Comparison

dfirOS vs Anvil

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

Head to head
About

dfirOS

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dfirOS Viewer is a focused evidence browser for iPhone and iPad. OPEN EVIDENCE IN PLACE • Select E01, AFF, AFF4 or raw/dd images from Files or external storage • Open split evidence by selecting its segments or granting access to its folder • Evidence stays on your device and is not uploaded BROWSE WITHOUT BUILDING AN INDEX • Enter supported file systems and browse folders on demand • Open individual files without importing the entire image • View file metadata and read file content in pages EXAMINE INDIVIDUAL FILES • Preview images, text, PDF, plist, SQLite, Office documents and EXIF metadata • Calculate a hash for a selected file The iPhone and iPad app is deliberately a viewer. Case wide search, artifact scanning, triage, timelines, reports, AI and OCR remain in dfirOS for Mac. An active dfirOS subscription grants access through universal purchase. Terms of Use: https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Anvil

A native toolkit for developers on macOS, iPhone, and iPad that streamlines everyday formatting, encoding, conversion, and inspection tasks. It supports a wide range of data types and formats, offering a focused and fast interface for common development workflows.

Highlights
  • JSON formatting and validation
  • Base64, URL, and HTML entity encoding/decoding
  • Timestamp and number base conversion
  • JWT decoding and payload inspection
  • UUID, ULID, and QR code generation
  • String analysis and data cleaning
Features
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Anvil is a native developer toolkit for macOS, iPhone, and iPad, built to make everyday formatting, encoding, conversion, and inspection tasks faster. Work with JSON, Base64, URLs, timestamps, JWTs, UUIDs, hashes, regular expressions, strings, SQL, CSV, YAML, QR codes, and more from one focused app. Instead of jumping between web utilities, Anvil keeps common developer workflows close at hand in a fast, native interface. Use Anvil to: Format, validate, repair, and inspect JSON. Encode and decode Base64, URLs, HTML entities, and escaped strings. Convert timestamps, number bases, CSV, YAML, and other structured data. Decode JWTs and inspect token payloads. Generate UUIDs, ULIDs, QR codes, hashes, sample text, and formatted code. Analyze strings, compare text, and clean up data while building or debugging. Anvil is designed for developers who want practical tools without clutter. Whether you are debugging an API response, preparing test data, checking a token, formatting a query, or converting values during development, Anvil gives you a polished native workspace for the small tasks that happen all day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms and Conditions: https://anvilmac.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://anvilmac.com/privacy

Screenshots

dfirOS3 screens
Anvil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: dfirOS at 16.0 against Anvil's 26.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. dfirOS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Anvil sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
dfirOS versus Anvil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdfirOSAnvil
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB96 MB
Age rating4+9+
DevelopertumiOS LLCAlex Javier Rivas Martinez

In-app purchases

2 purchases

dfirOS

Subscriptions2
  • dfirOS Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • dfirOS Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Anvil

Subscriptions2
  • Anvil Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Anvil Pro Yearly$37.991 Year
One-time1
  • Anvil Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is dfirOS free?
dfirOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anvil free?
Anvil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do dfirOS or Anvil have ads?
Neither dfirOS nor Anvil shows ads.

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