Comparison

Developer Utilities vs ChargeView

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Developer Utilities

This app offers a suite of essential tools for developers and testers. It facilitates network and development debugging with features like LAN text transfer, JS injection, and DNS resolution. It also includes utilities for QR code scanning/generation and system information viewing.

Highlights
  • LAN text transfer
  • Frontend debugging
  • JS injection
  • QR code scanning and generation
  • Network information viewing
  • DNS resolution
  • JSON formatting
Features
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Developer Utilities is a practical toolbox for development, testing, and day-to-day troubleshooting. No account is required—open the app and start diagnosing networks, inspecting web pages, processing data, or transferring content across your local network. Network diagnostics • View local and public IP addresses, carrier details, and proxy information • Ping a domain or IP address • Run single or batch DNS queries • Look up Whois and ICP registration information • Scan the local network and run traceroute Development and debugging • View page source, inject vConsole, and run custom JavaScript • Format JSON • Create and decode short URLs • Convert and preview RGB/HEX colors • Browse system fonts QR codes and cross-device transfer • Scan or generate QR codes • Transfer text, images, and files between a browser and your iPhone or iPad on the same local network • Preview and save images, or open files with the system share sheet • Temporary images and files are removed when the transfer session ends Quick Note • Save text in seconds • Browse a dedicated history page with update times • Tap any record to load it back into the editor The app supports English and Simplified Chinese and follows your system language automatically. The app contains ads. A one-time, non-subscription purchase permanently removes ads and can be restored at any time.

About

ChargeView

Features
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ChargeView helps you to monitor and debug e-mobility chargers using the O-Chip protocol. O-Chip stands for Open Charger Interaction Protocol. O-Chip allows chargers to send their data (status, metering values, error logs) to any receiver. It was designed by the SBRS GmbH in Germany to monitor larger depots with chargers for electrical busses. O-Chip is using the UDP protocol to transport the data as a JSON text file. With ChargeView you can receive O-Chip telegrams, dump there contents or display the content in a backend view. Contact Bytelovers or the SBRS GmbH for a free copy of the O-Chip specification. Features: - Monitor O-Chip telegrams - show the telegrams as ASCII dump - show the content of the telegrams in a backend view

Screenshots

Developer Utilities4 screens
ChargeView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ChargeView at none against Developer Utilities's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Developer Utilities ships an update every 6 weeks, ChargeView every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Developer Utilities versus ChargeView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeveloper UtilitiesChargeView
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQingyu ChenMartin Gollbach

In-app purchases

None

Developer Utilities

No in-app purchases

None

ChargeView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Developer Utilities free?
Developer Utilities is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChargeView free?
ChargeView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Developer Utilities or ChargeView have ads?
Developer Utilities shows ads; ChargeView does not.
Which is updated more often, Developer Utilities or ChargeView?
Developer Utilities ships an update every 6 weeks, and ChargeView every 2 months. Most recently, Developer Utilities was updated on September 13, 2026 and ChargeView on September 23, 2026.

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