Comparison

DeltaPad vs Asynq Buddy

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

Head to head
About

DeltaPad

Features
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Paste. Tap. Done. DeltaPad puts 20 essential developer tools in your pocket — from JSON formatting to regex testing, password generation to markdown preview. Every tool produces results in under 100ms. No server. No account. No waiting. 11 FREE TOOLS • JSON Formatter & Validator — syntax highlighting + tree view • Base64 Encode/Decode — URL-safe variant, auto-detect • URL Encode/Decode — component breakdown, query params • UUID Generator — bulk mode, format options, history • Timestamp Converter — Unix ↔ human-readable, timezone picker • Text Case Converter — camelCase, snake_case, UPPER + 6 more • Number Base Converter — DEC/HEX/BIN/OCT with prefix auto-detect • Lorem Ipsum Generator — 3 styles, paragraphs/sentences/words • String Escape/Unescape — JSON, XML, HTML, URL, CSV, regex • Byte Counter — UTF-8/UTF-16 sizes, per-character breakdown • Unix Permissions — symbolic ↔ numeric with interactive toggles 9 PRO TOOLS (one-time purchase) • JWT Decoder — color-coded header/payload/signature, expiry countdown • Regex Tester — live highlighting, capture groups, timeout protection • Hash Generator — MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512 simultaneously • Color Converter — HEX/RGB/HSL with SwiftUI, UIKit & CSS output • Diff Viewer — line-level and character-level highlighting • YAML ↔ JSON Converter — bidirectional with boolean coercion warnings • Password Generator — cryptographically secure, presets, entropy display • HMAC Generator — MD5/SHA1/SHA256/SHA512 with key encoding options • Markdown Preview — live split view, GitHub Flavored, HTML export DESIGNED FOR YOUR WORKFLOW • Clipboard Intelligence — auto-detects JSON, JWT, Base64, URL, YAML & more • Share Extension — share from any app, auto-routes to the right tool • Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets — UUID, timestamp, quick tools • Deep Links — deltapad://tool/json?input=... for automation • iPad sidebar navigation with full keyboard shortcuts • State preservation — switch tools without losing input BUILT DIFFERENT • 100% offline — no data leaves your device • Sub-100ms response on every tool • Dark mode Tron Grid design • VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion • One-time PRO purchase — no subscriptions, no ads Built by developers, for developers.

About

Asynq Buddy

Features
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Buddy helps you stay on top of your coding agents like Claude Code or Codex from your iPhone. Connect Buddy to your paired Mac Mini (or another machine) and keep track of active work, approvals, managed sessions, and follow-up tasks without sitting at your desk. With Buddy, you can: - review what your agents are doing - continue observed work from your phone - start and monitor managed sessions - handle approval and review flows - check recent work, outputs, and session history - stay in sync with your local agent runtime Buddy is built for developers who use local and desktop-based coding agents and want lightweight control while away from the keyboard. Current highlights: - mobile view of agent activity and status - managed and observed session workflows - approval handling from your phone - recurring managed tasks - prompt attachments and voice dictation - local-first workflow with your paired machine Buddy works together with the Asynq agent daemon (asynq-agentd) running on your computer.

Screenshots

DeltaPad4 screens
Asynq Buddy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Asynq Buddy at none against DeltaPad's 1. Asynq Buddy also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. DeltaPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Asynq Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
DeltaPad versus Asynq Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeltaPadAsynq Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlof PettersonZdenek Hofler

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DeltaPad

One-time1
  • DeltaPad PRO$4.99
None

Asynq Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DeltaPad free?
DeltaPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Asynq Buddy free?
Asynq Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DeltaPad or Asynq Buddy have ads?
Neither DeltaPad nor Asynq Buddy shows ads.

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