 61 actions to solve functionality gaps in the Shortcuts app. Where lists are mentioned: Shortcuts lists, JSON arrays, and delimited strings (e.g., CSVs) are supported for input, and the first two for output. • AI ◦ "Count Tokens For On-Device AI Model" (iOS 27+ only) ◦ "Is Apple Intelligence Functional?" ◦ "Is Apple Intelligence-Capable?" ◦ "Use On-Device AI Model (Extended)" (iOS 27+ only): Images / files, max tokens, and temperature • Clipboard (arbitrary formats, binary supported via Base64) ◦ "Get Clipboards" ◦ "Set Clipboards": Used by MoE Shortcuts Toolkit (routinehub.co/shortcut/22016/) • Data: HTML ◦ "Convert HTML Tables To JSON" ◦ "Extract HTML Elements Using SwiftSoup" • Data: JSON ◦ "Delete Nested Dictionary / JSON Object Key" ◦ "Pretty Print Dictionaries / JSON" ◦ "Set Nested Dictionary / JSON Object Value" ◦ "Transform List / Dictionaries / JSON Using JQ": Extract, filter, deduplicate, etc. Used by Summarise YouTube Video (routinehub.co/shortcut/21809/) • Data: Lists (significantly faster than using loops) ◦ "Add Value(s) To List / Merge Lists" ◦ "Convert JSON Array To Shortcuts List" ◦ "Convert String / Shortcuts List To JSON Array" ◦ "Get Items From List At Indexes (Values)" ◦ "Get Items From List At Indexes (Files)" ◦ "Get Value Position In List" ◦ "List Contains List?" ◦ "List Contains Value?" ◦ "Remove Value From List" ◦ "Sort Keys Of Dicts In List" ◦ "Subtract Lists" • Data: Text ◦ "Extract Strings From Binary" ◦ "Multi Replace Text": Lists of strings, string or regex targets, and substitutions. Used by MoE Shortcuts Backup (routinehub.co/shortcut/26330/) • Device ◦ "Get Device Ground Speed" ◦ "Get Device Model" ◦ "Get Device Type" ◦ "Is App Installed?": Actions, Microsoft Outlook, Pythonista, Scriptable, and WhatsApp • Files ◦ "Get Details of File / Folder": Unescaped file paths, top-level folder paths in the same format as Shortcuts ◦ "Save Files": List of files to list of relative paths. Used by MoE Shortcuts Backup (routinehub.co/shortcut/26330/) • Media (changes are made in-place for a smoother experience) ◦ "Change Photos Items' Captions" (iOS 27+ only): Used by Auto Tag Screenshots (routinehub.co/shortcut/26535/) and Replicate Media Metadata (routinehub.co/shortcut/21792/) ◦ "Change Photos Items' Creation Dates" ◦ "Change Photos Items' Locations": Used by Auto Tag Screenshots (routinehub.co/shortcut/26535/) and Replicate Media Metadata (routinehub.co/shortcut/21792/) ◦ "Chunk Video" ◦ "Find Photos Items By Captions" (iOS 27+ only) ◦ "Get Details of Photos Items (Extended)" (iOS 27+ only) ◦ "Mark Photos Items As Favourited, Unfavourited, Or Hidden" ◦ "Play System Sound" ◦ "Remove Photos Items' Captions" (iOS 27+ only) ◦ "Remove Photos Items' Locations" (iOS 27+ only) ◦ "Resize Images With Fill (HDR)" (iOS 26+ only): Used by routinehub.co/shortcut/21785/ • Network ◦ "Get Certificate Chain" ◦ "Is Internet-Connected?": Used by MoE Airplane Mode (routinehub.co/shortcut/24566/) ◦ "Make HTTP Request": Used by Summarise YouTube Video (routinehub.co/shortcut/21809/) • Settings ◦ "Get Reminders Default List" ◦ "Open Settings Deep Link" • Shortcuts: All used by MoE Shortcuts Toolkit (routinehub.co/shortcut/22016/) ◦ "Convert JSON To PLIST" (XML or Base64-encoded binary) ◦ "Convert PLIST Binary To JSON" ◦ "Extract Action Blocks" ◦ "Extract Named Non-Magic Variables" ◦ "Extract Named Magic Variables" ◦ "Find Invalid If Statements" ◦ "Find Invalid Variable References" ◦ "Get MoE Code App Version" • UI ◦ "Show Markdown" • Widget: All used by Starling Bank Balances Widgets (routinehub.co/shortcut/25942/) ◦ "Delete Widget / Complication Key" ◦ "Get Widget / Complication Value" ◦ "Set Circular Widget / Complication Value" ◦ "Set Text Widget / Complication Value" ◦ "Sync And Reload App Widgets"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MoE Code at Free against RegEx Lab's $0.99. MoE Code also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). RegEx Lab's advantage is ratings volume (172 vs 3) and chart position (#68 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
MoE Code is free to download; RegEx Lab costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MoE Code holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RegEx Lab has 172 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of RegEx Lab's written reviews are positive against 100% of MoE Code's.
RegEx Lab ships an update monthly, MoE Code weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RegEx Lab | MoE Code |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (172 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 172 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #68 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | sovio | BENJAMIN ANDREW HOOPER |
Customer experience
RegEx Lab
MoE Code
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
MoE Code
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RegEx Lab
No in-app purchases
MoE Code
No in-app purchases








