XML Tools vs Shell Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XML Tools
A professional-grade utility for developers to format, transform, and validate XML data. It offers interactive visualization, code generation for multiple languages, and XSD schema creation for robust error checking.
- Interactive Tree View and JSONPath querying
- Convert XML to JSON, CSV, TSV, TOML, YAML, HTML, Markdown, Base64
- Generate type-safe model classes for Dart, Swift, Kotlin, Java, Python, TypeScript, C#
- Auto-generate XSD schemas and real-time validation
- Dedicated XML syntax keyboard overlay
- Minify and prettify XML structures
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XML Tools is the professional-grade XML utility built for developers who demand speed, precision, and versatility. Whether you're debugging API responses, prototyping data schemas, or generating type-safe model classes, XML Tools handles it all, natively on iPhone and iPad. Visualize & Explore Dive into your XML with an interactive Tree View and JSONPath-powered querying. Use the Table View to inspect repeated elements like a spreadsheet. Rainbow column highlighting makes CSV/TSV output instantly readable. Format & Transform Prettify nested structures with smart indentation or strip whitespace with the Minify engine. Convert XML to JSON, CSV, TSV, TOML, YAML, HTML, Markdown, Base64, and more instantly. Generate Production-Ready Code Export type-safe model classes for Dart, Swift, Kotlin, Java, Python, TypeScript, and C# with intelligent property singularization and pluralization. Stop writing boilerplate, XML Tools writes it for you. Validate with Confidence Auto-generate XSD (XML Schema Definition) from any XML document, then validate payloads against it in real time. Catch structural errors before they reach production. Built for iOS A dedicated XML syntax keyboard overlay, native Document Picker integration, and async processing of validations keep the experience fast and fluid, even on large documents.
Shell Keyboard
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Shell Keyboard adds the keys a terminal actually needs — the ones iOS's default keyboard leaves out. Working over SSH or in a local shell needs Ctrl, Esc, Tab, arrow keys, and function keys, none of which exist on the standard iOS keyboard. Shell Keyboard is a custom keyboard built specifically for terminal apps like Blink, Termius, Prompt, a-Shell and iSH — it sends the exact ASCII control codes and ANSI/VT escape sequences your terminal expects, the same bytes a physical keyboard would send. WHAT'S INCLUDED • A dedicated terminal layer: Ctrl, Alt, Esc, Tab, arrow keys, Home/End/PgUp/PgDn, and the punctuation a shell prompt uses constantly • Ctrl and Alt as proper modifiers — latch one for a single keypress, or double-tap to lock it on, like a hardware keyboard • A full function-key layer: tap fn and the top row becomes F1 through F12, while every other row stays exactly where it was • Arrow keys that match the app you're in — Normal for shells, Application for vim, tmux, less and htop, or Move the Cursor for ordinary text fields • Return or Enter: long-press the Return key to switch between a carriage return and a line feed • A plain QWERTY layer and a complete symbols layer, for ordinary text — hostnames, paths, commit messages — without leaving the keyboard • A searchable reference inside the app, listing every key alongside the exact escape sequence and hex bytes it sends • Every key emits the exact byte sequence a real terminal expects BUILT FOR PRIVACY Shell Keyboard never asks for Full Access. It cannot reach the network. It never reads, stores, or transmits anything you type — every key it sends is decided from the key you tapped, and nothing else. No analytics, no crash reporting, no account. GOOD TO KNOW In a terminal or editor running inside a web browser — code-server, Jupyter and the like — the keys that send a multi-character escape sequence don't get through: the arrow keys, F1 through F12, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, Shift+Tab and Alt combinations. Everything that sends a single byte works there normally, including every Ctrl combination, Esc, Tab, Return and ordinary typing. Web pages listen for key press events and iOS only lets a keyboard extension insert text, so this is an iOS limitation that applies to every third-party keyboard, not something an app can work around. WHO IT'S FOR Anyone who SSHes from an iPhone or iPad — sysadmins, developers, and anyone tired of missing Ctrl+C.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shell Keyboard at every 2 weeks against XML Tools's every 3 months. Shell Keyboard also leads on chart position (#2 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
XML Tools costs $0.99 and Shell Keyboard $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
XML Tools ships an update every 3 months, Shell Keyboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XML Tools | Shell Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | — | #2 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohammed Aadhil | Nguyen Nguyen |
In-app purchases
XML Tools
No in-app purchases
Shell Keyboard
No in-app purchases
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