Comparison

ShellHistory vs RegexMate

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

Head to head
About

ShellHistory

Browse and search shell history collected from macOS devices. Organize commands into notebooks, back up and sync history via iCloud, and view statistics. Supports popular shells like zsh, bash, and fish.

Highlights
  • Browse shell history from macOS
  • Full-text search capabilities
  • Backup and sync via private iCloud
  • Organize commands in notebooks
  • View statistics over time
  • Supports zsh, bash, and fish shells
Features
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ShellHistory for iPhone and iPad shows the shell history your Macs record with ShellHistory for Mac, synced through your private iCloud. It doesn't record commands itself. With ShellHistory you can: • Search your shell history, and filter it by shell, machine, session, directory, exit status or date. • See a command's details: when and where it ran, how it ended, how long it took, and every other run of it. • Explore how you work on the Statistics page: activity over time, success rate, exit codes and what they mean, your busiest hours and days, the slowest and most used commands, and your streak. • Keep the commands you need in notebooks, with placeholders like {{version}} filled in before you copy. • Have Apple Intelligence explain a command, on your device. • Find passwords, tokens and keys in your history and delete them on all your devices. • Search your history from Shortcuts, Spotlight and Siri. On iPad and the iPhone Duo, the history, a command's details and your notebooks fit side by side. Privacy Your history stays on your devices and in your private iCloud database, in encrypted fields. ShellHistory has no account and no servers of its own, and collects no data. ShellHistory is made by an independent developer. Questions, suggestions and bug reports: support@loshadki.app. Help: https://loshadki.app/shellhistory/

About

RegexMate

Craft and test regular expressions with a clean, intuitive interface. Features a live preview, an accessible reference guide with examples, and the ability to save frequently used expressions.

Highlights
  • Minimalist User Interface
  • Live Preview
  • Reference Guide with Examples
  • Expression Library
  • Light and Dark Modes
Features
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RegexMate is a beautifully designed regex app. With a clean and intuitive interface, it empowers you to craft and test regular expressions with ease. ———————————— ◈ Features ◈ ———————————— ■ Minimalist User Interface Simply enter your pattern and test your expression — see the results instantly. ■ Reference Guide An always-accessible reference with Chinese and English examples. Never worry about forgetting regex syntax again! ■ Live Preview Watch the results update in real time as you type. Enter your pattern, observe the matches, and tweak your expression to verify its correctness. ■ Expression Library Save your frequently used expressions for quick access and reference anytime. ■ Light and Dark Modes Prefer a darker look? RegexMate has you covered. But if you're in the mood for a fresh, brighter appearance, switch to light mode anytime. ——————————————————————————— ◈ Policies & Terms ◈ ——————————————————————————— For our privacy policy, please visit: https://wangchujiang.com/regex-mate/privacy-policy.html For our terms of service, please visit: https://wangchujiang.com/regex-mate/terms-of-service.html ——————————————————————————— ◈ Contact Me ◈ ——————————————————————————— If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at: kennyiseeyou@gmail.com

Screenshots

ShellHistory4 screens
RegexMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RegexMate at Free against ShellHistory's $13.99. RegexMate also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months). ShellHistory's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 50%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

RegexMate is free to download; ShellHistory costs $13.99 up front. RegexMate sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ShellHistory asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ShellHistory against 5.0 for RegexMate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of ShellHistory's written reviews are positive against 50% of RegexMate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShellHistory ships an update every 11 months, RegexMate monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ShellHistory versus RegexMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShellHistoryRegexMate
Price$13.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLoshadki, LLC楚江 王

Customer experience

ShellHistory

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

RegexMate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ShellHistory

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

RegexMate

One-time2
  • Sponsor$1.99
  • Sponsor$7.99

Questions

Is ShellHistory free?
ShellHistory costs $13.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RegexMate free?
RegexMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShellHistory or RegexMate?
ShellHistory and RegexMate are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ShellHistory or RegexMate have ads?
Neither ShellHistory nor RegexMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShellHistory or RegexMate?
ShellHistory ships an update every 11 months, and RegexMate monthly. Most recently, ShellHistory was updated on October 28, 2026 and RegexMate on October 25, 2026.

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