Comparison

npmhub vs DevPad

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

Head to head
About

npmhub

This browser extension enhances the GitHub experience by automatically displaying npm dependencies directly on repository pages. It provides links and descriptions for each package listed in a project's package.json file.

Highlights
  • Displays npm dependencies on GitHub
  • Shows links and descriptions for each dependency
  • Works with package.json files
  • Enhances repository file list view
  • Browser extension functionality
Features
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npmhub is a browser extension that lets you explore npm dependencies on GitHub repos. When viewing a repository's file list containing a package.json, this extension will display links and descriptions for each dependency at the bottom of the page.

About

DevPad

This app provides a suite of essential tools for developers, including a performant text editor with syntax highlighting for numerous languages, and various text manipulation and conversion actions. It facilitates quick import and export of text data, and offers features like QR code generation.

Highlights
  • Text editor with syntax highlighting
  • Support for 20+ programming languages
  • Fast text import (file, clipboard, camera)
  • Fast text export (clipboard, share, QR code)
  • Numerous text conversion and manipulation actions
  • XML to iOS Strings conversion
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In DevPad you will find these features: - A performant text editor with syntax highlight - Powered by Runestone - With these supported languages: - Bash - C - C++ - C# - Css - CSV - Go - HTML - Java - JavaScript - JSON - Lua - Markdown - Php - Python - Regex - Ruby - Rust - Scss - SQL - Swift - TypeScript - YAML - XML - Fast import - From file - From Clipboard - From camera with live text - Fast export - Add to clipboard - Share text - Share a file - Generate a QR Code - Actions - XML Strings to iOS - ASCII to HEX - Base64 Decode - Base64 Encode - Binary to Decimal - Camel Case - Collapse - Create HTML list - Create Markdown table - CSV to JSON - Date to timestamp - Date to UTC - Decimal to Binary - Escape text - Format CSS - Format JSON - Format SQL - Format XML - HEX to ASCII - HEX to RGB - iOS Strings to XML Strings - JSON to CSV - JS to JSON - JWT Decode - Kebab Case - Lorem Ipsum - Lower Case - MD5 - Remove Duplicate Lines - Reverse Lines - Reverse - RGB to HEX - SHA1 - SHA256 - SHA512 - Snake Case - Sort JSON - Sort Lines - Time to Seconds - Trim - Upper Case - URL Decode - URL Encode DevPad is not here to replace some text editors but to give valuable tools to developers. So the inside text editor is there only to offer a place where to temporarily put some text. You will not find stuff you’ll expect from a text editor, because it is not intended to be that. * * *Beta Version* * * DevPad is in beta, which means a lot of features will be added in the next months, also not all features may remain free Since DevPad it’s a beta, you’ll find for sure some bugs, please report them to me at giacomo.pignoni@gmail.com

Screenshots

npmhub1 screens
DevPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DevPad at 4.6 against npmhub's 4.0. DevPad also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). npmhub's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DevPad holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DevPad has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

npmhub ships an update every 14 months, DevPad monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
npmhub versus DevPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternpmhubDevPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.6 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings211 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFederico BriganteGiacomo Pignoni

Customer experience

npmhub

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

DevPad

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

npmhub

No in-app purchases

None

DevPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is npmhub free?
npmhub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DevPad free?
DevPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, npmhub or DevPad?
DevPad is rated higher. npmhub averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while DevPad averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do npmhub or DevPad have ads?
Neither npmhub nor DevPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, npmhub or DevPad?
npmhub ships an update every 14 months, and DevPad monthly. Most recently, npmhub was updated on September 18, 2026 and DevPad on September 24, 2026.

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