Comparison

PLIST Editor Mobile vs Nerd Fonts Installer

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

Nerd Fonts Installer

Easily install and manage a comprehensive collection of 18 Nerd Font families and 118 bundled faces directly on your device. Browse, preview, and install fonts system-wide for use in compatible applications. Inspect detailed font information, including Unicode characters and licensing.

Highlights
  • Install 18 Nerd Font families
  • Preview fonts with editable text
  • Install fonts system-wide
  • Browse Unicode characters and glyphs
  • Inspect font details and licenses
  • Remove installed fonts
Features
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READ BEFORE PURCHASE: Installed fonts are available in apps that support Apple’s user-installed font system. Apps that provide only their own built-in font list may not display them. Ligatures depend on each app’s text-rendering settings and cannot be forced if the app does not support or enable them. Nerd Fonts Installer includes 18 Nerd Font families and 118 bundled faces. All font files, catalog data, metadata, and licenses are included with the app; no font downloads or account are required. AVAILABLE FONTS • 0xProto Nerd Font • AnnotationM Nerd Font • AtkynsonMono Nerd Font (based on Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono) • ComicShannsMono Nerd Font • DroidSansM Nerd Font • FiraCode Nerd Font • GoMono Nerd Font • Hack Nerd Font • Inconsolata LGC Nerd Font • Inconsolata Nerd Font • InconsolataGo Nerd Font • JetBrains Mono Nerd Font • MesloLGM Nerd Font • OpenDyslexic Nerd Font • Terminess Nerd Font • Ubuntu Nerd Font • UbuntuSansMono Nerd Font • VictorMono Nerd Font AtkynsonMono and OpenDyslexic provide accessibility- and readability-oriented options alongside coding and monospace designs. FEATURES • Search the complete bundled font catalog • Preview each actual bundled font with editable specimen text • Switch among every supplied face and preview sizes from 5–42 pt • Install every supplied face in a family together through the iOS Fonts system • See installation status and remove one family or all fonts installed by the app • Browse Unicode characters, Private Use Area icons, encoded and unencoded glyphs, alternates, and ligatures • Search character and glyph maps by character, code point, Unicode name, glyph ID, name, or kind • Inspect Unicode details, glyph mappings, icon sources, categories, and metrics • Copy characters and mapped glyph text • Inspect embedded names, traits, language coverage, OpenType features, variation axes, font tables, file details, counts, and checksums • Read copyright, attribution, incorporated-work notices, and complete bundled license text • Open a prefilled support email containing the app version, device model, and OS version • Native iPhone and iPad interface designed for iOS 26. Core browsing, previews, metadata, licenses, installation, and removal work from bundled resources without a network connection. Here is a non-exhaustive list of apps that user-installed fonts should work with: Code App, a-Shell, Pyto, Blink Shell, Prompt 3, Drafts, Adobe Apps, Tot, Goodnotes, Notability, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, OmniGraffle, Noteful, IceCubes, Aidoku, Moblin, Provenance, Typography Insight, Accordance, iDesign, Clip Studio Paint, Ulysses, Noto, HashPhotos. If an app works with your Adobe Creative Cloud user-installed fonts on iOS, it should work with these (same underlying mechanism) I can verify Textastic and Obsidian do not support user-installed fonts. Textastic documentation clarifies that it's only fonts installed through a profile. Obsidian change log says it does, but no user-installed fonts were in the list of available fonts.

Screenshots

PLIST Editor Mobile4 screens
Nerd Fonts Installer4 screens

Verdict

The call

PLIST Editor Mobile and Nerd Fonts Installer both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Nerd Fonts Installer's written reviews are positive against 0% of PLIST Editor Mobile's. Nerd Fonts Installer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). PLIST Editor Mobile's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and chart position (#148 vs unranked). On rating, 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

PLIST Editor Mobile is free to download; Nerd Fonts Installer costs $1.99 up front. PLIST Editor Mobile sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Nerd Fonts Installer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PLIST Editor Mobile against 5.0 for Nerd Fonts Installer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PLIST Editor Mobile has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of PLIST Editor Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nerd Fonts Installer's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
PLIST Editor Mobile versus Nerd Fonts Installer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPLIST Editor MobileNerd Fonts Installer
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#148 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB289 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVDT LABS S.R.L.Graham Colehour

Customer experience

PLIST Editor Mobile

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Nerd Fonts Installer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PLIST Editor Mobile

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

Nerd Fonts Installer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PLIST Editor Mobile free?
PLIST Editor Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nerd Fonts Installer free?
Nerd Fonts Installer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PLIST Editor Mobile or Nerd Fonts Installer?
PLIST Editor Mobile and Nerd Fonts Installer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PLIST Editor Mobile or Nerd Fonts Installer have ads?
Neither PLIST Editor Mobile nor Nerd Fonts Installer shows ads.

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