DevPad vs Just Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DevPad
This app provides a suite of essential tools for developers, including a performant text editor with syntax highlighting for numerous languages, and various text manipulation and conversion actions. It facilitates quick import and export of text data, and offers features like QR code generation.
- Text editor with syntax highlighting
- Support for 20+ programming languages
- Fast text import (file, clipboard, camera)
- Fast text export (clipboard, share, QR code)
- Numerous text conversion and manipulation actions
- XML to iOS Strings conversion
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In DevPad you will find these features: - A performant text editor with syntax highlight - Powered by Runestone - With these supported languages: - Bash - C - C++ - C# - Css - CSV - Go - HTML - Java - JavaScript - JSON - Lua - Markdown - Php - Python - Regex - Ruby - Rust - Scss - SQL - Swift - TypeScript - YAML - XML - Fast import - From file - From Clipboard - From camera with live text - Fast export - Add to clipboard - Share text - Share a file - Generate a QR Code - Actions - XML Strings to iOS - ASCII to HEX - Base64 Decode - Base64 Encode - Binary to Decimal - Camel Case - Collapse - Create HTML list - Create Markdown table - CSV to JSON - Date to timestamp - Date to UTC - Decimal to Binary - Escape text - Format CSS - Format JSON - Format SQL - Format XML - HEX to ASCII - HEX to RGB - iOS Strings to XML Strings - JSON to CSV - JS to JSON - JWT Decode - Kebab Case - Lorem Ipsum - Lower Case - MD5 - Remove Duplicate Lines - Reverse Lines - Reverse - RGB to HEX - SHA1 - SHA256 - SHA512 - Snake Case - Sort JSON - Sort Lines - Time to Seconds - Trim - Upper Case - URL Decode - URL Encode DevPad is not here to replace some text editors but to give valuable tools to developers. So the inside text editor is there only to offer a place where to temporarily put some text. You will not find stuff you’ll expect from a text editor, because it is not intended to be that. * * *Beta Version* * * DevPad is in beta, which means a lot of features will be added in the next months, also not all features may remain free Since DevPad it’s a beta, you’ll find for sure some bugs, please report them to me at giacomo.pignoni@gmail.com
Just Toolbox
A comprehensive suite of utilities designed to streamline iOS development. It offers tools for server monitoring, certificate management, device information, and various text and data conversions. The app supports multiple Apple platforms and provides open-source code for learning.
- Server status monitoring
- SSL certificate management
- Device information retrieval
- QR code generation
- Text hashing and encoding
- Date and time format conversion
- Integer base conversion
- URL parsing
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Welcome to Just Toolbox – the ultimate toolkit every iOS developer needs! Packed with essential utilities, our app makes your development journey smoother and more enjoyable. Just Toolbox is built with SwiftUI and work across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Vision Pro. * Supports iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS * Core code is open-sourced, with tutorial articles to easily learn how to implement it PRO FEATURE * Monitor server status, check CPU/Memory usage * Manage SSL certificates, never forget to renew FREE FEATURE * Check Xcode releases and get notifications when a new version is released * Check device info like RAM, CPU, GPU, battery, etc. * Powerful QR code generator * Hash text with MD5/SHA1/SHA256/SHA224/SHA512/SHA384/SHA3/RIPEMD160 * Create tokens effortlessly whenever you need them * Convert Date and Time formats to ISO8601/ISO9075/RFC3339/RFC7231/Unix Timestamp/UTC/MongoDB ObjectID/Excel, etc. * Convert integer base between binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal * Base64 encode and decode * Generate random port numbers * chmod calculator * URL parser: parse a URL into its separate constituent parts (protocol, origin, params, port, username-password, etc.) * Convert colors between different formats (hex, rgb, hsl, and CSS name) * Slugify: Make a string URL, filename, and ID safe * ULID generator * UUID generator * Lorem Ipsum generator * Extract Color Palette from Image * More tools and open-source articles coming soon… If you like this app, please don't forget to support us with 5 stars rating. More features are coming soon… Term of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://just-apps.super.site/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DevPad at none against Just Toolbox's 3. Just Toolbox's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Just Toolbox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. DevPad asks for nothing beyond the download.
DevPad holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 5 respectively.
DevPad ships an update monthly, Just Toolbox every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DevPad | Just Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giacomo Pignoni | 哲 严 |
Customer experience
DevPad
Just Toolbox
In-app purchases
DevPad
No in-app purchases
Just Toolbox
- All Access (1 Month)7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- All Access (1 Year)1 Month trial$4.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$9.99









