Comparison

RegExp vs RouteMonitor

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

Head to head
About

RegExp

This tool allows developers to test and explore regular expression patterns across various programming language syntaxes. It offers advanced configuration options and synchronization across devices, making it ideal for learning and building complex patterns.

Highlights
  • Multiple regex engine support
  • Advanced Swift regex engine
  • Save and organize regex patterns
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Supports Swift, Objective-C, ECMAScript, and Go regex flavors
Features
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RegExp is a regular expression tester for developers, on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Write a pattern, paste your text, and see every match and capture group as you type, with the same engine your code uses. Six flavors, real engines: • Swift Regex • NSRegularExpression (Objective-C and Swift) • JavaScript (ECMAScript) • PCRE2, the engine of PHP • Go and Go (POSIX) Write and understand patterns: • Matches and capture groups highlighted in the test string, with their names • Errors marked right in the pattern, unbalanced brackets too • Substitution with each engine's replacement syntax, and a list mode that extracts one line per match • A quick reference of each flavor's syntax: select an item to insert it • Copy the pattern as ready-to-use Swift, Objective-C, JavaScript, Go or PHP code • Jump between matches; slow patterns time out instead of freezing the app Keep your patterns: • Sessions and folders, your own regex notebook, synced with iCloud across your devices • Search, duplicate, export and import sessions, or open one in its own window • Shortcuts actions, Spotlight search, and a Services menu item on the Mac for selected text Most of RegExp is free. RegExp Pro, a one-time purchase that works with Family Sharing, adds: • Explain: what every part of a pattern does, in plain language, and what the selected flavor doesn't support • Test cases: strings a pattern must or must not match, checked on every run • Apple Intelligence: write a pattern from a description, or get a summary of one (on supported devices) • The advanced options of every flavor RegExp speaks English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Russian, Japanese and Chinese. Made by an independent developer. Questions or ideas? Write to support@loshadki.app.

About

RouteMonitor

This developer tool helps monitor audio route changes on iOS devices. It records and displays changes like switching audio devices or when a device becomes unavailable, offering both list and table views.

Highlights
  • Monitors audio route changes
  • Records device availability changes
  • Table view on iPad
  • List view with expandable items on iPhone
  • Import and export data as JSON
  • Clear recorded list
Features
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A developer tool for monitoring audio route changes on iOS, such as switching to a different audio device or when a device becomes unavailable. All route changes are recorded and viewable as a table on iPad or a list with expandable items on iPhone. The list can be cleared, imported, and exported as a JSON file. You can download the app from the App Store for basic monitoring or build it locally from a repository on GitHub for more advanced debugging scenarios.

Screenshots

RegExp4 screens
RouteMonitor2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RouteMonitor at none against RegExp's 1. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RegExp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RouteMonitor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RegExp ships an update every 6 months, RouteMonitor every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RegExp versus RouteMonitor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRegExpRouteMonitor
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB4 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLoshadki, LLCEldar Sadykov

Customer experience

RegExp

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RouteMonitor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RegExp

One-time1
  • Pro Features$2.99
None

RouteMonitor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RegExp free?
RegExp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RouteMonitor free?
RouteMonitor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RegExp or RouteMonitor have ads?
Neither RegExp nor RouteMonitor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RegExp or RouteMonitor?
RegExp ships an update every 6 months, and RouteMonitor every 7 months. Most recently, RegExp was updated on October 10, 2026 and RouteMonitor on October 9, 2026.

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