Comparison

PLIST Editor Mobile vs PAC Tester

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

Head to head
About

PLIST Editor Mobile

Edit property list files in various formats, preserving dictionary order for source control. Offers core editing features for free, with a premium upgrade for advanced functions like saving and find/replace.

Highlights
  • Create, visualize, modify, and save .plist documents
  • Supports XML, Binary, and OpenStep/ASCII formats
  • Preserves dictionary element order for source control
  • Cut, copy, paste, duplicate, delete, and reorder elements
  • Find & Replace text within elements
  • Sort children or siblings by key, type, or value
  • Export files as JSON and PLIST formats
Features
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PLIST Editor allows you to create, visualize, modify and save property list (.plist) documents. PLIST Editor is probably the only "source control friendly" property list editor that you can find on the market (except Xcode, of course). For all plist types (XML, Binary and OpenStep/ASCII), it maintains the order of dictionary elements and the editing capabilities are on parity with Xcode, so you don't see a difference between a file edited in PLIST Editor and one edited in Xcode. IMPORTANT: PLIST Editor is available as free to download, but there are a few features not available: i.e. Save documents, Find & Replace, Sort. In order to get the most out of the app, and to enable the aforementioned features, "Premium" is recommended to be purchased ("Premium" is a one-time in-app purchase). Core features of the app: • Open and save property list files in XML, Binary and OpenStep/ASCII format. • Cut, copy, paste, duplicate, delete and reorder elements • "Source control" friendly - the order of dictionary elements is preserved, showing them in the same order as they are defined in the file. Similarly, when the property list is written to disk, the order of items from a dictionary written to disk is the same as the one seen on screen. This is especially useful when you keep the files in a repository, because only the relevant changes will be shown when diff-ing the edited files. • Find & Replace text in the property list elements. You can choose where the Find (and Replace) will take place: in "Key" column or "Value" column or both. • Find & Replace also lets you configure where in the text to look for matches: "Contains", "Equals To", "Starts With", "Ends With" and "Regular Expression" • Sort children or siblings by key, type, value or sub-key • Edit the elements of a property list by double tapping a key or value. • Open and edit the files created using NSKeyedArchiver without any loss of information • Copy elements as Swift objects • Copy elements as JSON data, both readable and compact JSON • Copy elements as XML, Binary (Base 64 encoded) and OpenStep/ASCII plists • Embed selected elements in array or dictionary • Shift elements to left or right • Move elements up or down by pressing a row and then moving it to the desired location • Resize the columns for better readability by dragging the separator • Open and edit the files created using NSKeyedArchiver without any loss of information • Export files as JSON (compact or readable) and PLIST (XML, Binary, OpenStep/ASCII) • Option, in Settings to choose the default font, along with the font size • Option, in Settings, to enable (or disable) Auto Save • Undo & Redo • Dark mode • Portrait & landscape • Split view and slide over for iPad • Keyboard support if you have an external keyboard connected or use “Universal control” If you're also interested in the Mac version of this app visit https://vdt-labs.com/plist-editor

About

PAC Tester

Features
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With PAC Tester you can create, download, test and validate .pac files directly from your device! Enter any url and see which proxy it would travel through (if any). Uses built in proxy handlers to see exactly how iOS would handle it. • Automatically convert your current proxy settings (hand entered, via .pac file, MDM) into .pac format! • Download remote .pac files • Example .pac files built in • Netscape's original Proxy Auto-Config documentation • Test proxy responses!

Screenshots

PLIST Editor Mobile4 screens
PAC Tester3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PAC Tester at none against PLIST Editor Mobile's 2. PLIST Editor Mobile's advantage is chart position (#202 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. PLIST Editor Mobile sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PAC Tester asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
PLIST Editor Mobile versus PAC Tester: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPLIST Editor MobilePAC Tester
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#202 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVDT LABS S.R.L.Casey Evanoff

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PLIST Editor Mobile

One-time2
  • Tip$1.99
  • Premium$4.99
None

PAC Tester

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PLIST Editor Mobile free?
PLIST Editor Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PAC Tester free?
PAC Tester is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PLIST Editor Mobile or PAC Tester have ads?
Neither PLIST Editor Mobile nor PAC Tester shows ads.

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