Comparison

Advanced JSON Viewer vs Console Mini

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

Head to head
About

Advanced JSON Viewer

This tool enhances JSON data viewing and editing within Safari and on your device. It offers beautiful formatting, syntax highlighting, and an interactive editor for efficient JSON management.

Highlights
  • Open and save JSON files
  • Beautiful JSON formatting
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Interactive editor
  • Light & dark modes
  • Error detection
Features
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Advanced JSON Viewer transforms raw JSON data into an elegant, interactive viewing experience right in Safari and now supports opening and saving JSON files directly from your device. Key Features: • Open JSON Files: Open and view JSON files from your device with powerful formatting • Save JSON Files: Edit and save your JSON data directly to your device • Beautiful JSON Formatting: Instantly transforms unformatted JSON into a clean, readable format • Syntax Highlighting: Makes JSON structure easily readable with color-coded elements • Light & Dark Modes: Automatically switches between themes based on your system preferences • Customizable Themes: Choose from a wide selection of professional color schemes • Interactive Editor: Edit JSON directly in the browser with the powerful Ace editor • Settings Toolbar: Quick access to all viewing preferences in one convenient panel • Adjustable Settings: Customize font size, tab width, and other viewing preferences • Invisible Characters: Option to display invisible characters for precise editing • Fast & Efficient: Works instantly on any JSON page or file without slowing down your experience • Error Detection: Highlights JSON syntax errors as you type • Toggle Views: Switch between raw and formatted views with a single click Perfect for developers, QA engineers, API testers, and anyone who works with JSON data. Advanced JSON Viewer makes reading, editing, and saving JSON in Safari and local files a delightful experience. Built with attention to detail and performance, this app seamlessly enhances your JSON workflow whether you're browsing API responses online or examining and editing local configuration files. Available as a universal purchase - buy once and use it on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro.

About

Console Mini

A compact web development toolkit for Safari on macOS and iOS. It allows developers to inspect DOM elements, execute code in the console, monitor network requests, and manage storage. The app also includes a device simulator for responsive design testing.

Highlights
  • DOM inspection and editing
  • JavaScript console for testing
  • Network request monitoring
  • Storage inspection (local, session, cookies)
  • Source code viewer with error reporting
  • Device simulator for responsive design
Features
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Mini web development tool for macOS/iOS Safari. Main features: - Elements: Display the DOM tree, inspect DOM elements, and edit DOM tree nodes or styles - Console: Display logs and test code, and view or manipulate objects/documents - Requests: Display all requests for the current website, and display multi-category details - Storage: Display local/session/cookie storage, and preview or beautifully process - Source: Display loaded source files and read source code graphs, and display error codes in the form of file/line/column - Simulator: Simulates the screen of an iPhone, iPad, or a custom-sized device Interaction: - Easily enable/disable tools - Move/resize console window in current page

Screenshots

Advanced JSON Viewer4 screens
Console Mini4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Advanced JSON Viewer at $1.99 against Console Mini's $7.99. Advanced JSON Viewer also leads on chart position (#185 vs unranked). Console Mini's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Advanced JSON Viewer costs $1.99 and Console Mini $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Advanced JSON Viewer ships an update every 6 weeks, Console Mini every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Advanced JSON Viewer versus Console Mini: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvanced JSON ViewerConsole Mini
Price$1.99 — better$7.99
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAcrogenesis LLC金攀 虞

In-app purchases

None

Advanced JSON Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Console Mini

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Advanced JSON Viewer free?
Advanced JSON Viewer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Console Mini free?
Console Mini costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Advanced JSON Viewer or Console Mini have ads?
Neither Advanced JSON Viewer nor Console Mini shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Advanced JSON Viewer or Console Mini?
Advanced JSON Viewer ships an update every 6 weeks, and Console Mini every 2 weeks. Most recently, Advanced JSON Viewer was updated on November 4, 2026 and Console Mini on November 5, 2026.

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