Comparison

Developer Utilities vs Mottie

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

Mottie

Easily play, preview, and inspect Lottie animations on your iPhone and iPad. Supports various Lottie file formats and offers playback controls, background customization, and bounding box overlays for precise viewing. Includes a demo gallery to explore animation possibilities.

Highlights
  • Play dotLottie, Lottie JSON, and .lot files
  • Control playback speed
  • Choose looping modes
  • Change canvas background color
  • Toggle bounding box overlay
  • Built-in demo animation gallery
  • Quick Look support for Files app
Features
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Play, preview, and inspect Lottie animations on your iPhone and iPad with Mottie — the clean, fast viewer built for dotLottie and JSON. Open and enjoy dotLottie (.lottie), Lottie JSON, and .lot files with ease. Mottie gives you a distraction-free interface to watch your animations exactly how they'll look in your app, website, or product. New to Lottie? Explore the built-in gallery of demo animations to see what Lottie can do before you open your own files. KEY FEATURES: • Play dotLottie (.lottie), Lottie JSON, and .lot (JSON) files • Control playback speed to slow down or speed up any animation • Choose looping modes to watch animations repeat seamlessly • Change the canvas background color to preview animations against any backdrop • Toggle a bounding box overlay to check an animation's dimensions, framing, and alignment • Browse a gallery of demo animations to discover what Lottie animations are • Preview Lottie files directly from the Files app with Quick Look support • Thumbnails for .lottie and .lot files, so you can find the right animation at a glance Mottie is designed for simple, fast, and reliable Lottie playback. Download it and bring your animations to life.

Screenshots

Developer Utilities4 screens
Mottie3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mottie at 100% against Developer Utilities's 50%. Mottie also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Developer Utilities's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). 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, Mottie every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Developer Utilities versus Mottie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeveloper UtilitiesMottie
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQingyu ChenFirdavs Khaydarov

Customer experience

Developer Utilities

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Mottie

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Developer Utilities

No in-app purchases

None

Mottie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Developer Utilities free?
Developer Utilities is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mottie free?
Mottie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Developer Utilities or Mottie have ads?
Developer Utilities shows ads; Mottie does not.
Which is updated more often, Developer Utilities or Mottie?
Developer Utilities ships an update every 6 weeks, and Mottie every 2 months. Most recently, Developer Utilities was updated on October 1, 2026 and Mottie on October 11, 2026.

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