Comparison

flex vs Gexed

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

Head to head
About

flex

Features
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flex-1 allows you to practice converting CSS classes to Tailwind CSS. Enter the equivalent Tailwind CSS classes for each given CSS class. Have fun as you practice Tailwind!

About

Gexed

Features
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Gexed is a regular expression workbench for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Write a pattern, paste in some text, and watch it match as you type. EVERY GROUP IN ITS OWN COLOR Each capture group gets its own color, carried from its parentheses in the pattern to what it captured in the test text and its row in the results, so even long patterns with named and nested groups are easy to follow. MATCHES AS YOU TYPE • Match count, group count and timing update with every keystroke • Matching runs in the background with a time limit, so a runaway pattern can't freeze the app • Select a match to find it in the text, or move the cursor to find it in the list • Clear explanations when a pattern is invalid, with the problem underlined • Toggles for ignore case, multiline, dot matches newlines and ignore whitespace REPLACE, WITH A LIVE PREVIEW Write a replacement using $1, $2 and so on, and see the result as you type. TESTS FOR YOUR PATTERNS Give a pattern examples it should match, match entirely, or not match. Gexed checks them on every edit, so you know the moment a change breaks something. YOUR LIBRARY, EVERYWHERE • Save patterns with notes, mark favorites, and search them all • Start from a built-in library of common patterns, from email addresses and dates to URLs and colors • Your library syncs through iCloud between your Mac, iPhone and iPad • Import and export patterns to share them COPY AS CODE Copy any pattern as Swift Regex, NSRegularExpression, JavaScript or Python, with flags and escaping taken care of. AND MORE • A cheat sheet beside the editor: choose an entry to insert it at the cursor • Shortcuts actions: Find Matches, Replace Matches and Run Saved Pattern • On Mac, test any selected text from the Services menu • On iPhone and iPad, regex symbols in a row above the keyboard • Open a text file to use as the test text Gexed uses ICU regular expressions, the same engine as NSRegularExpression and Swift, so a pattern that works in Gexed works in your app.

Screenshots

flex3 screens
Gexed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: flex at Free against Gexed's $7.99. flex also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

flex is free to download; Gexed costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

flex ships an update every 5 days, Gexed every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
flex versus Gexed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterflexGexed
PriceFree — better$7.99
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuilherme Ferrazsmol farm LLC

In-app purchases

None

flex

No in-app purchases

None

Gexed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is flex free?
flex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gexed free?
Gexed costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do flex or Gexed have ads?
Neither flex nor Gexed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, flex or Gexed?
flex ships an update every 5 days, and Gexed every 8 months. Most recently, flex was updated on October 30, 2026 and Gexed on November 5, 2026.

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