RegExp vs KaView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
KaView
Explore and understand software code like reading a book. This app offers a guided learning experience with an AI tutor that explains code snippets directly on the page. It allows for offline access to courses and public repositories, and even enables light editing and committing changes to GitHub.
- Code reading with syntax highlighting
- AI tutor for code explanation
- Offline course access
- GitHub integration for editing and committing
- Repository browsing as chapters
- Multi-language support
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Learn anything, offline — on your iPad or iPhone. Starting with code. KaView's vision is a universal library you learn from offline. Today it teaches you to program from real projects: structured courses, hands-on practice in a real codebase, and an AI tutor that explains any line. It opens with Mastering Believe — Kalira's free reference curriculum (MIT-licensed): markdown lessons paired with runnable code, on agents, neural networks, algorithms, system design, and the craft of learning. Or open any GitHub project and study it like a book. No autoplay. No ads. No algorithm pulling you elsewhere. Just a real codebase and the quiet tools to understand it. LEARN, YOUR WAY, OFFLINE • Mastering Believe ships with the app, and five curated collections are ready on first launch — gentle starter paths, fully yours to edit: - First steps in Python - Understanding AI agents - Build an LLM from scratch - A tour of Swift - Essential algorithms • A dedicated Cours tab: one tap downloads a course to read • Go further: a marketplace of public repos by theme — AI, Python, Swift, web, books AN AI TUTOR THAT READS THE PAGE • Ask in plain words — "explain this like I'm new," "what does this term mean," "why is it written this way" • Tap any snippet for Explain, Complete, or Refactor • On-device when Apple Intelligence is on (iOS 26+): private, no connection needed • Or bring your own OpenAI or Anthropic key READ CODE LIKE A BOOK • Markdown and source side by side, syntax-highlighted • Progress is local to the module or folder you are in — n of total for that chapter, not hundreds of pages across a whole repo • Book-style chrome: aligned prev/next arrows, ⋯ menu beside next, large tap targets • Navigate sheet puts lessons first; exercises are listed separately • Changing chapter scrolls you back to the top • Dozens of languages, rendered cleanly PRACTICE IN A REAL EDITOR • Fix a typo, jot a note, save a TODO as you learn • Sign in with GitHub, clone, edit, commit, push — without leaving the app • Token stays in the iOS Keychain BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • Native iOS 26 design: Files, Page, Cours, Chat • iPad: three-column layout, Split View, Stage Manager • Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, hardware keyboards, VS Code–style shortcuts PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No analytics, no trackers, no ads, no telemetry, no account • Data Not Collected KaView is a place to learn — a reader, a light editor, and an AI tutor, not an IDE. It doesn't run code. iOS 18 minimum; the on-device tutor needs iOS 26+ with Apple Intelligence. Open a course. Ask a question. Understand the code.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KaView at none against RegExp's 1. KaView also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. RegExp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. KaView asks for nothing beyond the download.
RegExp ships an update every 6 months, KaView every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RegExp | KaView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Loshadki, LLC | Anthony VON BIELER |
Customer experience
RegExp
KaView
In-app purchases
RegExp
- Pro Features$2.99
KaView
No in-app purchases









