Comparison

CodeXplore vs API Zen

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

Head to head
About

CodeXplore

This app provides a simple and elegant way to view project structures and code. It allows importing Xcode projects from GitHub repositories and navigating them hierarchically. Customize themes, fonts, and paragraph settings for an optimized reading experience.

Highlights
  • Folder hierarchy visualization
  • Code viewer with highlighting
  • Customizable color theme, font, and paragraph
  • GitHub repository import via URL
  • GitHub login for repository access
  • iPad UI optimization
  • Lifetime license purchase
Features
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CodeXplore : Simple & Elegant Code Viewer ------------------------------------------------------ This app beautifully shows project structure and code. Xcode projects can be simply added via the Github repository. You can then navigate the project directory with a hierarchical browser. This will be a powerful tool to read and analyze your code. ## Features • Folder hierarchy visualization • Code viewer with highlighting • Customize color theme / font / paragraph • GitHub repository import from URL • GitHub login and access your repositories • UI Optimization for iPad • Pay once for a lifetime license

About

API Zen

Features
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API Zen brings the convenience of HTTP API endpoint testing on the go. With its intuitive request composer and detailed response information, it helps developers test endpoints with ease. Main features • Simple and intuitive request composer and viewer • Supports headers, request parameters, request body with JSON, XML, raw input, forms with file, image attachments, multipart and binary data • Organize endpoints into workspaces and projects • Enable iCloud syncing when creating a new workspace. If syncing is disabled workspace will be created on device only. • Seamless switching between local and iCloud workspaces • Option to add custom HTTP methods per project • Detailed response information which includes headers, cookies, metrics and connection information • View raw response with syntax highlighting • Preview HTML response output as web page • View all response history • SSL validation per request • Environment group with variables per workspace with option to select different environment per request • Supports dark mode • Import/Export workspace data API Zen is free for use. The app accepts optional donations which supports the development work.

Screenshots

CodeXplore3 screens
API Zen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: API Zen at Free against CodeXplore's $2.99. API Zen also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). CodeXplore's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On 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

API Zen is free to download; CodeXplore costs $2.99 up front. API Zen sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. CodeXplore asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CodeXplore ships an update fortnightly, API Zen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
CodeXplore versus API Zen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodeXploreAPI Zen
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJae Hyeon ParkJaseem Valiya Valappil

In-app purchases

None

CodeXplore

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

API Zen

One-time3
  • Thanks$3.99
  • Thank you$5.99
  • Thank you very much$7.99

Questions

Is CodeXplore free?
CodeXplore costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is API Zen free?
API Zen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CodeXplore or API Zen have ads?
Neither CodeXplore nor API Zen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CodeXplore or API Zen?
CodeXplore ships an update fortnightly, and API Zen every 2 months. Most recently, CodeXplore was updated on October 6, 2026 and API Zen on October 2, 2026.

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