DevTools vs Wikist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DevTools
This app offers essential transcoding and encoding tools for developers. It supports various hashing algorithms, Base64, URL encoding/decoding, and data format conversions. It also includes helpful reference tables for developers.
- MD5, MD4, MD2 encoding
- SHA1, SHA256, SHA512 encoding
- Base64 encode/decode
- URL encode/decode
- JSON/XML format interchange
- Binary conversion
- ASCII and Escape Characters Tables
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The DevTools provides some transcoding features that are often used during development. Features: 1. MD5 / MD4 / MD2 encoding 2. SHA1 / SHA224 / SHA256 / SHA384 / SHA512 encoding 3. Base64 decoding / encoding 4. URL decoding / encoding 5. JSON / XML format interchange 6. Binary conversion. 7. Image encode/decode (Base64). 8. File Reader(HEX). 9. ASCII Table. 10. Escape Characters Table. 11. Content-Type Tables.
Wikist
Visualize your editing contributions across various Wiki platforms with interactive charts and a heatmap. This app syncs with iCloud and provides detailed statistics for users and wikis, supporting most MediaWiki instances.
- Supports MediaWiki instances (Wikipedia, Fandom)
- Contribution matrix (heatmap)
- Widgets for statistics
- User and wiki statistics
- Interactive contribution charts
- iCloud sync
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Contributions matrix and statistics of Wiki editors. Features - Supports most MediaWiki instances including Wikipedia and Fandom - Contribution matrix (heatmap) and widgets for sure! - Additional statistics for users and wikis - Interactive charts to visualize all contributions - Sync with iCloud Wikist is an open source project, fell free to make some contributions! GitHub repository: https://github.com/lucka-me/wikist-swift
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Wikist at Free against DevTools's $0.99. DevTools's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
Wikist is free to download; DevTools costs $0.99 up front. Wikist sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. DevTools asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DevTools against 5.0 for Wikist. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
DevTools ships an update monthly, Wikist every 11 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | DevTools | Wikist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 俊锋 仝 | 劼 赵 |
Customer experience
DevTools
Wikist
In-app purchases
DevTools
No in-app purchases
Wikist
- A Nordic Fruit Water2 variants$0.99
- A Swedish Meatballs2 variants$3.99
