Power JSON Editor Mobile vs JSONEditor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Power JSON Editor Mobile
This app provides a robust JSON editing experience for developers on iOS devices. It allows for easy viewing, exploring, and validating JSON files through a document browser interface and offers both tree and text views with syntax highlighting.
- Document browser for file management
- Tree view for JSON hierarchy
- Text view with syntax highlighting
- External keyboard support
- Import from pasteboard and web URL
- Parse not well-formed JSON as JavaScript
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Power JSON Editor Mobile is a powerful JSON editor for app and web developers, and it is ready for working with external keyboard on iPhone and iPad. With Power JSON Editor Mobile, developers could handle JSON files easily on iOS, like viewing, exploring, validating any details of a JSON file. √ Document Browser based - PowerJSON is a document browser based app - Manage JSON files like in Files app - Processing any JSON file saved by other apps - Handle JSON file opening in Files app √ Powerful Tree Editor - View JSON in Tree View clearly - Check JSON nodes hierarchy in a tree - Separated node editor - Keyboard supports ready, it turns your iPad to a productive tool √ Useful Text Editor - View JSON inText View with syntax highlighting - Error indicator when parse invalid JSON √ Multiple Tools - Import content from Pasteboard - Import JSON from web url - Parse not well-formed JSON as JavaScript For more information, please check on https://powerjsonapp.com/
JSONEditor
This app allows developers to import, view, and edit JSON files with syntax highlighting. It offers tree view for clear visualization and supports importing from files or HTTP requests.
- Import JSON from Files app
- Import JSON from HTTP request
- Tree View for clear visualization
- Syntax highlighting for code editing
- Monthly and annual subscription options
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JSONEditor is a powerful JSON editor for app and web developers. - Import JSON file from Files app - Import JSON from http request - View JSON in Tree View clearly - Edit JSON code with syntax highlighting ----- JSONEditor Pro is available with a monthly or annual subscription. You can subscribe and pay through your Apple account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renew may be turned off after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.zhihuke.com/jsoneditor/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.zhihuke.com/jsoneditor/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Power JSON Editor Mobile at 54% against JSONEditor's 0%. Power JSON Editor Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 25 months) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). JSONEditor's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Power JSON Editor Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and JSONEditor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
JSONEditor holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Power JSON Editor Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of JSONEditor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Power JSON Editor Mobile ships an update every 11 days, JSONEditor every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Power JSON Editor Mobile | JSONEditor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (10 ratings) | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 基伟 徐 | 杏娣 吴 |
Customer experience
Power JSON Editor Mobile
JSONEditor
In-app purchases
Power JSON Editor Mobile
- PowerJSON Full Version$0.99
JSONEditor
- JSONEditor Pro$1.491 Month
- JSONEditor Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- JSONEditor Pro$7.99
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