PlayWithComponents vs MobileDB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
PlayWithComponents
Explore and interact with native UI components for iOS. This app serves as a collaboration tool for executives, designers, and product teams to ensure design and engineering alignment with real-time fidelity.
- Live native UI elements
- Modern liquid glass aesthetic
- Design-to-development clarity
- Collaborative team tool
- Presentation-friendly demos
- Up-to-date with latest SDK
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New in 1.5: a live Orb Gallery and Sketch Gallery, plus an on-device model that explains any component and Siri shortcuts to open them hands-free. PlayWithComponents is an interactive SwiftUI component catalog and design-system reference ā a shared, native-fidelity playground for designers, developers and product teams who need consistency between design and engineering. Explore real, native platform controls rendered in the system's own modern "liquid glass" aesthetic: buttons, sliders, switches, pickers, text fields, segmented controls and more, each fully interactive and behaving exactly as it would in a shipping app. Add-On Libraries (new) Two living galleries built right into the catalog: ⢠Orb Gallery ā every "Thinking Orbs" loading state (working, searching, solving, listening, connecting, weaving, composing, breathing, shaping), shown large with the exact SwiftUI line that draws it. ⢠Sketch Gallery ā every hand-drawn "Drawably" control (buttons, toggles, checkboxes, radios, fields, cards, badges, dividers, lists), boiling-ink animation included. Tap Copy on any snippet to put the working SwiftUI code straight on your clipboard. Recently copied snippets are remembered on the home screen. On-device explanations Tap "Explain" on any component to get a short, plain-language explanation composed live by the on-device language model ā no account, no network request, and a clear written fallback if the model isn't available on this device. Hands-free with Siri Open the Orb Gallery or Sketch Gallery, ask for an explanation, or copy a component's code ā all by voice, using this version's Siri shortcuts. Why This App Static wireframes and mockups often fall short when it comes to conveying the behavior and subtlety of real user interface components. This app solves that by showing real, native components exactly as they appear and behave on the platform, alongside two of the most talked-about SwiftUI open-source styling libraries. It is ideal for running design reviews, conducting product demos, leading team alignment workshops, or simply exploring UI capabilities and reusable code. Key Features Live native UI elements ā real controls that respond exactly as they would in a production app. Modern visual style ā a clean interface inspired by the system's liquid glass design direction. Add-on component libraries ā the Orb and Sketch galleries above, each with copyable code. On-device AI explanations ā private, on-device, with a graceful offline fallback. Design-to-development clarity ā reference live, accurate UI components instead of static images. Presentation-friendly ā great for product walkthroughs and executive demos. Ideal For Product designers, UX and UI researchers, product managers, developers and engineering leads, startup founders, creative and digital agencies, client-facing design consultants, and educators and design mentors. Practical Use Cases Review designs with real UI before development. Align design and engineering expectations visually. Present native component behaviors to stakeholders. Reuse working SwiftUI snippets in your own project. Train junior designers and interns on platform guidelines. Reduce design handoff confusion. Using native components and well-made open-source styling libraries ensures optimal user experience, performance, and consistency across the platform. This app is a design alignment engine: real controls as your reference point make product conversations clearer, faster and more productive. Download now and bring your UI vision into sharp, native focus.
MobileDB
Access and manage PostgreSQL databases directly from your iPhone or iPad. Browse, query, and edit data securely over TLS or SSH. Build custom dashboards and work safely in production environments.
- Connect to any Postgres database
- Browse, query, and edit data
- Secure TLS and SSH tunneling
- SQL editor with autocomplete
- Build native dashboards
- Production safety features
- Demo mode for instant exploration
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MobileDB is a native PostgreSQL client for iPhone and iPad. Connect straight from your device to any Postgres database - over TLS or through an in-app SSH tunnel - and browse, query, and edit your data from anywhere. There is no backend and no account: your credentials live in the iOS Keychain and your data travels only between your device and your own servers. TRY IT INSTANTLY ⢠Tap "Try the Demo" for a built-in sample database - browse tables and explore live dashboards with no account, no server, and no setup CONNECT YOUR WAY ⢠Save multiple connections with passwords and SSH keys secured in the Keychain ⢠TLS modes: require & verify, allow self-signed, or disable for local networks ⢠Built-in SSH tunneling (the app does the ssh -L for you) with trust-on-first-use host-key pinning for databases behind a bastion BROWSE ⢠Schema ā table ā row navigation with search ⢠Structure view: columns, types, primary-key badges, defaults ⢠Paginated data grid with sorting, sticky column headers, and one-tap refresh ⢠Tap any cell to inspect and copy the full value ⢠Filter by a value, or jump along a foreign key to the referenced row QUERY ⢠SQL editor with autocomplete (tables, columns, keywords) ⢠Query history and saved queries ⢠Export results to CSV or JSON EDIT ⢠Type-aware row editor - toggles for booleans, number pads, date pickers, UUID helpers ⢠Insert, update, and delete keyed on the primary key ⢠Unsaved-changes guard so you never lose an edit by accident DASHBOARDS ⢠Build quick, native dashboards right on your phone - no SQL required ⢠"Total count" for a big-number metric (e.g. total users) ⢠"Count over time" - pick a date column and a window (24h to 12 months) for a trend chart ⢠"Count by category" - a bar chart broken down by any column ⢠Or write custom SQL and pick how to chart it (number, bar, line, or table) ⢠Charts render natively with Swift Charts; refresh a whole dashboard with one tap WORK SAFELY IN PRODUCTION ⢠Tag a connection as Development, Staging, or Production ⢠Production shows an always-on red banner so you always know where you are ⢠Open any connection read-only - the session is read-only and all write UI is hidden ⢠A destructive-statement guard warns before UPDATE/DELETE without WHERE, and TRUNCATE / DROP / ALTER Postgres-only today, with an engine-agnostic core so more databases can follow. MobileDB collects no analytics and shows no ads. It has no servers of its own.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MobileDB at Free against PlayWithComponents's $0.99. MobileDB also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On review sentiment, 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
MobileDB is free to download; PlayWithComponents costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PlayWithComponents ships an update every 2 months, MobileDB daily. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlayWithComponents | MobileDB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free ā better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hemal Modi | Rinat Maltsev |
Customer experience
PlayWithComponents
MobileDB
In-app purchases
PlayWithComponents
No in-app purchases
MobileDB
No in-app purchases
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