Code vs URL Components
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Code
A free application designed for viewing source code on mobile devices. It supports viewing code files directly on your iPhone or iPad.
- Source code viewing
- Free to use
- Supports iPhone and iPad
- Direct file viewing
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source code viewer
URL Components
Instantly decode and inspect URLs, parsing components like scheme, host, path, and query parameters. Generate code snippets in Swift, curl, and JavaScript for debugging APIs and web links. Ideal for developers working with web requests and data.
- Decode and inspect URLs
- Parse URL components
- Generate Swift code
- Generate curl commands
- Generate JavaScript snippets
- API debugging tool
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Decode and inspect URLs instantly. Parse URL components like scheme, host, port, path, query parameters, headers, and cookies. Generate Swift, curl, and JavaScript code snippets. Perfect for developers debugging APIs and web links.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: URL Components at 5.0 against Code's 1.0. Code's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 25 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. URL Components sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Code asks for nothing beyond the download.
URL Components holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Code ships an update every 8 months, URL Components every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Code | URL Components |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 11 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 修勇 黄 | Swapnanil Dhol |
Customer experience
Code
URL Components
In-app purchases
Code
No in-app purchases
URL Components
- Support Development$9.99
