Comparison

Structly vs Clayshell

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

Head to head
About

Structly

This tool enhances your browsing experience by transforming raw JSON data into clear, readable views directly within Safari. It offers effortless formatting, advanced search, and versatile export options, all while prioritizing user privacy with on-device operation and no data collection.

Highlights
  • Effortless JSON formatting
  • Syntax highlighting and collapsible sections
  • Line numbers for reference
  • Offline operation
  • Search keys and values
  • Execute JSON Path queries
  • Export to JSON, YAML, or CSV
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Structly makes JSON easy to read, in its own native viewer on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and right inside Safari. A NATIVE JSON VIEWER • Open files, paste text, or pick up where you left off with recent documents • A clear tree with syntax colors, item counts and indentation guides • Table view turns lists of objects, such as API results, into sortable columns • Source view with syntax highlighting • Numbers keep their exact spelling, even huge integers and precise decimals FIND AND UNDERSTAND • Search keys and values with highlighted matches, or show only the matches • Jump straight to a path such as $.users[0].name • The inspector shows readable dates for Unix timestamps and ISO 8601 dates, decodes URL and Base64 strings, and opens links • Copy a value, key or JSON path with one tap EXPORT YOUR WAY • 2 or 4 spaces, tabs or minified, with optional sorted keys • Save to Files or copy to the clipboard IN SAFARI • Formats JSON pages automatically, with search, JSON Path queries and themes • Export to JSON, YAML or CSV • Send any JSON page to the Structly app with one tap SHARE SHEET • "View in Structly" opens JSON from Files, Mail and other apps right in the share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking and no data collection • Everything happens on your device. Recent documents never leave it, and you can turn them off Built for developers, API testers and anyone who works with JSON.

About

Clayshell

Features
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Clayshell is an SSH client and server manager for people who run their own servers. Add a server once, then do the daily work without leaving the app. NEW IN 1.1 • Test connection: check the address, user and key before you save a server. If it fails, Clayshell says why: the name was not found, nothing is listening on that port, no answer, not an SSH server, or the key needs its passphrase. • On the Mac, Clayshell is now a desktop: Terminal, Files, Monitor and PM2 open as windows inside it, with a dock and a top bar that shows the server you are working on. Press Command-K to switch servers. Liquid Glass on macOS 26. • Files: choose several files and folders at once, download several in one go, and delete a folder with everything inside it. Clayshell refuses to delete the root, top-level system folders and your home folder. TERMINAL A real terminal with full colour, in tabs. Your own shell, as many sessions as you need. FILES Browse the server over SFTP. Upload, download, rename, delete, make files and folders, and preview text files. EDITOR WITH A BACKUP Open a file on the server, edit it and save. Before every save the previous version is kept next to it as a .bak file, and one tap puts it back. If the file changed on the server while you were editing, Clayshell tells you instead of overwriting it. MONITOR CPU, memory, disk, load, uptime and the busiest processes, live, for Linux servers. PM2 See your PM2 processes, start, stop and restart them, and follow their logs. ALERTS Be told when a disk fills up, when CPU or memory stays high, when a PM2 process goes down, or when a server cannot be reached. On the Mac, Clayshell can watch your servers from the menu bar. A small script can also be installed on the server itself, so alerts reach Telegram, ntfy or a webhook even when your devices are asleep. MORE SSH Jump hosts. Import from your SSH config. Local port forwarding. Ed25519 and RSA keys, or a password. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU • No account, no analytics, no tracking. Nothing is sent to us. • Passwords and keys are kept in the Keychain on your device. • Clayshell only talks to the servers you add. • It asks before trusting a new server, and stops if a server's key changes. • An optional lock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. Clayshell has a day and a night look, and works on Mac and iPhone. Monitoring needs a Linux server. The PM2 screen needs PM2 on the server. Server alerts need curl and cron on the server. An RSA key protected by a passphrase is not supported yet.

Screenshots

Structly4 screens
Clayshell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clayshell at none against Structly's 3. Clayshell also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Structly sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Clayshell asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Structly ships an update fortnightly, Clayshell every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Structly versus Clayshell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStructlyClayshell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChen HeArvind Kumar

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Structly

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
None

Clayshell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Structly free?
Structly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clayshell free?
Clayshell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Structly or Clayshell have ads?
Neither Structly nor Clayshell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Structly or Clayshell?
Structly ships an update fortnightly, and Clayshell every 5 days. Most recently, Structly was updated on November 3, 2026 and Clayshell on October 29, 2026.

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