Developer Tools vs TerminalWidget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Developer Tools
This app consolidates over 30 essential developer utilities into a single, offline application. It provides tools for formatting, encoding, decoding, generating data, and testing code snippets without needing an internet connection. Enjoy a privacy-first approach with a one-time purchase and extensive customization options.
- Over 30 offline developer tools
- JSON formatter and converter
- Base64 encoder/decoder
- Fake data generator
- Regular expression evaluator
- REST API client
- Customizable themes and highlighting
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Exabox puts over 30 essential developer utilities in a single offline app. Stop searching for random websites every time you need to format JSON, decode Base64, generate dummy data, or test a regular expression. AVAILABLE TOOLS: • Backslash Escaper/Unescaper • Base64 Encoder/Decoder • Color Formats Converter • Cookie Builder • Cookie Parser • Date & Time Parser • Fake Data Generator • Hash Generator • Hexadecimal Encoder/Decoder • HTML Escaper/Unescaper • JSON Formatter • JSON/YAML/TOML/GSON Converter • JWT Token Parser • Math Expression Evaluator • Number Base Converter • QR Code Generator • Regular Expression Evaluator • REST API Client • Text Comparator • Text Inspector • Text Transformer • Timezone Comparator • URL Builder • URL Encoder/Decoder • URL Parser • UUID Parser & Generator BENEFITS: • Works 100% offline - your data stays on your device • Privacy-first approach with no data collection • One-time purchase, no subscriptions • 60+ app themes and 90+ code highlighting options • Instant tool search functionality Get all your dev tools in one secure, professional workspace.
TerminalWidget
Display script output directly on your home screen widgets. Visualize data with progress indicators, charts, and tables. Control scripts via Shortcuts or URL schemes, with iCloud sync for Mac and iOS.
- Script output in widgets
- Progress indicators, charts, graphs
- iCloud sync for Mac and iOS
- Control via Shortcuts
- URL scheme support
- Universal purchase
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Scripters rejoice! Now you can have output from your scripts, AppleScripts, and Shortcuts display in widgets on iOS (and sync to and from your Mac via iCloud). You can see progress indicators, charts, graphs, icons, tables, and more. All controllable via Shortcuts or with a URL scheme (and a CLI on Mac). This is a universal purchase for the Mac, iOS, and Watch apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Developer Tools at Free against TerminalWidget's $19.99. Developer Tools also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). TerminalWidget's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, 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
Developer Tools is free to download; TerminalWidget costs $19.99 up front. Developer Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TerminalWidget asks for nothing beyond the download.
TerminalWidget holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Developer Tools's written reviews are positive against 80% of TerminalWidget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Developer Tools ships an update every 6 weeks, TerminalWidget every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Developer Tools | TerminalWidget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #156 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alberto Malagoli | Brett Terpstra |
Customer experience
Developer Tools
TerminalWidget
In-app purchases
Developer Tools
- Lifetime$4.99
TerminalWidget
No in-app purchases









