Tanuki for GitLab vs JSON Navigator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tanuki for GitLab
A native client for interacting with GitLab repositories. Manage your projects, issues, and merge requests efficiently from your iOS device.
- Native GitLab client
- Manage repositories
- Track issues
- Review merge requests
- iOS compatible
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Easy to use, native, GitLab client.
JSON Navigator
This tool transforms raw JSON API responses into an interactive, tree-like visual format. It helps developers, UX engineers, and designers easily explore and understand complex data structures with features like data type indicators and search functionality.
- Instant JSON visualization
- Interactive tree view
- Data type indicators
- Search JSON responses
- Expand/collapse nodes
- Customizable themes
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Transform JSON responses into Interactive Trees with JSON Navigator for Safari JSON Navigator provides clean visualization of API responses through a beautiful, tree-view interface. Built for developers, UX engineers and designers. Powerful features: - Instant JSON Visualization: Converts JSON responses into interactive trees instantly. Works with responses recorded while extension is open, or by directly browsing to a URL returning JSON. - Data Type Indicators: Lets you know if you are dealing with a string, number, object, date or other data type and includes element counts - Search JSON responses and copy/paste elements - Interactive Tree Navigation: Expand and collapse nodes with ease, making it simple to explore deep data structures - Customizable Interface: Choose between various light and dark themes to find your preferred style Enhance your development workflow with an intuitive tool for JSON viewing. JSON Navigator delivers powerful functionality in a lightweight, efficient package, making API response validation and data structure examination effortless. Perfect for developers on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JSON Navigator at 5.0 against Tanuki for GitLab's 4.0. JSON Navigator also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Tanuki for GitLab's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Tanuki for GitLab costs $0.99 and JSON Navigator $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JSON Navigator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Tanuki for GitLab's written reviews are positive against 67% of JSON Navigator's.
Tanuki for GitLab ships an update every 9 days, JSON Navigator every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tanuki for GitLab | JSON Navigator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #93 — better | #99 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Felix Schindler | Chase Higgins |
Customer experience
Tanuki for GitLab
JSON Navigator
In-app purchases
Tanuki for GitLab
No in-app purchases
JSON Navigator
No in-app purchases
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