Tanuki for GitLab vs XML Tools
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.
XML Tools
A professional-grade utility for developers to format, transform, and validate XML data. It offers interactive visualization, code generation for multiple languages, and XSD schema creation for robust error checking.
- Interactive Tree View and JSONPath querying
- Convert XML to JSON, CSV, TSV, TOML, YAML, HTML, Markdown, Base64
- Generate type-safe model classes for Dart, Swift, Kotlin, Java, Python, TypeScript, C#
- Auto-generate XSD schemas and real-time validation
- Dedicated XML syntax keyboard overlay
- Minify and prettify XML structures
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A fast, private XML editor and viewer for iPhone and iPad. Paste an API response, open a file or load a URL, then format, validate, explore and convert it without leaving your device. EDIT LIKE ON YOUR DESKTOP • Syntax highlighting, line numbers and code folding • Smart editing: tags and quotes close automatically, closing tags align, and Backspace steps back a whole indent level • Keyboard toolbar with XML keys, indent and outdent • Tabs, find and replace, undo and redo, and full iPad keyboard shortcuts EXPLORE YOUR DATA • Interactive Tree View with search to explore nested elements and attributes • Side-by-side diff against another file, pasted text, an open tab or a URL VALIDATE WITH XSD • Add an XSD schema from a file or HTTPS URL, or generate one from your XML • Check XML syntax and validate document structure with XSD on iPhone and iPad CONVERT AND EXPORT • Pretty-print or minify with your preferred indentation • Convert XML to JSON, YAML, CSV, TSV, TOML, TOON, HTML, Markdown and Base64 • Generate model classes for Swift, Kotlin, Dart, TypeScript, Python, Java, C# and Go PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents are processed on your device and never uploaded. No account, no ads, no tracking. Open files from the Files app, iCloud Drive or a URL, and share results anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XML Tools at 5.0 against Tanuki for GitLab's 4.0. XML Tools also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Tanuki for GitLab's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). 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 XML Tools $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
XML Tools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Tanuki for GitLab ships an update every 9 days, XML Tools every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tanuki for GitLab | XML Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #89 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Felix Schindler | Mohammed Aadhil |
Customer experience
Tanuki for GitLab
XML Tools
In-app purchases
Tanuki for GitLab
No in-app purchases
XML Tools
No in-app purchases
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