Comparison

UI Explorer Light vs UI HandBook

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

Head to head
About

UI Explorer Light

Features
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When you are developing your app using SwiftUI, it is really time consuming to compare all possible styles of buttons, list etc to choose one fits best. This app help you check all possible options for SwiftUI's views without recompiling. Compare how they look like on iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS and MacOS. This version of the app is for checking how iPad's apps look like on ARM Macs.

About

UI HandBook

Features
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UI HandBook is a tool app that every SwiftUI beginner should try to use! It has the following features: 1. A "WYSIWYG" way to show SwiftUI common code and functions. 2. You can adjust and customize the parameters to get the UI preview, and get the code support in real-time. 3. One-click code copying, allowing you to paste the generated code anywhere using the universal clipboard. 4. One-click linking to relevant Apple Human Interface Guidelines and developer documents. 5. Constant updates with new content in the future. UI HandBook is available for free download. The free version provides basic content. To access the complete content, please unlock it through in-app purchases and enjoy free updates and new content in the future. We are constantly exploring and adding more content and implementation methods to UI HandBook. We look forward to your support!

Screenshots

UI Explorer Light3 screens
UI HandBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: UI HandBook at monthly against UI Explorer Light's every 11 months. UI HandBook also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. UI Explorer Light sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and UI HandBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UI Explorer Light ships an update every 11 months, UI HandBook monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
UI Explorer Light versus UI HandBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUI Explorer LightUI HandBook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsMonthly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.2 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeonid LiadveikinๆŒฏๆท ๅ‘จ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

UI Explorer Light

One-time2
  • Tip$0.99
  • Donation$4.99
1 purchases

UI HandBook

One-time1
  • Unlock App$4.99

Questions

Is UI Explorer Light free?
UI Explorer Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UI HandBook free?
UI HandBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do UI Explorer Light or UI HandBook have ads?
Neither UI Explorer Light nor UI HandBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UI Explorer Light or UI HandBook?
UI Explorer Light ships an update every 11 months, and UI HandBook monthly. Most recently, UI Explorer Light was updated on October 6, 2026 and UI HandBook on October 7, 2026.

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