ShellTime.xyz vs DevUtils
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
ShellTime.xyz
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ShellTime brings your developer activity to iPhone and iPad: the commands you run, what your AI coding agents cost, and the time you spend in your editor. The free shelltime CLI and editor extensions record your shell history, your Claude Code and Codex usage, and your coding time in VS Code, Neovim and JetBrains. Sign in with your ShellTime account and your stats are already there. TODAY β’ Today's commands, AI spend and coding time at a glance CODING AGENT β’ Tokens, cost, efficiency and lines changed for Claude Code, Codex and more β’ Today, 30 days, 90 days or all time, with monthly charts for all time β’ Open any session to read back your prompts, the tool calls and the lines it changed β’ Browse your projects and search your prompts COMMANDS β’ Search and filter your shell history from every machine β’ Exit status, shell, terminal and host for every command, and your most used commands CODING ACTIVITY β’ Coding time by editor and by language RANKING AND TEAMS β’ Daily rankings, Claude Code and Codex boards, and the global community board β’ Teams share devices, sessions and rankings with collaborators REPORTS β’ Weekly and monthly reports on your shell, AI and editor activity WIDGETS AND APPLE WATCH β’ Home Screen widgets for activity, coding agents, coding activity and rate limits, plus a Custom widget built from the sections you pick β’ Lock Screen widgets for rate limits and activity β’ An Apple Watch app with your overview, coding agent sessions, commands and ranking AND MORE β’ A push notification when your Claude usage limits reset (Pro) β’ Approve web and CLI sign-ins from a notification, confirmed with Face ID β’ Embeddable badges for your GitHub profile or README β’ In English, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese Recording your shell, AI coding and editor activity is free. ShellTime Pro ($14.99 USD/month or $149.99 USD/year) unlocks your full history and all-time stats, the unlimited Session and Prompt Inspector, monthly AI reports, usage-reset alerts and webhooks, data export, dotfiles and shell aliases, virtual invoices, and 800 AI credits a month. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
DevUtils
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DevUtils is an offline-first developer toolkit with 37+ essential tools β all running privately on your device. No data leaves your phone. PAYLOADS & DATA β’ JSON Formatter & Validator β Pretty-print, minify, or validate JSON with syntax highlighting β’ YAML β JSON Converter β Seamless conversion between YAML and JSON β’ XML Formatter β Indent and beautify XML documents β’ CSV β JSON Converter β Transform between CSV and JSON formats β’ SQL Formatter β Format and beautify SQL queries β’ HTML Entity Encoder/Decoder β Encode and decode HTML entities β’ Backslash Escape/Unescape β Handle string escaping β’ Text Diff Checker β Compare two texts and highlight differences ENCODING & DECODING β’ Base64 Text Encoder/Decoder β Encode or decode Base64 strings β’ Base64 Image Encoder/Decoder β Convert images to/from Base64 β’ URL Encoder/Decoder β Percent-encode or decode URLs β’ HTML Preview β Render HTML snippets live on device β’ Markdown Preview β Render Markdown with live preview β’ QR Code Generator β Create QR codes instantly β’ QR Code Reader β Scan and decode QR codes SECURITY & IDENTITY β’ JWT Debugger β Decode, inspect, and verify JSON Web Tokens β’ Hash Generator β MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512 and more β’ HMAC Generator β Keyed hash authentication codes β’ UUID/ULID Generator β Generate unique identifiers on demand β’ Password Generator β Create strong, customizable passwords β’ RSA Key Generator β Generate RSA key pairs β’ Certificate Decoder β Inspect X.509 certificates AUTOMATION & REGEX β’ RegExp Tester β Build and test regular expressions with live matching β’ Cron Expression Parser β Decode and schedule cron jobs β’ Chmod Calculator β Unix file permission calculator β’ Lorem Ipsum Generator β Generate placeholder text TIME & NUMBERS β’ Unix Time Converter β Convert between Unix timestamps and dates β’ Date Converter β Parse and format dates in multiple formats β’ Number Base Converter β Convert between binary, octal, decimal, hex β’ Color Converter β Convert between HEX, RGB, HSL, and more β’ Byte Converter β Convert between data size units β’ Pixel Converter β Convert between px, pt, em, rem ADDITIONAL TOOLS β’ Text Inspector & Case Converter β Word count, case transforms β’ List Converter β Sort, deduplicate, transform lists β’ JSON to Code β Generate model code from JSON β’ Phone Number Parser β Parse and validate phone numbers β’ URL Parser β Break down URLs into components All tools work 100% offline. Your data never leaves your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DevUtils at none against ShellTime.xyz's 3. ShellTime.xyz's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ShellTime.xyz sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. DevUtils asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ShellTime.xyz | DevUtils |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | β |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 26.2 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | δΉ θ΄Ί | Yen Nguyen |
In-app purchases
ShellTime.xyz
- ShellTime Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- ShellTime Pro Yearly$79.991 Year
- 500 AI Credits$5.99
DevUtils
No in-app purchases
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