Comparison

Advanced JSON Viewer vs JSON Scope

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

JSON Scope

Features
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JSON Scope opens the JSON files other tools give up on. A 900 MB API dump, a 2 GB export, a multi-million-line NDJSON log: JSON Scope maps the file, indexes it once, and stays interactive without loading it into memory. Everything happens on your device. JSON Scope makes no network connections, has no account and collects no data. On macOS it ships without the network entitlement, so the system itself prevents it. FREE • Open .json files up to 50 MB • A virtualised tree that expands lazily at any depth • A raw byte view with line numbers • Find keys and values, with match counts and next/previous • Precise validation: line, column, the offending token, and what was expected • Copy a node's JSONPath, its value, or its whole subtree • Quick Look previews of JSON in Finder (macOS) PRO • Open .json files of any size — tested to 2 GB — and .jsonl / .ndjson • Table view: records as rows, with inferred column types, sorting and filtering • JSONPath queries, including filters such as $.store.book[?(@.category == 'fiction')].title • jq-style queries: . .a.b .[] | select(...) {x, y} keys length map to_entries • JSON Schema (2020-12) inference for any node • Structural diff of two documents, by key and by position • Edit values and keys, then save — every byte you did not touch is preserved exactly • Export any node as JSON or CSV • A "Query JSON File" action for Shortcuts and Spotlight JSON Scope Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Both subscriptions include a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Pro is a Universal Purchase: one purchase covers macOS, iPadOS and iOS on the same Apple Account. Privacy Policy: https://jsonscope.eonix.lk/privacy Terms of Use: https://jsonscope.eonix.lk/terms

Screenshots

Advanced JSON Viewer4 screens
JSON Scope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: JSON Scope at Free against Advanced JSON Viewer's $1.99. Advanced JSON Viewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). On 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

JSON Scope is free to download; Advanced JSON Viewer costs $1.99 up front. JSON Scope sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Advanced JSON Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Advanced JSON Viewer versus JSON Scope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvanced JSON ViewerJSON Scope
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAcrogenesis LLCEonix (Pvt) Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Advanced JSON Viewer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

JSON Scope

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • JSON Scope Pro — Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Advanced JSON Viewer free?
Advanced JSON Viewer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is JSON Scope free?
JSON Scope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Advanced JSON Viewer or JSON Scope have ads?
Neither Advanced JSON Viewer nor JSON Scope shows ads.

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