Pry JSON Viewer vs Metadata Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Pry JSON Viewer
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Here's the iOS version: Pry β Native JSON Viewer for iPhone & iPad Pry is a fast, lightweight JSON viewer built natively for iOS. No web views, no compromises β just a native binary that launches instantly and handles your JSON with zero overhead. Paste and Explore Paste any JSON from your clipboard and immediately see it rendered as a collapsible tree. Keys are bold, values are color-coded by type: strings in green, numbers in blue, booleans in orange, and null in gray. Arrays and objects show their item count at a glance. Navigate with Ease Tap any node to expand or collapse it. Pinch-to-zoom and smooth scrolling make it easy to work through deeply nested structures. Nested objects and arrays display with clear indentation and matching closing brackets. Expand all or collapse all with a single tap from the toolbar. Search Across Keys and Values Tap the search icon to instantly filter across all keys and values. Match count updates in real time as you type, and previous/next buttons let you jump between results. Built for Developers Pry shows node count, byte size, and parse time at a glance. Long-press context menus let you copy keys, values, and paths. JSONPath display (e.g. $.data.users[0].name) gives you precise navigation. Long strings are truncated to keep the view clean. Open JSON files directly from the Files app, Safari, or any app that shares .json files. Fast by Design Pry is compiled to a native binary using the Perry framework β TypeScript compiled directly to machine code. It launches instantly, parses JSON in under 1ms, and uses minimal memory. No runtime, no interpreter, no garbage collector.
Metadata Viewer
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Metadata Viewer: File Info reveals technical details stored in photos, videos, audio, PDFs, documents, ebooks, and archivesβprivately on your iPhone. Choose from Files or Photos and get an organized report without sending the file to a server. Expand the category you need while the rest stays easy to scan. SEE WHAT IS REALLY THERE Only present, accessible values appear. Empty or unsupported fields are omitted. Reports include a file summary followed by dates, type identifiers, MIME type, and other available properties. PHOTOS AND IMAGES Inspect common image metadata through Image I/O: β’ Dimensions, color model, bit depth, alpha, orientation, and DPI β’ EXIF camera, lens, exposure, and capture information β’ Embedded GPS coordinates and location values β’ Optional raw metadata dictionaries for deeper inspection AUDIO AND VIDEO Inspect media through AVFoundation: β’ Duration, playability, and protected-content status β’ Track count and media type β’ Video dimensions and frame rate β’ Audio channels and sample rate β’ Codec identifiers and estimated bitrate β’ Common and format-specific container tags Each audio or video track is summarized separately, so mixed media files remain understandable. PDF, OFFICE, AND OPENDOCUMENT PDF reports can include page count, title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates, version, and other readable document attributes. Metadata Info reads package properties from DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, macro-enabled Office variants, ODT, ODS, and ODP. Reports can include authorship, revisions, application details, page or slide counts, statistics, and custom properties. EPUB AND ZIP PACKAGES Inspect EPUB publication metadata such as title, creator, language, identifier, publisher, date, subject, rights, and contributors when present. For ZIP and supported package formats, view archive type, entry count, and uncompressed size. Parsing stays local and bounded; encrypted or unsupported archives are not expanded. QUICK, FOCUSED WORKFLOW Browse Files or choose from Photos, then review the summary. Expand one category inline; opening another collapses the first. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Inspection runs on your device. No account or upload is required, and there are no analytics or advertising SDKs. DAILY USE AND UNLIMITED ACCESS One successful inspection is free each local calendar day. Cancelled selections, loading errors, and failed inspections do not use the daily inspection. After the daily inspection is used, choose recommended Yearly Access or optional Forever Access for unlimited inspections. Restore Purchases is available in Settings and on the purchase screen. Existing Lifetime Access purchases remain valid. YEARLY AND FOREVER ACCESS: - Metadata Info inspects selected files locally on your device. It does not require an account, upload files for processing, or include analytics or advertising SDKs. - One successful metadata inspection is free each local calendar day. After that daily inspection is used, unlimited access is required before another completed result is shown. - Yearly Access is an auto-renewable subscription billed once per year. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Forever Access is a separate non-consumable, one-time purchase. Existing Metadata Info Lifetime purchases remain valid as Forever Access and can be restored. Apple processes purchases through StoreKit under Apple's terms and privacy practices. - Results contain only metadata that is present, readable, and supported by the system or the app. Encrypted, unreadable, unavailable, and unsupported values are omitted. ZIP-based formats are inspected locally with bounded archive, entry-count, and metadata-entry limits. Encrypted archives are not supported. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://yumcut.com/mobile/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pry JSON Viewer at none against Metadata Viewer's 1. Pry JSON Viewer also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Metadata Viewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pry JSON Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Pry JSON Viewer | Metadata Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skelpo GmbH | Ihar Shaduryn |
In-app purchases
Pry JSON Viewer
No in-app purchases
Metadata Viewer
- Metadata Info Lifetime$3.99
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